DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas police are looking for the suspect or suspects in a double shooting at an Uptown apartment complex early Monday morning. It happened at the Gables Villa Rosa apartments at Cedar Springs and Routh Street around 2:30 a.m. Two men were injured and taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Investigators…… MORE
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Fort Worth Man Accused of Killing Family Allegedly Told Co-Worker He Dreamed of Killing his Wife
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Disturbing details have emerged about the murders of a mother and her infant son earlier this month. Shanna Vandawege and her three-month-old son Diederick were found with their throats cut in their Fort Worth home on Cactus Flower Drive on December 15th. Craig Vandawege, the victims’ husband and father, called the…… MORE
A Year After the Deadly Tornadoes, A Garland Family is Back Home
GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF News) – It’s been a year since a series of tornadoes tore through Garland, Mesquite and Rowlett the day after Christmas in 2015. Eleven people were killed and hundreds of homes were destroyed. Jessica Cadick’s family lost everything they owned and they’re relieved that they have finally moved back into their Garland home. To keep her…… MORE
Fort Worth Police Issue Safety Alert after Threat Over Viral Video
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Fort Worth Police Department issued a safety alert on Thursday after an alleged Facebook threat was issued over a viral video that shows a white police officer arresting a black mother and one of her daughters. The man allegedly posted “On God I say we kill all the white cops…… MORE
DFW International Airport Offers Tips to Brave One of the Year’s Busiest Travel Days
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Today is DFW International Airport’s second busiest travel day of the year. The airport’s Cynthia Vega said the airport has ramped up efforts to make things go as smoothly as possible for passengers. “We have extra people monitoring customer service, we have extra people managing the lines for security checkpoints and we’re…… MORE
Keller Teen Accused of Sexually Assaulting Mentally-Disabled Teammate in Idaho Avoids Jail
DIETRICH (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Keller teenager accused of sexually assaulting a mentally-disabled teammate with a coat hanger in Idaho avoided jail time and has been sentenced to probation. John R.K. Howard pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of injury to a child, which means that he maintains his innocence but acknowledges that prosecutors had…… MORE
Four People Indicted for Allegedly Running Foreclosure Rescue Scheme
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A federal grand jury in Dallas indicted four people, including three North Texans, for allegedly running a foreclosure rescue scheme. Prosecutors said they scammed at least 70 vulnerable homeowners who were facing foreclosure out of $242,000 each. According to the indictment, the group allegedly told homeowners to ignore notices sent by…… MORE
Reward Offered to Help Catch a Serial Bank Robber in Dallas
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas FBI Violent Crimes Task Force is asking the public to help catch a serial bank robber. Investigators said the suspect hit four banks in Dallas area last week. He’s a white man in his late 20s or early 30s, between 6’ and 6’4” tall with a medium build and short blonde hair.…… MORE
13 People Injured in Crash Between Two Buses and a Semi
HILL COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – A bus crash in North Texas sent thirteen people to the hospital. The wreck involved two buses and a semi trailer. It happened around 10:30 p.m. on I-35 near Milford, about 50 miles south of Dallas. The Texas Department of Public Safety’s Sergeant D. L Wilson said traffic was slowed for construction…… MORE
Reward Offered in Arlington Mother’s Murder
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Oak Farms Dairy is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest or indictment in the murder of an Arlington woman last week. Police said April Vancleave was killed while trying to sell jewelry to buy her 6-year-old daughter a Christmas present. They said she arranged the sale online and…… MORE
