FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – The number of homeless children in North Texas is rising and it’s having devastating effects on their education. Local advocates blame the lack of affordable housing, rising cost of food and underemployment for the spike. ACH Child and Family Services’ Kimberly Bushlow said it’s a lifestyle marred by an instability no…… MORE
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Alleged Attacker in Lake Highlands Stabbing Dies in House Fire
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Authorities said the man accused in a stabbing in Lake Highlands was found dead in a house fire that he allegedly started. Police were called to the home on Gunnison Drive just west of Skillman Street in response to call about a stabbing during a dispute around 12:45 p.m on Wednesday. They called…… MORE
“Affluenza Dad” Avoids Jail Time for Impersonating a Cop
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – The father of the so-called “affluenza teen” Ethan Couch was found guilty of impersonating a police officer in Tarrant County. Fred Couch will serve one year of probation. Couch was charged in 2014 after he told a North Richland Hills police officer responding to a domestic disturbance call that we…… MORE
North Texas School Districts Want State’s New Grading System Scrapped
MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF News) – School districts across Texas are calling on the state to ditch plans to give letter grades to campuses. Starting in 2018, Texas public schools and districts will be judged on an “A” through “F” scale based mainly on STAAR test results. Mesquite Independent School District Superintendent Dr. David Vroonland said he believes…… MORE
Authorities Searching for Fort Worth Man who Escaped from Galveston Jail
GALVESTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Authorities from several agencies are looking for a Fort Worth man who escaped from a Galveston County Jail. Investigators believe that Dominic Potter may be headed this way. They said Potter escaped while taking out the trash from the jail kitchen Monday night. The next morning, officers spotted the A/C Supply business truck Potter…… MORE