WACO, Texas (AP) – Jury selection is to begin for the first trial stemming from a deadly 2015 shootout between bikers and police in Waco. The selection process in the trial of Christopher “Jake” Carrizal is scheduled to being Tuesday in Waco. The Dallas chapter president of the Bandidos motorcycle club is the first to…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2017
President Trump Offers “Big Salute” to Jerry Jones for Anthem Comments
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — President Trump has weighed in on Jerry Jones’ recent comments about Dallas Cowboys kneeling during the national anthem. The President tweeted he was giving Jones a “big salute” for his comments on Sunday about benching players who decide to take a knee while the anthem is played. A big salute to…… MORE
Threatening Voicemail Messages Left for Dallas City Council Member
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas City Council member is receiving threats and angry messages after voting to remove the Robert E. Lee statue from Lee Park. Dallas Police have investigated several voice mail messages left on Jennifer Staubach-Gates’ office phone. Gates said that threats and negative feedback come with the job, but said she has…… MORE
Dallas Chief Plans Command Staff Cuts to Bolster Patrols
DALLAS (AP) – The Dallas police chief says she plans to demote a significant number of assistant and deputy chiefs and detectives and use those personnel to expand the number of officers working the streets. Chief U. Renee Hall said Monday that she’ll cut the command staff from nine assistant chiefs to two or three…… MORE
How Serious is Trump on DACA?
(CNN) — The Trump administration dropped a potential bomb into negotiations on the future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy on Sunday night — but key players on the Hill still aren’t sure yet whether the fuse is actually lit. Reaction to the administration’s priorities list of tough border security and immigration enforcement…… MORE
Amber Alert for Missing Richardson Toddler Discontinued
RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Amber Alert for a missing Richardson toddler has been discontinued but police say they’re still searching for three-year-old Sherin Mathews. She vanished after her father put her outside around three a.m. on Saturday as punishment for not finishing her milk. Wesley Mathews, Sherin’s father, was arrested on child endangerment charges and…… MORE
DART Stations in Downtown Dallas See an Uptick in Crime
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Recent statistics show that DART rail stations in downtown Dallas have a higher crime rate than other stations, and it continues to rise. The sale use of synthetic drugs is a big problem at the West End Station. Between January and August of this year more than 150 K-2 arrests were made…… MORE
Social Security Numbers Could Disappear
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WBAP/KLIF) — This week, a work group is meeting in Washington to try to find an alternative to social security numbers for identification. After several notable data breaches, such as the one at Equifax, cyber security experts started calling for the change, saying the SSN has outlived its usefulness. In a recent interview, White…… MORE
Earnhardt Jr. Will Be Inducted Into Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Racing legend Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be inducted in the Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame on Saturday, November 4th. According to a news release, other honorees during the Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame event include Vice Chairman of NASCAR Mike Helton, Texas Motor Speedway’s winningest NASCAR driver Kyle Busch and Verizon…… MORE
Abbott takes reelection campaign to Hispanic Leadership Conference
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott is trying to increase his support among Hispanic voters. According to the Texas Tribune Abbott has no serious opposition to reelection in 2018. Saturday he addressed the Hispanic Leadership Conference, making a direct appeal for Republican support, saying he fully expects to beat any candidate Democrats put…… MORE
