Yearly Archives: 2017

Bedford Police:  Man in red SUV “had no ill intent” toward young girls

Bedford Police: Man in red SUV “had no ill intent” toward young girls

Bedford, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Bedford police have identified a man who approached young girls Saturday as they played in a driveway in front of a residence. Described only as an older man, he confirmed to police last night that he had approached the girls but told police he “had no ill intent” when he stopped…MORE

Arab Leaders Blast President Trump’s Jerusalem Plan

Arab Leaders Blast President Trump’s Jerusalem Plan

(CNN) — President Donald Trump outlined his intentions to move the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem in calls with a series of Arab leaders Tuesday, meeting widespread condemnation from the region and beyond as he did so. Trump spoke Tuesday to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Egypt’s Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Jordan’s…MORE

Department of Justice Opens Door to Regulating Bump Stocks

Department of Justice Opens Door to Regulating Bump Stocks

(CNN) — The Justice Department announced Tuesday that it has begun a federal rule-making process that could reinterpret the legality of certain bump fire stock devices, a piece of equipment that enabled the Las Vegas gunman in October to fire on concertgoers more rapidly, mimicking automatic fire. The announcement comes the day before the acting…MORE

Dallas Police Urge Community Awareness Following Uptown Assault

Dallas Police Urge Community Awareness Following Uptown Assault

DALLAS  (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas Police Department is asking Uptown residents to be on high alert following an assault over the weekend. Investigators said a woman was walking along Cole Avenue near Cedar Springs Boulevard around 2:30 Sunday morning when a man approached her, pushed her into a stairwell of an apartment complex and assaulted her. After…MORE

Dallas County GOP Calling On Sheriff Lupe Valdez to Resign

Dallas County GOP Calling On Sheriff Lupe Valdez to Resign

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas County Republican Party is demanding that Sheriff Lupe Valdez resign. The moves comes amid reports that the Dallas County sheriff is interested in running for governor in 2018. Party Chairwoman Missy Shorey said Valdez isn’t one hundred percent invested as sheriff anymore. “The reality is we see our sheriff playing politics…MORE

Tarrant Area Food Bank Asks Public’s Help to Feed the Hungry

Tarrant Area Food Bank Asks Public’s Help to Feed the Hungry

FORT WORTH  (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Tarrant Area Food Bank is asking the public to help feed thousands of North Texans who don’t have enough food to eat this holiday season. The Food Bank’s Anita Foster said that although Dallas and Tarrant County are two of the top 10 hungriest counties in the country, it’s a largely…MORE

Border Arrests Plunge, Deportation Arrests Soar

Border Arrests Plunge, Deportation Arrests Soar

SAN DIEGO (AP) – The federal government has provided the most complete statistical snapshot of immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump, showing Border Patrol arrests plunged to a 45-year low while arrests by deportation officers soared. Numbers released Tuesday show the Border Patrol made nearly 311,000 arrests during the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30,…MORE

Texas Officials Will Ask Appeals Court to Let Revised Voter ID Law Take Effect

Texas Officials Will Ask Appeals Court to Let Revised Voter ID Law Take Effect

New Orleans (WBAP/KLIF) – After multiple court challenges to the law, Texas officials are asking federal appeals judges in New Orleans today to let the state’s latest voter ID law take effect. A hearing today centers on a law re-worked in may by the Texas legislature. The new version allows residents who don’t have an…MORE

Impeachment Charges Ahead?

Impeachment Charges Ahead?

DALLAS (WBAP/ KLIF) — President Trump has been reacting to the upheaval in Washington on his favorite social media platform: Twitter. Bur could those tweets get him in legal hot water? Dave & Amy talked with University of Texas at Arlington Political Science Professor Dr. Allan Saxe to find out. Dave Williams & Amy Chodroff,…MORE