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Arlington Asking Citizens for Donations to Build K-9 Memorial

Arlington Asking Citizens for Donations to Build K-9 Memorial

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) — The City of Arlington is asking for donations to help honor the police and fire department’s fallen K-9 officers. The goal is $100,000 to build a bronze statue of a labrador retriever, which represents the fire department, and a Belgian malinois, which represents the police department. It would be displayed between…MORE

Study: Buffalo Wings the Top DFW Food Preference Around St. Patrick’s Day

Study: Buffalo Wings the Top DFW Food Preference Around St. Patrick’s Day

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — People celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in the Metroplex tend to have different holiday food cravings than the rest of the country. GrubHub released a study showing which foods get ordered more than usual both on the holiday and the day after. In Dallas-Fort Worth, the food that spikes the most over…MORE

Search Continues for Missing Retired Dallas Firefighter

Search Continues for Missing Retired Dallas Firefighter

QUINLAN (WBAP/KLIF News) — Search teams are now six days into their efforts trying to find missing retired Dallas firefighter Michael Chambers. WFAA-TV photojournalist Mike Forbes says more than 100 people have been part of the search since last Friday, with search members including active police officers to off-duty Dallas firefighters. He says the Hunt…MORE

Second Baylor Football Staffer Fired In Just Over a Month

Second Baylor Football Staffer Fired In Just Over a Month

WACO (WBAP/KLIF News) — Baylor has fired its second football staffer in a little over a month for misconduct not related to football. The university parted ways with associate director of football operations DeMarkco Butler this week for allegedly sending inappropriate text messages to a teenager. A school offocial told KWTX in Waco the teenager…MORE

Dallas Leaders Urge Legislators to Not Cut Pre-K Funding

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — A group of Dallas city leaders are making a plea to Texas legislators to not cut funding to early education. Governor Greg Abbott initiated a grant program two years ago that puts $118 million per year toward improving public preschools, but Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, former Dallas Police Chief David Brown,…MORE