WEATHERFORD (WBAP/KLIF News) – Four pets belonging to a Weatherford family are okay after quick thinking by firefighters. Crews administered oxygen to three cats and a dog found during a house fire on East Second Street. Two of the animals were initially unconscious, and two others were in shock. All are said to be doing…… MORE
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A Fight Between Two Dallas County Leaders
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Some heated words between former Dallas City Councilman Dwaine Caraway and Dallas County Commissioner during a radio interview today. The fight started during a commercial break at a local gospel radio station. Price, Caraway and two other candidates for Price’s County Commission seat were being interviewed about their individual campaigns. The…… MORE
Lockheed Martin Gets in on Engineering Week
GRAND PRAIRIE (WBAP/KLIF News) – It’s National Engineers Week and one North Texas school is seeing the benefits. Lockheed Martin is donating $33,000 to the Grand Prairie ISD for it’s Project Lead The Way Program which introduces students to science, technology, engineering and math as early as elementary school. “A lot of us don’t realize…… MORE
Texas College Bans Guns in Dorms
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – The University of Texas at Austin will not allow guns in its dormitories. The legislature passed a law last year that allows licensed gun owners to carry weapons on public college campuses. Schools, however, can establish “gun free zones,” but those areas must not make carrying a weapon impossible on campus. University…… MORE
Dallas ISD Tests Air Quality at Elementary School
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – It will be business as usual Monday at an elementary school in Dallas, despite health concerns. District employees spent the weekend monitoring the Lakewood Elementary building after complaints from parents and school administrators about a rash of illnesses. Students and teachers complained of headaches and nausea on Friday. Air quality testing…… MORE
Bill Clinton to Visit South Dallas College
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Paul Quinn College is hosting Bill Clinton during a campaign event for his wife on Monday. The former president is scheduled to appear at 5:30 p.m. at the historically black college on Simpson Stuart Road, just west of Interstate 45. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Admittance will be on a first-come, first-serve basis.…… MORE
Rowlett Police Name ‘Person of Interest’ in Woman’s Murder
ROWLETT (WBAP/KLIF News) – Authorities are looking for a convicted sex offender in connection to the November murder of a woman in Rowlett. Jesus Emmanuel Trevino, 30, is wanted for questioning in Laura Grillo’s death. The 37-year-old was a mother of three and a former volunteer with the Rowlett Police Department. She was found shot to death…… MORE
Suspected Gang Member Pleads Guilty in Slaying of Arlington Martin Football Player
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – A 21-year-old man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing a North Texas high school football player. Devin Holland pleaded guilty Friday to one charge of engaging in organized crime/murder and two charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. According to court documents, Holland shot Carl Wilson,…… MORE
Police are looking for Anyone with Warrants
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Police departments across North Texas are encouraging anyone with outstanding traffic tickets to pay now, before they’re arrested. The Dallas Marshal’s Chief Deputy, Paul Hansen, says officers catch people with more than just traffic violations on their records. “We also run into weapon charges, drug charges and people who occupy…… MORE
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD to Propose $248M Bond Issue on May Ballot
GRAPEVINE (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Grapevine-Colleyville School District Board of Trustees have voted to call a bond election on Saturday, May 7th. The proposed package totals nearly $249 million and includes 1,300 projects at every campus in the district. Superintendent Robin Ryan explained some of the proposed improvements in a YouTube video. “The recommended projects…… MORE
