MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF News) – School districts across Texas are calling on the state to ditch plans to give letter grades to campuses. Starting in 2018, Texas public schools and districts will be judged on an “A” through “F” scale based mainly on STAAR test results. Mesquite Independent School District Superintendent Dr. David Vroonland said he believes…… MORE
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Authorities Searching for Fort Worth Man who Escaped from Galveston Jail
GALVESTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Authorities from several agencies are looking for a Fort Worth man who escaped from a Galveston County Jail. Investigators believe that Dominic Potter may be headed this way. They said Potter escaped while taking out the trash from the jail kitchen Monday night. The next morning, officers spotted the A/C Supply business truck Potter…… MORE
Father of “Affluenza Teen” On Trial in Tarrant County
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – The father of the so-called “affluenza teen” went on trial on Monday in Tarrant County. Prosecutors accuse Fred Couch of pretending to be a police officer in North Richland Hills in 2014. Couch, whose son Ethan killed four people in a drunk driving crash in Tarrant County in 2013, allegedly showed officers…… MORE
Thieves Hit Kidd Kraddick Studio, Steal Thousands of Dollars in Equipment
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Irving Police Department is looking for the thieves who stole thousands of dollars worth of equipment from the Kidd Kraddick Studio over the weekend. The total loss was estimated at around $70,000. Investigators said the thieves broke into the studio on East Las Colinas Boulevard near Mandalay Canal between 6 p.m.…… MORE
Burglary Suspect Shot After High-Speed Chase, Opening Fire on Officers
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A burglary suspect who led Lewisville Police on a high-speed chase that ended in Northeast Dallas is expected to survive after he was shot by a Dallas Police officer. It started just before midnight, when officers responded to a call at the Regal Buffet in Lewisville on I-35E. Officers spotted the suspects…… MORE
Hundreds of Texas A&M Students to Protest On-Campus Speech by White Supremacist
COLLEGE STATION (WBAP/KLIF News) – Hundreds of Texas A&M students will hold a silent protest this afternoon in response to an on-campus speech being given tonight by Richard Spencer, a white supremacist from Dallas. Spencer gained national attention when a video surfaced of him shouting “Hail Trump, Hail Our People” to an audience giving a…… MORE
The FBI Will Seize $5 Million in Life Insurance Money Linked to Colleyville Murder
COLLEYVILLE (WBAP/KLIF News) – The FBI is pushing to seize $5 million in life insurance benefits from policies they say were fraudulently obtained for a woman who was murdered while cleaning a house in Colleyville in 2014. Investigators said she was killed by member of the Irish Travelers Fraud Ring, Gerard Gorman and his son Bernard,…… MORE
High-Profile Dallas Attorney Brian Loncar Found Dead
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Family and friends of Brian Loncar are reeling from his shocking death. Loncar, also known as “The Strong Arm”, was found dead Sunday. Police were called to his office and were examining his Rolls Royce, which was parked outside. The exact cause of death or where he was found has not been…… MORE
$10,000 Reward Offered to Help Solve Brutal East Oak Cliff Murder
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Oak Farms Dairy is offering a $10,000 reward to help Dallas Police solve the murder of an East Oak Cliff woman. The body of Maria Romero-Villegas was found on September 7th, 2016 by a boy that was walking to school past her house on Kellogg Avenue near East Keist Boulevard and…… MORE
Woman Jailed in Connection with a Double Shooting in Arlington
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Arlington Police arrested a woman in connection with a shooting that left one person dead and sent another to the hospital. Jasamine Piggee allegedly drove two men to a home on Belemead near Amos Elementary School where a fight broke out and quickly escalated into a shooting. Investigators said once the group…… MORE
