Yearly Archives: 2017

Authorities Say Mother Who Shot Her Daughters Planned the Murders

Authorities Say Mother Who Shot Her Daughters Planned the Murders

ATHENS (WBAP/KLIF) – East Texas authorities say the that the East Texas mother who shot and killed her two young daughters planned the shooting weeks in advance. 29-year-old Sarah Nicole Henderson of Mabank was arraigned Friday before Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace Precinct Randy Daniel, who set bail at $2 million on one count of…MORE

Inaugural “Dallas Bike Ride” Caters to Growing Cycling Community in North Texas

Inaugural “Dallas Bike Ride” Caters to Growing Cycling Community in North Texas

DALLAS  (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dozens of North Texas bike enthusiasts will ride through the Dallas city streets Saturday morning for the inaugural Dallas Bike Ride. Michelle Cleveland helped organize the event which will take participants on a 20-mile closed-road recreational ride through nine Dallas neighborhoods. She said the culture of cycling is growing in the Metroplex and…MORE

Former DNC Chair Claims Nomination was Rigged for Hillary Clinton

Former DNC Chair Claims Nomination was Rigged for Hillary Clinton

(CNN) — Former Democratic National Committee interim chair Donna Brazile, in newly released excerpts of her forthcoming book, alleges that an unethical agreement was signed between Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and the DNC to keep the party financially afloat. Bernie Sanders’ 2016 campaign also signed its own joint fundraising agreement with the DNC. In…MORE

Bowe Bergdahl Receives Dishonorable Discharge, No Prison Time

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) – A military judge ruled Friday that Bowe Bergdahl should serve no prison time for endangering his comrades by walking off his Afghanistan post. The sentence caps a politically divisive episode that centered on one soldier’s decision that affected many other lives. President Barack Obama was criticized for trading Taliban prisoners…MORE

Zeke Can Play on Sunday, Again!

Zeke Can Play on Sunday, Again!

NEW YORK (AP) – A federal appeals court says Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott can play in Sunday’s home game against Kansas City. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York on Friday temporarily blocked a lower-court ruling that required Elliott to begin serving a six-game suspension. It said its brief order…MORE

Ex-consultant to Dallas County official gets probation

DALLAS (AP) – An ex-consultant linked to a Dallas County commissioner acquitted of bribery and fraud counts must serve probation in a plea deal that says he helped funnel money to the elected official. Christian Campbell was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Dallas. Campbell was also fined $25,000 as part of his 2015 guilty…MORE

Dallas Police ask public to help find a missing man

Critical Missing – Roberto Hernandez   On November 3, 2017 at about 1:00 a.m. Mr. Hernandez was last seen walking in the 300 block of N. Carroll Avenue. Mr. Hernandez has autism and needs assistance communicating. Mr. Hernandez is a Latin male and is 25 years old. He is 5’4″, has black hair, brown eyes,…MORE

Texas Instruments Prototype Could Sell for Big Bucks

Texas Instruments Prototype Could Sell for Big Bucks

DALLAS (AP) – A prototype of the first integrated circuit built at Texas Instruments is expected to sell for $400,000 at auction. Heritage Auctions said it will be offered Saturday in Dallas by the family of Tom Yeargan, a technician who worked with engineer Jack Kilby. Kilby invented the integrated circuit, which opened the way…MORE

U.S. Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl will be sentenced today

Fort Bragg, N.C. (WBAP/KLIF) – U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl will be sentenced today for deserting his post in Afghanistan eight years ago. Bergdahl walked away from his assignment in June, 2009. He was returned to U.S. custody in a 2014 prisoner exchange with the Tabliban. He remains on active duty, stationed at Fort Sam…MORE

New lanes open on highway 114 Saturday morning

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texpress toll lanes that have been under construction on Highway 114 in Irving for the last couple of years open to traffic Saturday morning. The eastbound lane will run four miles from highway 161 (the President George Bush Turnpike) to Rochelle Boulevard. The westbound side is twice as long, eight miles,…MORE