FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The teenager accused of killing a Bedford girl will be tried as an adult. 16-year-old Jordin Roache is charged with 14-year-old Kaytlynn Cargill’s murder. Her body was found last summer in an Arlington landfill. A Tarrant County Judge ruled Wednesday to transfer Roache’s case to adult court. The Judge said testimony…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County is already reporting a total of three flu-related deaths of the 2017-2018 season. This comes just a week after the first flu-related death. Both the second and third deaths were residents who were elderly. One was 73-years-old and the other was 80-years-old. Because of privacy laws, no other details were…… MORE
(CNN) — The House of Representatives gave final approval Wednesday afternoon to its major rewrite of the US tax code, voting a second time on the package after the Senate stripped out a couple of items early on Wednesday morning and sent the legislation back to the House. The measure now heads to the President Donald…… MORE
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Tarrant County judge will rule on Wednesday whether or not the 16-year-old accused of Kaytylnn Cargill’s murder will be tried as an adult. 14-year-old Cargill vanished while walking her dog near the Oak Creek Apartments in Bedford on June 19th. Her body was found two days later in the nearby…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Plano Police Department is hosting its first ever public active shooter training Wednesday night. The event is taking place at 6:30pm at the Plano Centre. Lieutenant Mica Lunt is with the Plano Police Department and says they decided to host the event because of chatter amongst the community. “The chances…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Arlington Police Department would be a recipient of grant funding through the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services Hiring Program. Arlington was one of 179 law enforcement agencies across the nation selected to hire additional community policing officers. The department said…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Sidewalks in Dallas are now filled with all different kinds of smart bikes. Some residents say they’ve become an eyesore because they are being strewn about. So, it raises the question, how many people are actually using the bikes that are being provided by a number of competing companies? LimeBike, one of…… MORE
Fort Worth, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A fired Fort Worth police officer is fighting to get his job back after being terminated for “multiple violations” of police procedure during a domestic call in August. Sgt. Kenneth Pierce ordered a rookie officer to tase the woman who called for help, after she refused to turn over her…… MORE
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – It’s back to court for three Texas breweries over a law they say is unconstitutional. Peticolas Brewing in Dallas, Revolver Brewing in Granbury, and Live Oak Brewing in Austin are fighting against a 2013 law that bars them from making money for contracting with a distributor, but allows distributors to do so.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) The Colony – The Texas Rangers are investigating an officer involved shooting in The Colony, a city just north of the Metroplex. Police received a call about a burglary Tuesday evening around 6:30 at a home on Rice Street near Paige Road and North Colony Boulevard. Officers found two people in the house. One…… MORE
