(WBAP/KLIF) — Help is on the way for low-income parents wanting a college education. Dallas College is partnering with Jeff Bezos to provide early childhood education for struggling families. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of Bezos Academy took place, Friday, at the Cedar Valley campus. Bezos Academy’s Ishii Tavarez says the Montessori-inspired preschool is…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The body of one of the two men who vanished into the Trinity River near the California Crossing Damn on Easter Sunday has been found. According to the family, 21-year-old Juan Ruben Chel Botzoc was recovered about 100 yards south of the spillway around 3:30 p.m. Thursday and the search…… MORE
The department says it arrived to a home where they were met with what appeared to be millions of aggressive bees. Grandview, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The Grandview Fire Department responded to a bee attach in progress Thursday. In a Facebook post, the department decribed what it said was a chaotic scene as crews arrived to…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The City of Fort Worth has solidified a deal with Michigan-based Carhartt apparel manufacturer to construct a 1.2 million square foot distribution center near Texas Motor Speedway. Cherie Gordon with the City of Fort Worth’s business development says the agreement will bring nearly $3.2 million in tax revenue over the next 10 years.…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Massachusetts Air National Guard member who has emerged as a main person of interest in the disclosure of highly classified military documents on the Ukraine war was taken into custody Thursday by federal agents, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced. Investigators believe that the guardsman, who specializes in intelligence, led the online…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A long awaited day for a set of North Texas conjoined twins. Cook Children’s Hospital has announced that both formerly conjoined twins are now home with their parents. A hospital staff of 25 performed the 11-hour surgery in January to separate Amie Lynn and Jamie Lynn Finley. The girls were conjoined at the…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Motorists driving between Dallas and Rockwall Counties are closer to having a safer commute. The Texas Department of Transportation and local officials held a groundbreaking ceremony in Rockwall for the much-anticipated I-30 expansion project. TXDOT Engineer Ceason Clemens says the stretch from Bass Pro Drive to the Hunt County line will be increased…… MORE
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Collin College’s Plano campus was among several Texas schools hit by what police said were hoax active shooter calls Thursday morning. Dozens of Plano police officers responded to a 911 call that came in around 9:45 a.m. that claimed a mass shooting was underway. After a sweep of the…… MORE
FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The 58th Academy of Country Music Awards on Thursday announced nominations for this year’s event which is being hosted in North Texas. “Country Music’s Party of the Year” will be hosted by Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks at the Star in Frisco on Thursday, May 11. The show will also…… MORE
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White Settlement, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – White Settlement Police Chief Christopher Cook has authorized all police officers to wear western-style hats in performance of their duties to capture the western history of the town. In a press release, Chief Cook said, “The City of White Settlement is rich in western heritage and culture with early pioneers…… MORE
