DFW (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Honor company opened two information centers at Wal-Mart stores in Arlington and North Richland Hills this week in an effort to reach people who are in need of home health care as well as those in a need of a job. According to the United States Census Bureau, there are currently…… MORE
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Oncor Sends Hundreds of Workers to Help with Hurricane Matthew
Terrell (WBAP/KLIF News) – About 450 Oncor crew members and contractors left North Texas Thursday morning and headed East to help with the potential devastation anticipated from Hurricane Matthew. It’s part of Oncor’s Mutual Assistance Program where they collaborate with other energy companies across the country to help out whenever there is a natural disaster. Oncor’s…… MORE
A Misunderstood Text Message Leads to Active Shooter Scare
Keller (WBAP/KLIF News) – A phone call from the spouse of a teacher in Keller led officers to believe there was an active shooter at Indian Springs Middle School Wednesday morning. The false alarm came one day after an active-shooter role playing scenario in a drama class made some parents concerned. Police said the caller misread the…… MORE
Local Clown Says the “Creepy Clown” Trend has his Industry Concerned
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – The recent reports of “creepy clown” sightings across North Texas and alleged threats of violence by them on social media have lead to several arrests, widespread fear and schools increasing security as a safety precaution. The threats have been deemed hoaxes by authorities who have investigated the cases. As the trend began…… MORE
Study shows Metroplex has two of top 10 fastest growing American cities
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — A new study conducted by WalletHub.com of the fastest growing cities in America shows five Texas cities in the top 10, with two of them in the Metroplex. Frisco is ranked at No. 1 as the fastest growing city since 2009, with job growth higher than the national average at more…… MORE
Baylor University Title IX Coordinator Resigns Amid Sexual Assault Scandal
Waco (WBAP/KLIF News) – Baylor University announced late Monday night their Title IX coordinator, Patty Crawford, has resigned. Crawford held the position since November 2014. In a statement, the university said that Crawford was “disappointed in her role in implementing the recommendations that resulted from the Pepper Hamilton investigation.” They are referring to recommendations made by…… MORE
Veteran Dallas Police Officer Arrested in Ellis County
Ellis County (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas police said Senior Corporal Keith Huber turned himself in on Friday to the Ellis County Sheriff’s Department for an offense that happened on September 26th. Huber was charged with assault causing bodily injury to a family member. He is a 16-year veteran of the department and was assigned to the Central…… MORE
Speeding Driver Charged with Manslaughter After Fatal Crash with Man in Wheelchair
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – A man in a wheelchair was killed while attempting to cross the street in the southeast Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas. Dallas police said Terrence Hoskins was allegedly speeding when he ran the stop sign at East Red Bird Lane and Singing Hills Drive around 11 p.m. Friday night. They said the…… MORE
Dallas Police Are Looking for Two Suspects in Katy Trail Attack
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas police are looking for two suspects who allegedly attacked a woman on Katy Trail on September 16th around 10:30 p.m. They were caught on surveillance camera using the victim’s stolen credit cards. The victim told police she was walking home on the trail near Knox Street when she was knocked down…… MORE
A Crime Stoppers Tip Leads to an Arrest in 22-Year-Old Kaufman Case
Kaufman (WBAP/KLIF News) – After decades on the run, Alvaro Iglesias Rodriguez was arrested for murder in Kansas on Wednesday. Police said on June 9, 1994, Rodriguez allegedly shot Francisco Sanchez Salazar 14 times at the City Coin Laundry in Kaufman. Witnesses told police they had seen a man running from the scene with a gun and…… MORE
