Dallas, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – While the adoptive parents of a toddler found dead in Richardson last month pled the fifth during a custody hearing Wednesday related to their interactions with her, a physician testified that he found several bone fractures last March on 3-year old Sherin Mathews. During the hearing, Dr. Suzanne Dakil testified that…… MORE
DALLAS, TX (WBAP/KLIF NEWS) – The legal woes are over it seems for Johnny Football. The Dallas County District Attorney’s office has dismissed the domestic violence case against former pro and Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel. The charge stemmed from a January 2016 incident where Manziel’s former girlfriend accused him of physically assaulting her at…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — A key House committee on Wednesday approved a Republican bill to expand gun owners’ rights — the first gun legislation since mass shootings in Las Vegas and Texas killed more than 80 people. On a party-line vote, the Judiciary Committee backed a bill that would allow gun owners with a state-issued concealed…… MORE
MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF) – The Mesquite police officer accused of shooting Lyndo Jones on November 8th has been fired, according to a press release late Wednesday. Mesquite Chief Charles Cato, issued the following statement regarding Wiley’s employment: “Earlier today, I received the results and recommendations of our internal affairs panel concerning the November 8th officer involved…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – There are unconfirmed reports that Lupe Valdez will resign from her position as Dallas County Sheriff effective December 8th to run for Texas Governor, according to WFAA-TV and the Dallas County Democratic Party. In a tweet late Wednesday, the official Dallas County Sheriff’s Office Twitter page wrote: ‘the Sheriff is considering the next stage…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s administration is asking for $90 million more in federal funding in hopes of delaying sending health insurance cancellation notices to nearly half a million children. The Dallas Morning News reports that Texas will end its Children’s Health Insurance Program on Jan. 31 unless it gets such funding.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The adoptive parents of Sherin Mathews, the Richardson toddler who was found dead in a culvert last month, appeared in a Dallas courtroom on Wednesday afternoon to fight for custody of their biological daughter. Sini Mathews, who has been ordered to house arrest on a charge of child abandonment, took the stand during the…… MORE
(CNN Money) — President Trump plans to impose further sanctions on North Korea after the rogue nation conducted its most potent missile test yet. “Just spoke to President XI JINPING of China concerning the provocative actions of North Korea,” Trump said in a tweet Wednesday. “Additional major sanctions will be imposed on North Korea today.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — North Korea is turning up the heat again. They fired another Intercontinental Ballistic Missile on Tuesday. So, should we worry that we’re on the path to war with Kim Jong Un? University of North Texas Political Science professor Michael Greig discussed just that with Amy Chodroff on The Morning Drive. Dave Williams &…… MORE
(CNN Money) — A scheduling glitch has left American Airlines without enough pilots and staff during the busy December travel period, the airline’s pilot union said on Wednesday. The Allied Pilots Association (APA) that represents pilots at the country’s largest airline said in a statement that it was notified Friday by the carrier of “a…… MORE
