(WBAP/KLIF) — After weeks of waiting and purchasing school supplies and back-to-school clothes, many North Texas families have arrived at the start of school. Nearly 150 North Texas school districts begin classes this week. As Dallas ISD parents accompanied their children to the first day of school at Preston Hollow Elementary school, cheerleaders and music…… MORE
FORT WORTH – (WBAP/KLIF) – A Fort Worth police officer has died after being hit at the scene of an earlier Interstate 35 accident near Sycamore School Road. It happened just after 5:30 AM Monday; Sgt. Bill Randolph was standing outside his vehicle helping at an accident site, when another driver struck him. Randolph was…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A Fort Worth police officer was taken to the hospital after being hit by a car while responding to a crash involving a tractor-trailer fuel spill Monday morning. The wreck has the I-35 west lanes shut down. Fort Worth police said the initial crash happened around 2:00 a.m. on…… MORE
GRAND PRAIRIE (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Grand Prairie police are investigating a street racing crash that killed four people, including two children, Saturday night. According to a news release, it happened around 8:15 on South Beltline Road near Marshall Drive. A Chevy Traverse traveling north of South Belt Line Rd. was turning left onto Kingston…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – UVALDE, TX – In August of 2022 a collation of news organizations sued the City of Uvalde for access to records related to the law enforcement response to the deadly 20-22 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School that claimed the lives of 19 students and two teachers. The city settled with the media…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Tragedy hit the CrossFit Games underway in Fort Worth after an athlete drowned in Marine Creek Lake on Thursday. The Fort Worth Fire Department’s Captain Craig Trojacek said they responded to a call around 8 a.m. after an athlete was reported missing. “We had our dive teams come out.…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – DALLAS, TX – According to State Fair officials, at the gate guests will be channeled through weapons detection technology which screens for weapons in the presence of a licensed and trained security officer. Guns are prohibited on the fairgrounds unless it’s carried by a current or retired peace officer. The State Fair will…… MORE
OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones’ declaration that he “doesn’t have any urgency” to resolve a contract dispute with wide receiver CeeDee Lamb drew an immediate response, with Lamb posting “lol” on social media. Lamb is holding out of training camp as he seeks a new deal. The 25-year-old Lamb is in…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Leaders of the United States, Egypt and Qatar are jointly demanding that Israel and Hamas return to stalled talks on the war in Gaza. The three leaders issued a statement Thursday saying “only the details” remain to get a cease-fire deal and hostage release. President Joe Biden, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of…… MORE
The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits fell last week but remain at slightly elevated though not troubling levels. Jobless claims for the week of Aug. 3 fell by 17,000 to 233,000 last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s fewer than the 240,000 analysts surveyed by FactSet were expecting. Weekly unemployment claims are…… MORE
