DALLAS – The NBC Network’s annual “Clear the Shelters” national event was held Saturday, with most shelters and pounds offering every pet under their roof at zero cost. The event this year found homes for 85,000 pets; mostly dogs and cats. 67 North Texas shelters took part, with the Humane Society of North Texas alone…… MORE
An Alleged Threat to Downtown Dallas in a Social Media Post
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas Police Department is monitoring social media, following a post warning the public of possible violence in the downtown area. All social media postings are being monitored by the Fusion Center. According to DPD’s twitter page, additional officers are patrolling the downtown area out of an abundance of caution. The…… MORE
Appeals court limits order that had stopped Trump asylum limits
San Francisco (AP) – A federal appeals court ruling will allow the Trump administration to begin rejecting asylum at some parts of the U.S.- Mexico border for migrants who arrived after transiting through a third country. The policy would deny asylum to anyone who passes through another country on the way to the U.S. without…… MORE
Hood County Deputies Find Three Year Old Floating On a Boat Alone
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Deputies in Hood County are trying to figure out why a 3-year-old girl was found floating on a boat alone Friday morning. Initial reports indicate a 32-year-old father launched a boat into the water at the Granbury City Beach around 5p.m. Thursday. About 9a.m. Friday morning Hood County Sheriff’s Deputies were…… MORE
Plano Senior HS and El Paso Eastwood Football Game Match up Back on at The Star in Frisco
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF)- The football game between Plano Senior High School and El Paso Eastwood high school will be rescheduled to September 5th at the Star in Frisco School board members were hesitant about this match up initially because the gunman who killed 22 people at an El Paso Walmart graduated from Plano Senior High School.…… MORE
Chairman of Texas House GOP Caucus Resigns Amid Controversy
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Chairman of the Texas House GOP Caucus resigned from the position Friday, amid controversy. Earlier this summer allegations surfaced that State Representative Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock), along with Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, planned to politically target other Republican leaders in the 2020 primaries. Conservative activist Michael Quinn Sullivan claims that Burrows…… MORE
Thousands get free backpacks, school supplies at Dallas MLK Back to School Event
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- There’s a large crowd of people at the MLK Jr. Community Center in South Dallas Friday for a back to school event. Dallas ISD parents and students are able to get free backpacks loaded with school supplies, uniforms and even health screenings. “I can estimate that we probably had over 2,000 people stop…… MORE
McKinney Police Release Sketch of Man Accused of Grabbing Multiple Women
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – The McKinney Police Department has released a sketch of a man believed to be responsible for grabbing multiple women recent weeks in the city. The department has opened an “Unlawful Restraint” investigation. According to McKinney PD, Around 9:45 p.m. on August 10, a woman was approached from behind and restrained briefly by…… MORE
Churches Arm, Train Congregants in the Wake of Mass Shootings
HASLET, Texas (AP) – A niche industry is training congregants to protect their churches with the techniques and equipment of law enforcement as the fear of a potential mass shootings grips the country. The latest mass shootings occurred at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas and a downtown bar in Dayton, Ohio. The attacks occurred…… MORE
Dallas PD: A Scooter Rider ‘Punched, Robbed & Shot’ Overnight
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A scooter rider was hospitalized after being attacked in downtown Dallas overnight. Photo-journalist Mike Forbes with our media partner WFAA-TV was on the scene around 1:30AM where police said the suspect stepped off of a curb at Park and Cadiz and asked ask the rider for a light. The suspect then allegedly…… MORE
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