FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Read Fort Worth, an organization teamed with students in the Fort Worth ISD, is hoping to more than double its previous goal of partnering students with volunteers next school year. Executive Director Anel Mercado says their goal is having 100 percent of third graders reading at grade level in six years.…… MORE
Dallas Zoo Suffers Death of African Dog By Attacking Packmates
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — A recent arrival to the Dallas Zoo was killed Wednesday night in her enclosure. When zoo workers arrived Thursday morning they discovered Ola, a female African painted dog, dead from an attack by two male dogs, Jata and Mzingo, in their enclosure. “Upon reviewing the closed-circuit video feed from the area,…… MORE
Tips to Avoid Fines, Injuries from Fireworks
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)-Fire departments all over North Texas remind everyone to stay safe when shooting fireworks this Fourth of July weekend. Mike Drivdahl with the Fort Worth Fire Department said it is illegal to sell, posses or light fireworks inside city limits, you can be fined up to $2,000. He said if you have land…… MORE
Thousands Line the Streets for McKinney’s Red White and Boom Parade
MCKINNEY(WBAP/KLIF)-Thousands of people line the streets in Historic Downtown McKinney to watch the Red White and Boom Parade. For many, it’s a tradition to dress up and spend the day with friends and family. “There’s a lot of different people here and no one is arguing …there’s Trump fans, there’s Beto fans and no one…… MORE
Earthquake Rattles Southern California
Update at 2:30pm: LOS ANGELES (AP) – Veteran seismologist Lucy Jones says the earthquake Thursday was the strongest to hit Southern California in 20 years. She says the previous large quake was a 7.1 on that struck in the area on October 16, 1999. Jones told reporters at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena,…… MORE
Happy Independence Day from the Lone Star State!
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Happy Independence Day from the State of Texas where thousands of people are enjoying holiday festivities across the state. In Round Top, Texas on Wednesdsay, a 166 year old celebration continued. Started in 1851, the Round Top celebration is the oldest Fourth of July observance west of the Mississippi. Through all the…… MORE
A Problem Triggered By the New Legal Hemp Law in Texas is Snowballing
HOUSTON (AP) – District attorneys in at least four Texas counties say they’ll stop accepting misdemeanor marijuana cases until the problem is fixed. A new law legalizing hemp in Texas is creating problems for authorities that will likely cost millions of dollars to fix and has temporarily stopped the prosecution of some misdemeanor cases involving…… MORE
Former Congressman Eyes Republican Party of Texas Chairmanship
Garland, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – In a YouTube video Wednesday, former Florida congressman Allen West announced his intentions to run for chairman of the Republican Party of Texas. West, a retired Army lieutenant colonel who now lives in Garland with his family, says his overall goal is to defeat the “scourge called progressive socialism in Texas.”…… MORE
Parkland Burn Center in Dallas Warning Residents About Fireworks Dangers
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Many North Texans will continue to pop fireworks over the Independence Day weekend and the Parkland Burn Center in Dallas wants residents to be safe. Stephanie Chapman is a nurse at the burn center and said every year they see a spike in fireworks-related injuries. “In the last five years, we’ve admitted…… MORE
Gearing Up For 4th of July Festivities in Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) – Fourth of July celebrations in Washington are getting the Trump treatment this year. Besides a traditional parade Thursday morning, an annual evening concert at the Capitol plus fireworks over the National Mall, President Donald Trump is hosting an hour long event in the early evening that he’s dubbed “Salute to America.” Tomorrow…… MORE
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