Irving (WBAP/KLIF) – The Girl Scouts of America are not happy with the Boy Scouts. Their leadership has sent a strongly worded letter to the Irving based Boy Scouts accusing its leaders of conducting a covert campaign to recruit girls in order to boost the Boy Scouts’ declining numbers. The letter describes such an effort…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2017
2 Plano men plead guilty to hate-crime assaults on a gay men
PLANO, Texas (AP) – Two men have pleaded guilty to assaulting men because of their victims’ sexual orientation. Nigel Garrett and Cameron Ajiduah pleaded guilty before a federal magistrate in Plano, Texas, to crimes under the federal hate-crimes statue. Garrett and Agiduah admit that they, Anthony Shelton and Chancler Encalade used a dating website for…… MORE
Federal judge again throws out Texas voter ID law
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A federal judge has once again thrown out Texas’ voter ID law in the latest court defeat for state Republican lawmakers over voting rights. U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos on Wednesday rejected a weakened version of the law signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott earlier this year. Texas had made…… MORE
Refugee Art on Display at NorthPark Center
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – Art produced by children of refugee families is on display at NorthPark Center. The display of drawings, called “My American Dreams,” was set up by the refugee resource center, Project: Start. In the drawings, kids showed what they hope to accomplish when they grow up. Some said they wanted to become…… MORE
Wife of Texas Attorney General Considering Senate Run
(WBAP/KLIF) – The wife of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is contemplating a run for the Texas Senate. North Texas legislators say Angela Paxton is strongly considering running for Senate seat District 8, which primarily covers Collin County. State Representative Matt Shaheen says Mrs. Paxton is highly regarded in the that district. “I don’t even…… MORE
Plano Firefighters Wear Bras for a Good Cause
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – Plano’s finest sported colorful lace bras and posed for pictures to promote the 5th annual Battle of the Bras gala scheduled for later this year. Fire Chief Sam Greif says the event benefits the Women’s Rock Foundation which raises funds for local breast cancer survivors. “All the proceeds are going to women locally…… MORE
Police say man robs Grand Prairie bank then returns, gives ups
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (AP) – Police say a man suspected of robbing a Grand Prairie bank and falsely claiming to have a bomb returned to the scene to surrender and give back the cash. Grand Prairie police say an Arlington man was arrested following Wednesday’s holdup of a Chase bank. Nobody was hurt. The suspect faces…… MORE
New Book Details the Sexual Assault Scandal at Baylor
WACO (WBAP/KLIF News) – A new book chronicling the sexual assault scandal at Baylor University claims that rape victims were shamed for reporting the crime. ESPN’s Mark Schlabach co-authored the book titled “Violated” and said the problems started at the top. “If you talked to trustees they’ll tell you that some of the people in charge had…… MORE
Texas Ag Commissioner fuming over the removal of five banners over Six Flags
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — This past weekend Six Flags Over Texas began flying one flag, six times, removing the controversial Confederate flag along with the flags of four other nations that once flew over the Lone Star State. Instead of seeing the flags of France, Spain, Mexico, the Confederate States and the Republic of Texas,…… MORE
Denton County Republicans Pass ‘Vote of No Confidence’ in Joe Straus
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF News) — Leading Denton County Republicans say they’re out on the Texas Speaker of the House. The party’s local executive committee has unanimously passed a resolution of no confidence in Joe Straus, saying the county “has no confidence going forward that he’ll adequately support the direction outlined by the platform.” In the resolution,…… MORE
