Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) Expect more delays on the Dallas North Tollway in Far North Dallas this weekend. The southbound lanes will be partially closed near the Bush Turnpike from 10PM Friday through 5AM Monday morning. According to the North Texas Tollway Authority, a minimum of one lane will be open at all times between Haverwood Lane…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2017
A Convicted Child Predator has been Sentenced to Five Life Terms in Prison
Waxahachie (WBAP/KLIF) – An admitted child predator has been sentenced to five life terms in prison. 58 year old Dennis Avery pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting five children over a two-year period. The children were all under the age of 6, and all were enrolled in his wife’s home-based day care. The sentences are to…… MORE
Texas asks court to allow its ban on ‘sanctuary cities’
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Attorneys for Texas are asking a federal appeals court in New Orleans to let the state’s law banning “sanctuary cities” take effect. U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia blocked much of the law Aug. 31 – the day before it was to take effect. On Friday, three judges of the 5th U.S.…… MORE
A Texas Congressman Says Hurricane Harvey’s Floods Were a Wake-Up Call
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas congressman Jeb Hensarling, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, has told a CNBC interview the floods that inundated large parts of southeast Texas following Hurricane Harvey were a wake-up call. Hensarling says the Federal Flood Insurance program keeps rebuilding homes in flood prone areas, even though as he put it…… MORE
DART Releases New App for Reporting Crimes
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — There’s a new app that lets DART passengers report crimes discretely and anonymously. The app is called “DART Say Something,” which allows passengers to do a little more than simply text DART Police when something suspicious is going on. “[Passengers] wanted to send a photograph. They wanted to send a video.…… MORE
Police in the Collin County town of Josephine shot an angry man with an assault rifle
Josephine (WBAP/KLIF) – An angry man with an assault rifle was shot Thursday in the small Collin County town of Josephine. Town officials were warned about mid-afternoon that a man who had been involved in a disturbance at Josephine’s town hall earlier in the week was on his way back with a gun. The police…… MORE
Dallas Basketball Star Raises Money for Puerto Rico
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A well known Dallas Mavericks star is raising money for his native Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria’s path through the U.S. Territory. J.J. Barea was born and raised in Puerto Rico and has played for its national basketball team. His parents and other close family members rode out the storm and are without…… MORE
New potential burden for Houston homeowners: higher taxes
HOUSTON (AP) – Many Houston residents affected by Hurricane Harvey could now be asked to shoulder an added financial burden: higher taxes on the same homes they are struggling to rebuild. Mayor Sylvester Turner has proposed a one-time increase in the property tax rate to help pay for mounting hurricane expenses such cleaning up debris…… MORE
Officer-Involved Shooting at Josephine City Halll
JOSEPHINE (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Texas Rangers are investigating an officer-involved shooting following an incident Thursday at the City Hall in Josephine in eastern Collin County. Investigators cordoned off several cars that were parked in front of the building. A high-powered rifle was seen laying on the ground at the scene. This story is developing. Check back…… MORE
Attorney: Tests Show Aaron Hernandez Had CTE
(CNN) — Aaron Hernandez, the former NFL star who took his life while serving a murder sentence in prison, had chronic traumatic encephalopathy — commonly known as CTE — attorney Jose Baez said Thursday. Baez cited study results compiled by the Boston University CTE Center, which examined Hernandez’s brain for the neurodegenerative brain disease. Hernandez…… MORE
