ELLIS COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – Ellis County Sheriff Johnny Brown resigned Wednesday, the same day he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge. The two-term sheriff, who has served since 2009, surrendered his Texas Peace Officer License after he admitted to his involvement in a brawl at Midlothian Whataburger on New Year’s Day. Two men told Midlothian…… MORE
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
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 (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 (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
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
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
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
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
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
