(WBAP/KLIF) — Arlington ISD will begin a search for the district’s next superintendent after Marcelo Cavazos announced his retirement, Thursday. Cavazos says he will step down from the district’s top post in August, giving time for the district to conduct a search for his replacement and provide any necessary training. Cavazos says he’ll miss interacting…… MORE
Amber Alert Discontinued for 15 Week Old Baby
UPDATED 4AM: 1-27-23] Kemp, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The Kemp Police Department canceled an AMBER Alert for a 3-month old baby around 3:30 this morning. There is no word on how or where the infant was found. The baby and his mother, 23-year old Abigail Williams, who was identified on the alert as the suspect, were…… MORE
First Lady Abbott Relaunches Human Trafficking Awareness Campaign
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – First Lady Cecilia Abbott relaunched the statewide “Can You See Me?” human trafficking awareness campaign at the Governor’s Mansion in Austin on Thursday. The multimedia campaign seeks to highlight the realities of human trafficking through a series of billboards displayed in public spaces and transportation hubs across more than 70 Texas cities…… MORE
Two North Texas School Districts Shorten School Week
(WBAP/KLIF) – Two school districts on the outskirts of the metroplex are shortening their week next school year. Anna ISD and Terrell ISD will adjust their schedules beginning in August by extending the school day, and doing away with Friday classes. Terrell Superintendent Georgeanne Warnock told WBAP/KLIF News that for her Kaufman County district, the…… MORE
Southwest Airlines Reports Financial Losses
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas based Southwest Airlines reported its fourth quarter and full year 2022 financial results on Thursday. The report’s release comes a month after a scheduling debacle at Southwest Airlines led to nearly 17,000 canceled flights. According to the report, Southwest Airlines experienced a fourth quarter net loss of $220 million, or $0.37…… MORE
Irving Police Urge Possible Victims of Alleged Child Predator to Come Forward
Irving (WBAP/KLIF) _ The Irving Police Department is looking for possible victims of a former resident who is accused of continuous sexual abuse of a child. 69-year old Averil Cardwell was arrested last August after a 21-year-old woman alleged that he abused her for many years starting at age three. Since then four victims have…… MORE
A New Initiative Aims to Prevent Youth Gun Violence in Fort Worth
The ‘One Second Collaborative’ set to launch this summer will focus on youth in under-served areas for intervention and counseling services and mentoring services. Eight teens have been fatal victims in gun violence in Fort Worth so far this year. Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A new initiative in Fort Worth aims to prevent youth gun…… MORE
Irving Police Searching for More Victims of Man Accused of Decades-Long Child Sex Abuse
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Irving Police Department is looking for additional victims who may have been sexually abused by 69-year-old Averil Cardwell. He was arrested in August 23,2022 for continuous sex abuse of a young child at his current residence in Cedar Hill after a 21-year-old woman said she was assaulted by Cardwell…… MORE
Prosper ISD President Arrested
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)-The school board president of the Prosper Independent School District has been arrested on a charge of sexual indecency with a child. Andrew Wilborn, 43, was booked into the Dallas county jail Wednesday afternoon. According to Dallas Police, officers learned in April of an incident involving a 16-year-old being inappropriately touched by Wilborn, who…… MORE
Dallas Officer Shot While Serving Arrest Warrant
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- A Dallas Police officer was shot in the foot while trying to serve an arrest warrant on a Capital Murder suspect Wednesday afternoon in West Dallas. He’s expected to be okay. According to the department’s Kristin Lowman members of the Fugitive Unit located the suspect in a car as it drove into an…… MORE
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