Yearly Archives: 2018

The source of a springtime food poisoning outbreak has been found

Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – Three months ago a nationwide warning was issued to avoid eating romaine lettuce because a lot of it had been contaminated with e-coli bacteria. At least 200 people, including 4 in Texas, were sickened. It was the largest single food poisoning outbreak in the country in more than a decade. After much…MORE

Five Arrested at Immigration Protest; Dallas ICE Offices

Five Arrested at Immigration Protest; Dallas ICE Offices

By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. Dallas  (WBAP/KLIF) –Five people are arrested at a Saturday immigration policy protest outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Dallas.    Dallas Police say four face charges of blocking a public roadway; one is accused of assaulting an officer.  About twenty five hundred people turned…MORE

One Dead, One Injured After A Shooting at Big T Bazaar

One Dead, One Injured After A Shooting at Big T Bazaar

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas Police are investigating a shooting early Saturday morning at Big T Bazaar. Police were called to the shopping center at 4515 Village Fair Drive about 1:30 a.m., with reports of gun fire. Police found 2 gunshot victims at the scene, who were taken to Methodist Central Hospital. One victim was…MORE

For the first time invasive zebra mussels have been confirmed in Grapevine Lake.

Grapevine (WBAP/KLIF) – A juvenile zebra mussel was found attached to a water sampler in the southern end of the lake on June 22, and microscopic larvae were found in the lake in May. They’ve already been confirmed in five other north Texas lakes, including Eagle Mountain Lake, Lake Lewisville, and Lake Ray Roberts. The…MORE

Balch Springs Police Arrest Escaped Federal Inmate Wanted by Dallas FBI

DALLAS, Texas – The Dallas FBI Violent Crimes Task Force reports police have again arrested a 54 year old prisoner who escaped from a Seagoville prison Thursday night.  They say William Laurence Stanley was found hiding around a Highway 635 underpass in Balch Springs Friday night, and taken to the Balch Springs City Jail. William Laurence…MORE