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Lockheed Martin Gets in on Engineering Week

Lockheed Martin Gets in on Engineering Week

GRAND PRAIRIE (WBAP/KLIF News) – It’s National Engineers Week and one North Texas school is seeing the benefits. Lockheed Martin is donating $33,000 to the Grand Prairie ISD for it’s Project Lead The Way Program which introduces students to science, technology, engineering and math as early as elementary school. “A lot of us don’t realize…MORE

Texas College Bans Guns in Dorms

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – The University of Texas at Austin will not allow guns in its dormitories. The legislature passed a law last year that allows licensed gun owners to carry weapons on public college campuses. Schools, however, can establish “gun free zones,” but those areas must not make carrying a weapon impossible on campus. University…MORE

Dallas ISD Tests Air Quality at Elementary School

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – It will be business as usual Monday at an elementary school in Dallas, despite health concerns. District employees spent the weekend monitoring the Lakewood Elementary building after complaints from parents and school administrators about a rash of illnesses.  Students and teachers complained of headaches and nausea on Friday.  Air quality testing…MORE

Bill Clinton to Visit South Dallas College

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Paul Quinn College is hosting Bill Clinton during a campaign event for his wife on Monday. The former president is scheduled to appear at 5:30 p.m. at the historically black college on Simpson Stuart Road, just west of Interstate 45.  Doors open at 4:30 p.m.  Admittance will be on a first-come, first-serve basis.…MORE

Rowlett Police Name ‘Person of Interest’ in Woman’s Murder

ROWLETT (WBAP/KLIF News) – Authorities are looking for a convicted sex offender in connection to the November murder of a woman in Rowlett. Jesus Emmanuel Trevino, 30, is wanted for questioning in Laura Grillo’s death.  The 37-year-old was a mother of three and a former volunteer with the Rowlett Police Department.  She was found shot to death…MORE