GRAPEVINE (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Grapevine Police Department said the man who allegedly made lewd comments toward two young girls inside a local Target store is believed to be linked to similar crimes in Plano. “We have been in contact with law enforcement in Plano. They do have similar incidents to ours and we do believe…… MORE
TULSA COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – The son of former Dallas Cowboys star Jay Novacek filed a lawsuit against a fraternity at the University of Oklahoma claiming he suffered a brain injury after being hit in the head with a baseball bat during a hazing incident. Blake Novacek was a freshman pledging Beta Theta Pi’s Gamma Phi…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas congressional delegation as well as Governor Greg Abbott is asking for nearly $19-billion more federal dollars for Hurricane Harvey relief. Senator John Cornyn said this week they understand Texas is only a part of the overall need. “Obviously with Irma, Maria and Harvey hitting Texas, Louisiana, Florida and Puerto Rico and…… MORE
WASHINGTON – In a few weeks, President Donald Trump will stop in Dallas for a major fundraiser. According to the Texas Tribune, the event will take place October 25th and the money will go towards a joint-fundraising committee to be shared by Donald J. Trump for President Inc. and the Republican National Committee. During Trump’s 2016…… MORE
(CNN) — President Donald Trump is open to considering legislation that would ban “bump stocks” — a firearm accessory used to more rapidly fire rounds — but wants to hear more information on the matter before making a final determination. “Right now, our focus, as we’ve said over the last couple of days, is on…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The attorney for the woman who was dragged off of a Southwest Airlines flight last week said his client was racially profiled. Anila Daulatzai is a Muslim professor at Harvard and was traveling to Los Angeles on September 26th, when she was asked to get off the place after telling the crew about…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings is being targeted in a campaign to remove three Texas mayors from office. ‘This is Texas Freedom Force’ is an organization opposed to taking down confederate monuments. It held a rally in Dallas days after the Robert E. Lee statue was removed from Lee Park. The group’s Vice President,…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas County Elections Department responded this week to reports of cyber-security threats related to voting. Recent comments have circulated the media questioning whether the department’s information and equipment resources were hacked by Russian infiltrators during the November 2016 Presidential Election. DCED’s Elections Administrator, Toni Pippins-Poole, ensured the public of Dallas County’s resolve in protecting election…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Department of Public Safety has added a north texan to their Ten Most Wanted Sex Offenders list. Dakota Marcus Stewart, 26, is from Mansfield and landed on the list after failing to register as a sex offender. He was originally convicted in 2009 of aggravated sexual assault of a child…… MORE
Miami (AP) Tropical Storm Nate has formed off the coast of Nicaragua and is on a forecast track that shows it eventually approaching the U.S. Gulf Coast. Nate’s maximum sustained winds Thursday morning are near 40 mph and the U.S. National Hurricane Center says strengthening is likely as the storm moves over the northwestern Caribbean…… MORE
