STEPHENSVILLE (WBAP/KLIF News) – A workplace shooting in Dallas that left two people dead Monday morning, has brought the topic of workplace safety back to the forefront. Dr. Alex Del Carmen, head of the school of criminology at Tarleton State University, said when police arrive at a shooting location they have to quickly assess the situation. “The…… MORE
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Fort Worth Police Honor Three Middle-School Heroes Who Helped Catch Burglary Suspect
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Fort Worth Police Department honored three Glenn Crest Middle School students who helped police officers catch a burglary suspect last month. As the students headed to the auditorium Thursday afternoon, David Willis, Kenyon Maloney and Travontae Barker had no idea that the assembly was for them. The department presented each…… MORE
Plano Police Seeking Public’s Help in Local Woman’s Death
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Plano Police Department is investigating how the body of Megan Leigh Getrum wound up in Lake Ray Hubbard. Getrum was reported missing on Tuesday after family members got worried when they didn’t hear from her over the weekend. Her body was found Saturday morning when a passerby noticed a body floating…… MORE
5 People Rescued from House Explosion in Navarro County
DAWSON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Three people were air-lifted to Parkland Hospital in Dallas after a house exploded late Thursday night. It happened around 11 along West Highway in Dawson, about 70 miles south of Dallas. The Navarro County Sheriff’s Department said when emergency crews arrived, five people were trapped inside the burning, partially-collapsed home. Two…… MORE
Plano PD Bomb Squad Investigate Suspicious Device at Prosper High School, Turns Out to be Lunchbox
PROSPER (WBAP/KLIF News) – Things are back to normal on Prosper High School’s campus Thursday morning after Plano Police Department’s bomb squad was called in to check on a suspicious device, which turned out to be a lunchbox. In a statement, the Prosper Independent School District said a custodian saw someone run up to the school…… MORE