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
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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
Plano Police Blame Drag Racing for Crash that Killed Two Teenagers
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Plano Police Department said that drag racing is to blame for the February 10 car crash that claimed the lives of two local teenagers. Investigators said Lilly Davis, Samantha Sacks and Kendall Murray were racing another car when their Porsche Macon lost control and hit a tree on Mira Vista…… MORE
Dallas County School Superintendent May Resign
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas County Schools may experience another blow to its already struggling system. The agency’s superintendent Rick Sorells may be stepping down. According to the agency’s agenda, which is posted online, the board will meet tomorrow to discuss his replacement. The embattled school bus agency has been mired in scandal for months over it’s…… MORE
Toddler Found Safe, Search for Missing Father on Denton Creek Continues
TROPHY CLUB (WBAP/KLIF News) – Search crews found a two-year-old boy wandering in the woods near Denton Creek Tuesday morning but his father is still missing. The Trophy Club Police Department’s Tracy Shields said it was a miracle. “He was wandering along the banks, he appears to be in good condition, he said he was cold and has…… MORE
Castleberry ISD Investigating Employee’s Alleged Remarks about Transgender Student
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Castleberry Independent School District is investigating a teacher’s aide who allegedly made derogatory remarks about a transgender student. 16-year-old Ishy Valdez, who is transitioning from a boy to a girl, said he was confronted by a teacher’s aide after using the women’s restroom on the Tarrant County College campus.…… MORE
Body Found in Dallas Condominium Building Gutted by 7-Alarm Fire
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas Fire Department has confirmed that a body has been found in the rubble of the Preston Place Condos, just two days after it was destroyed by a 7-alarm fire. The fire broke out around 11:30 p.m. Friday night at the condominium located on Northwest Highway and Preston Road. The blaze…… MORE
Suspect on the Loose After Standoff in Fort Worth
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Police are still searching for the suspect who sparked a stand off in Fort Worth this morning. The incident started around 4:30 a.m. after police were called about a robbery at a Valero gas station on Allen Avenue near I-35W. Fort Worth Police Officer Tamara Valle said a witness who had…… MORE
One Person Dead, Two Injured in a Two-Alarm Apartment Fire in Benbrook
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – A two-alarm fire at a Benbrook apartment complex left one person dead and another two injured. The fire broke out just after midnight at the St. Nicholas Place Apartments on Williams Road near just west of Benbrook Highway. The Benbrook Fire Department’s Chief Tommy Davis said two people had to jump out…… MORE
Animals Seized from “Urine-Soaked” Hunt County Home Again
CADDO MILLS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to animals took custody of 18 animals that were allegedly being mistreated at a home in Caddo Mills, about 60 miles southwest of Dallas. The SPCA of Texas seized the nine cats, five dogs, three kittens and one pig that were found living…… MORE
