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Scott Sidway 2/10/2017: It’s Okay to be Emotionally Invested in Sports

Scott Sidway 2/10/2017: It’s Okay to be Emotionally Invested in Sports

If anyone knows what Atlanta fans are feeling after the most improbable collapse in Super Bowl history, it’s us, Metroplex. In this millennium alone, we’ve watched the Dallas Mavericks squander away a 2-0 NBA Finals lead, the Cowboys fall flat on their face in 2007 after one of the best regular seasons in team history, the…MORE

Rowlett Police Arrest Two Suspects After High-Speed Chase Ends in Fiery Crash

Rowlett Police Arrest Two Suspects After High-Speed Chase Ends in Fiery Crash

ROWLETT  (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Rowlett Police Department said two suspects were arrested after leading officers on a high-speed chase into Dallas that ended in a fiery crash early Friday morning. The department’s Detective Cruz Hernandez said a woman called police just after midnight and said her ex-boyfriend allegedly fired shots into her home. He said…MORE

Two Construction Workers Injured in Overnight Hit and Run

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Two construction workers were seriously injured after they were hit by a drunk driver Wednesday night. It happened around 11 p.m. on I-35 near Inwood Road. The Dallas County Sheriff’s Department’s Melinda Urbina said the driver, Juan Faz Reyna, allegedly sped off after the crash. She said he didn’t get far because…MORE

Mesquite Man Gets 30-Year Prison Sentence for Causing Fatal Chain-Reaction Crash

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Mesquite man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for causing a deadly chain-reaction crash in East Dallas in 2014. Jarron Williams was driving a stolen car when he led police on a high-speed chase that ended with him crashing into a man’s car near Ferguson and Shiloh Roads. The victim, Stephen…MORE

Fort Worth Mayor Meets with Disgruntled Mother from Viral Video

Fort Worth Mayor Meets with Disgruntled Mother from Viral Video

FORT WORTH (WBAP & KLIF News) — Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price has now met with a mother gone viral in a December video involving a Fort Worth police officer. Jacqueline Craig and her attorney are looking to have officer William Martin fired from the Fort Worth Police Department after a video went viral showing…MORE

Big XII Punishes Baylor Amid Scandals

IRVING (WBAP & KLIF News) — Baylor University will be taking a financial hit for as long as it takes to get a third party to investigate how the school governs its athletics department. The Big XII Conferecne’s board of directors unanimously voted Wednesday to withhold from Baylor 25 percent of all future revenue payments.…MORE

North Texas Family Gears Up for Legal Battle Over LBJ Express Project

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Farmers Branch family said the recent courtroom victory against a major contractor in the LBJ Express Tollway Project has given them hope. A Dallas County jury awarded the Rodriguez family of Farmers Branch $248, 723 in damages in their case against Trinity Infrastructure on Wednesday. Victoria Powell said she knows all too…MORE

Mansfield Teacher’s Aide Fired After Making Fun of Special-Needs Student on Snapchat

MANSFIELD  (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Mansfield teacher’s aide was fired after calling a student “she-devil” on Snapchat. The photo shows the little girl sitting at a desk at Martha Reid Elementary School with the words printed on top of the image. The seven-year-old girl’s mother found out about it after a friend sent her a…MORE

New Details Emerge in Keller Woman’s Murder in West Texas

New Details Emerge in Keller Woman’s Murder in West Texas

ALPINE (WBAP/KLIF News) – Less than a week after authorities made an arrest in the murder of a Keller woman from West Texas, new details about Zuzu Verk’s last days have emerged. Verk, a Sul Ross University student, vanished October 12 and her remains were recently found in a shallow grave near Alpine. According to…MORE