GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Garland teenager was killed outside the Chili’s Bar and Grill near Lavon Drive and the George Bush Turnpike Thursday afternoon and police said they have a suspect in custody. Investigators said a 15-year-old boy allegedly shot 17-year-old Ruben Trinidad around 3:30 p.m. He was transported to a local hospital, where…… MORE
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Dallas Police Arrest Man for Allegedly Killing Elderly Father, Injuring his Mother
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas Police arrested a man who allegedly stabbed his elderly father to death and seriously wounded his mother in their Southeast Oak Cliff home on New Year’s Day. Investigators said Donald Moon confessed to the attack. Officers discovered the crimes at the couples’ home on Redbird Lane during a welfare check…… MORE
Carter Blood Care Asks Public for Donations due to Critical Shortage
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Carter Blood Care is asking the community to step in and help replenish its’ life-saving blood bank, which it said is dangerously low. The organization’s Linda Goelzer said it’s typical for blood collections to be slow during the holidays but this year was different. She said the amount of blood used by…… MORE
GoFundMe Campaign Set Up for the Family of Father and Son who Drowned in Lake Tawakoni
QUINLAN (WBAP/KLIF News) – A GoFundMe campaign has been set up for the family of a father and son who died after their boat capsized on Lake Tawakoni in Hunt County, about 50 miles east of Dallas, on Monday. The money will be used to help pay for the funeral expenses of 26-year-old Corey Saunders and his…… MORE
A Facebook Argument Leads to Shooting in Allen
ALLEN (WBAP/KLIF News) – A days-old argument between two groups of people that escalated on Facebook led to a shooting Allen Tuesday night. The Allen Police Department said that disagreement was between nine people from South Dallas and seven from Allen. Sergeant John Felty said the Dallas group drove to a home on Hawthorne Drive near…… MORE
Update: Bodies of Missing Boy & Father Found in Lake Tawakoni
HUNT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – Searchers say they have found the body of a man who took his son out for a duck hunting trip early Monday morning. Captain Steve Stapleton with Texas Parks & Wildlife says the fathers body was found in the same area of Lake Tawakoni where the boy’s body was discovered…… MORE
Arlington Couple Welcomes Twins Born in Different Years
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – An Arlington family received a New Year’s gift that some are calling a one-in-a-million occurrence. Cassandra Martinez was supposed to deliver her twin boys on January 20, 2017 but nature had other plans. Her fraternal twin babies were born on different days on both sides of the new year. Jordan Jeremy Sanchez…… MORE
Fire Destroys Allen Home After Lightning Strike
ALLEN (WBAP/KLIF News) – A home in Allen caught fire this morning after it was struck by lightning brought on by Monday morning’s storms. Parker Fire Chief Mike Sheff said it was said it was a one-alarm fire at the house on Glenn Meadows Drive and it resulted in a total loss. “When crews first arrived,…… MORE
Severe Thunderstorms Sweeping Through North Texas
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect for Dallas, Collin, Denton, Rockwall and North west Kaufman Counties is now over. Rain and thunderstorms are moving out of the area to the East. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is still in effect for Hunt, Van Zandt, Henderson and Rains Counties until 7 a.m. The storms produced…… MORE
Blue Cross Blue Shield and Texas Health Resources Reach An Agreement
TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, the state’s largest insurance provider, and Texas Health Resources, the region’s largest healthcare provider, announced that their two organizations have settled their contract dispute. One of the main sources of contention was over reimbursement rates.Texas Health Resources had requested a five-percent increase in reimbursements from…… MORE
