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
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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
Dallas County Health and Human Services Offers Free HIV Tests for World AIDS Day
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas County Health and Human Services is offering North Texans free HIV tests today in recognition of World AIDS Day. DCHHS Director Zac Thompson said because people are living longer with HIV, many don’t see AIDS as a death sentence and have become too cavalier about the disease. “People are having unprotected sex.…… MORE
Dallas County Congressman Holds Onto His Seat By a Few Dozen Votes
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – After a contested election, a Dallas County congressman held onto his House seat by a few dozen votes. Incumbent Republican Rodney Anderson and his Democratic Challenger Terry Meza fought hard for House District 105, which covers parts of Irving and Grand Prairie. After the election, Meza requested a recount which began Monday. She…… MORE
Controversial Plans for New Richardson ISD School Suspended Indefinitely
RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Richardson Independent School District suspended plans to build a new White-Rock area elementary school at a widely contested site. The school was supposed to be built at the intersection of White Rock Trail and Walnut Hill Lane. The move comes after intense scrutiny from the community, who expressed concern about numerous…… MORE
Ohio State Attacker Had North Texas Ties
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Somali-born man suspected of mowing down a group of pedestrians and stabbing people with a butcher knife during an attack at Ohio State University had a brief stay in Dallas. Abdul Razak Ali Artan stayed in temporary housing provided by Catholic Charities for 23 days after he, his mother and…… MORE
Graduates of Elite Dallas School Launch Fundraiser Disavowing White Nationalist Classmate
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The alumni from a prestigious Dallas school launched a fundraiser repudiating one of their most controversial classmates. The St. Mark’s School of Texas Class of 1997 launched the Crowdrise Fundraiser in the name of Richard Spencer, the white separatist seen in a video shouting “Hail Trump” as the audience raised a Nazi…… MORE
Texas Judge Apologizes for Lynching Comment About the Suspect in the Murder of San Antonio Cop
BURNET (WBAP/KLIF News) – A judge in Burnet County, just 54 miles northwest of Austin, apologized for his comment suggesting the lynching of the suspect in the recent murder of a San Antonio police officer. Otis Tyrone McKane, a black man, is accused of shooting Detective Benjamin Marconi to death outside of police headquarters Sunday…… MORE
Dallas Animal Services Offers Free Adoptions During Their Home for the Pawlidays Program
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas Animal Services is kicking off its Home for the Pawlidays Program today. About 200 dogs and cats will be available for a free adoptions. The department’s Gabi Vannini said each animal has been spayed or neutered, vaccinated and microchipped. “We’ve got some really cute puppies, we’ve got some really sweet…… MORE
25,000 North Texans Expected to Pack Dallas Streets for the 49th Annual YMCA Turkey Trot
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – It’s been a tradition since 1968. Thousands of runners will pack the streets of downtown Dallas today to participate in the annual Thanksgiving Turkey Trot. The Dallas YMCA’s Sarah Byrom said the 5K and 8K races, which start at 9 a.m. at City Hall, will take runners along a scenic route. “The…… MORE
