DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The City of Dallas is hosting a job fair to help ease it’s 911 call center issues. The fair’s goal is to fix the ongoing problems at the cty’s call center after T-Mobile customers were unable to reach dispatchers when they called 911 for several weeks. Two deaths are being blamed on the…… MORE
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Pregnant Northwest ISD Teacher Accused of Having Sexual Relationship with Student
TROPHY CLUB (WBAP/KLIF News) – 27-year-old Katherine Ruth Harper is accused of having sex multiple times with a 15-year-old Byron Nelson High School student last summer. The Northwest Independent School District said it received an anonymous tip in December, claiming that the pregnant Tiddle Middle School teacher was allegedly having an improper relationship with a student. According…… MORE
Woman Behind Viral TSA Pat Down Video at DFW Airport Forms Unexpected Alliance
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Louisiana woman whose video of a TSA agent patting down her special-needs son at DFW Airport went viral said something positive has come out of what she calls a traumatic situation. Jennifer Williamson said the agency’s Office of the Civil Rights and Liberties Division has asked her to help them devise…… MORE
14,000 North Texans Still Without Power
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A day after severe thunderstorms barreled though the Metroplex early Wednesday morning, there are still 14,000 North Texans without power. At the power outages’ peak, there more than 209,000 customers off line after the storm. Oncor’s Connie Piloto said this restoration is very difficult because electrical facilities will have to be…… MORE
Severe Thunderstorms Knocked Out Power to More Than 100,000 North Texans
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – More than 100,000 people were without power Wednesday morning after a series of thunderstorms tore through the Metroplex. At it the outages’ peak, more than 200,000 customers were offline. Multiple counties including Dallas, Collin and Rockwall are reporting damage to homes and cars, downed trees and power lines. Oncor’s Geoff Bailey…… MORE
Severe Thunderstorms, Tornado Warnings Across North Texas
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Severe thunderstorms swept through parts of North Texas overnight bringing heavy rains, high winds and tornado warnings Wednesday morning. Oncor reported that the storm knocked out power to more than 200,000 customers. The company’s Geoff Bailey said crews are working as safely and diligently to restore power as quickly as possible. The…… MORE
Fort Worth Police Urge Residents to Use Safe Exchange Zones After Local Mother’s Murder
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Fort Worth Police Department is stressing the need for residents to use its safe exchange zones after a mother was gunned down in front of her husband and son while selling a game console. It happened at the Somerset Apartment Complex in West Fort Worth on Sunday. Investigators say…… MORE
Good Samaritan Killed Trying to Help After Car Wreck in Frisco
FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF News) – A driver who stopped to help after witnessing a car crash in Frisco was killed Monday night. The Texas Department of Public Safety’s Lonny Haschel said the victim was driving along the Dallas North Tollway near the Sam Rayburn Tollway overpass around 10:30 p.m. and spotted a black Kia SUV that had…… MORE
Arlington High School Baseball Player Killed in Car Crash
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Grief counselors were made available to Arlington High School students and staff Monday morning as they mourned the tragic death of a popular athlete. Baseball player Clayton Winkles died early Sunday morning, after his car crashed into a tree on California Lane near Roosevelt Drive. Investigators said they believe Winkles was traveling…… MORE
New Search for Missing Retired Dallas Firefighter Underway
HUNT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – Authorities expanded their search for missing retired Dallas firefighter Michael Chambers Wednesday morning. The Hunt County Sheriff’s Office’s Jeff Haines said search dogs led them to a new area, at Deer Lane and FM 2101, about 500 yards from Chambers’ home on Saturday but they lost the scent due to…… MORE
