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Study: Buffalo Wings the Top DFW Food Preference Around St. Patrick’s Day

Study: Buffalo Wings the Top DFW Food Preference Around St. Patrick’s Day

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — People celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in the Metroplex tend to have different holiday food cravings than the rest of the country. GrubHub released a study showing which foods get ordered more than usual both on the holiday and the day after. In Dallas-Fort Worth, the food that spikes the most over…MORE

Texas Lawmaker Files Bill That Would Penalize Men for Masturbating

AUSTIN  (WBAP/KLIF News) – Under State Representative Jessica Farrar’s bill, men would have to pay a $100 fine for “unregulated masturbatory emissions.” The Houston Democrat said that men should have to undergo the same unnecessary and invasive procedures that she said Texas women are subjected to under recently passed state laws. House Bill 4260, which…MORE

Overnight Fire Destroys Garland Country Club

Overnight Fire Destroys Garland Country Club

GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF News) – Firefighters in Garland worked overnight to salvage what was left of the Eastern Hills Country Club after a fire destroyed the building Monday morning. The two-alarm fire broke out around 2:30 a.m. at the abandoned club on South Country Club Road near Eastern Hills Drive. The Garland Fire Department’s Merrill Balanciere said the…MORE

Hunt County Sheriff’s Office Believes Missing Man May Be in Danger

Hunt County Sheriff’s Office Believes Missing Man May Be in Danger

HUNT COUNTY  (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Hunt County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a retired firefighter they believe may be in danger. Investigators said 70-year-old Michael Chambers was last heard from when he spoke with his wife over the phone on March 10 around 8 a.m. The family reported him missing later that day. After…MORE

Capital One Bank Accepting Applicants for Small Business Development Program

DALLAS  (WBAP/KLIF News) – Capital One Bank is still accepting applicants for its “Getting Down to Business” small business development program in Dallas. The free-program is designed to address the core needs of a small business. Participants will get the opportunity to grow their business by learning more about subjects that are vital to success including…MORE

New Bill Aims to Create New Dallas Police and Fire Pension Board

New Bill Aims to Create New Dallas Police and Fire Pension Board

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas Police and Fire Pension Board met Thursday and the tension in the room could be cut with a knife. The board’s executive director Kelly Gottschalk discussed a new bill filed by State Representative Dan Flynn that aims to save struggling fund. The main concern is a provision that creates and…MORE

Body Recovered from Eagle Mountain Lake May be Missing Azle Man

Azle (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Azle Police Department said the body found a inside truck submerged in Eagle Mountain Lake may be that of a man who disappeared more than a month ago. The body was pulled from a truck registered to Jim Bob Cook of Reno, who was last seen at an Italian restaurant on…MORE

Ellis County Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Assault, Resigns

Ellis County Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Assault, Resigns

ELLIS COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – Ellis County Sheriff Johnny Brown resigned Wednesday, the same day he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge. The two-term sheriff, who has served since 2009, surrendered his Texas Peace Officer License after he admitted to his involvement in a brawl at  Midlothian Whataburger on New Year’s Day. Two men told Midlothian…MORE

One Dead in Shooting Outside South Dallas Elementary School

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas police said one man is dead and another is in custody after a shooting outside of John Ireland Elementary School on Jim Miller Road and Seco Boulevard. Investigators said shots were fired after the two men into an altercation outside of the campus around 7:30 a.m., just before school was scheduled…MORE

Judge Rules Title IX Lawsuit Against Baylor to Move Foward

WACO (WBAP/KLIF News) – Ten women who allege that they were sexually assaulted while at Baylor University will have their day in court. U.S District Judge Robert Pitman ruled Tuesday that the plaintiffs, who are a part of the largest Title IX lawsuit against school, can pursue their claims that university officials created a heightened risk of…MORE