HOUSTON (AP) – A federal judge has given state prison officials 15 days to come up with a plan to lower the temperature to 88 degrees (31.11 Celsius) inside a Southeast Texas prison where attorneys for inmates say the sweltering summer heat is endangering their health. U.S. District Judge Keith Ellison’s preliminary injunction applies to…… MORE
POTTSBORO (WBAP/KLIF News) – A large fire and multiple explosions destroyed a dock at the Highport Marina at Lake Texoma Wednesday morning. The fire started at the U Dock and quickly spread, damaging up to 20 boats in the process. Five departments responded and fought the blaze from boats of their own. No one was injured.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas Police Department has a new police chief and she’s making history. City Manager T.C. Broadnax announced that U.Renee Hall is the first female police chief in Dallas. Hall said she has the experience and leadership needed to be successful as Chief. “This job is about skill. It’s about the ability…… MORE
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF News) – An Allen man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for sexually abusing a child that was related to him. Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis said James Schafer sexually abused the child for several years and it started when she was six years old. Authorities became aware of the abuse in…… MORE
GRAPEVINE (WBAP/KLIF News) – A North Texas woman got the surprise of a lifetime when a traffic stop by a Grapevine police officer turned into a proposal. The Grapevine Police Department’s Amanda McNew said dispatcher Stephen Smith told his girlfriend, Amanda Radican, that he had to work the extra shift the morning of July 7th. He left his…… MORE