QUINLAN (WBAP/KLIF News) – A GoFundMe campaign has been set up for the family of a father and son who died after their boat capsized on Lake Tawakoni in Hunt County, about 50 miles east of Dallas, on Monday. The money will be used to help pay for the funeral expenses of 26-year-old Corey Saunders and his…… MORE
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A Facebook Argument Leads to Shooting in Allen
ALLEN (WBAP/KLIF News) – A days-old argument between two groups of people that escalated on Facebook led to a shooting Allen Tuesday night. The Allen Police Department said that disagreement was between nine people from South Dallas and seven from Allen. Sergeant John Felty said the Dallas group drove to a home on Hawthorne Drive near…… MORE
Update: Bodies of Missing Boy & Father Found in Lake Tawakoni
HUNT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – Searchers say they have found the body of a man who took his son out for a duck hunting trip early Monday morning. Captain Steve Stapleton with Texas Parks & Wildlife says the fathers body was found in the same area of Lake Tawakoni where the boy’s body was discovered…… MORE
Arlington Couple Welcomes Twins Born in Different Years
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – An Arlington family received a New Year’s gift that some are calling a one-in-a-million occurrence. Cassandra Martinez was supposed to deliver her twin boys on January 20, 2017 but nature had other plans. Her fraternal twin babies were born on different days on both sides of the new year. Jordan Jeremy Sanchez…… MORE
Fire Destroys Allen Home After Lightning Strike
ALLEN (WBAP/KLIF News) – A home in Allen caught fire this morning after it was struck by lightning brought on by Monday morning’s storms. Parker Fire Chief Mike Sheff said it was said it was a one-alarm fire at the house on Glenn Meadows Drive and it resulted in a total loss. “When crews first arrived,…… MORE