Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship Church wants Dallas leaders to do more to help transients in need who may not qualify as being traditionally homeless. Reverend Charles Wolford said the need was so great in South Dallas, his church opened up a transitional home called “My Father’s House” to help. He said…… MORE
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Woman on Life Support After Brutal Beating at a Denton Salvation Army
Denton (WBAP/KLIF News) – A homeless woman is fighting for her life after being brutally beaten outside a Salvation Army store in Denton last week. A witness told police he saw a man kicking and stomping Jessica Yankow’s head and neck. They said the suspect, who police identified as William Stevens, ran away when noticed the witness…… MORE
Cockrell Hill Police Identify Suspect in Hit and Run Involving Officer
Cockrell Hill (WBAP/KLIF News) – Cockrell Hill Police identified Ramiro Silva Miranda as the suspect involved in a hit and run with a police officer last Sunday but he is still on the loose. Investigators said Officer Daniel Dominguez discovered that Miranda lied about his name during a traffic stop and asked him to get out…… MORE
A New Report Shows Planting Trees Could Help Dallas’ Air Pollution Problem
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – Air pollution is a serious problem in Dallas. In fact, in 2015 the American Lung Association ranked Dallas as the 7th most polluted city in the nation when it comes to ozone. The Nature Conservancy issued a report this week that said more trees may help change that. The Conservancy’s Dr. Robert…… MORE
Amber Alert Issued for Missing 10-Year-Old Girl Near Tyler
Bullard (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Bullard Police and the Cherokee Sheriff’s Departments believe 10-year-old Kayla Gomez may be in grave or immediate danger. Investigators said she disappeared around 8 p.m. from the Bullard First Assembly Church parking lot on Highway 69. She’s Hispanic, 4’00” tall, 90 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. She was last…… MORE
The STAR Kids Program For Medically-Fragile Children has Parents Concerned
Southlake (WBAP/KLIF News) – The STAR Kids Program took effect today and 5600 Texas children on Medicaid’s Medically Dependent Children’s Program may have to find new doctors to care for them. Thousands of families relied on MDCP to help develop a special team of doctors for their chronically-ill children. Under the new program, families who…… MORE
Cockrell Hill Police are Searching for Suspect in Hit and Run Involving Officer
Cockrell Hill (WBAP/KLIF News) – Cockrell Hill Police are looking for a man who took off after he allegedly ran over an officer with his truck and dragged him during a traffic stop. Investigators said Officer Daniel Dominguez’s traffic stop last Saturday on West Jefferson Boulevard near South Cockrell Hill Road started off routine, until he…… MORE
The Search for a Keller Woman Missing in Alpine Moved to Landfills
Alpine (WBAP/KLIF News) – Authorities searched landfills in Alpine, Presidio and Odessa for evidence in the disappearance of Zuzu Verk, a Sul Ross University student, over the weekend. Since Verk’s disappearance, crews from multiple law enforcement agencies searched throughout Brewster County, with a heavy concentration in Presidio County, near the Mexico border. Verk vanished earlier this month…… MORE
The Reward for Information in the Murder of a Midlothian Fitness Trainer Reaches $50,000
Midlothian (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Midlothian Police Department said two donors contributed $15,000 each to an existing $20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the murder of Missy Bevers. Her body was found at the Creekside Church in April, where she had just arrived for an early-morning fitness class. Police have yet to name…… MORE
Boyfriend Now a Suspect in the Disappearance of a Keller Woman in Alpine
Alpine (WBAP/KLIF News) – Alpine Police said Robert Fabian, Zuzu Verk’s boyfriend, is a suspect in her disappearance. The Alpine Police Department’s Daryll LaSoya said in an interview on Facebook that phone records and information gleaned from over 100 interviews led investigators to that conclusion. Investigators said Fabian is the last person to have seen Verk before she…… MORE
