Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – A Texas appeals court has upheld the conviction of a man who kidnapped a Fort Worth woman from the Shops at Legacy in Plano four years ago. Christina Morris went missing and her disappearance gained national attention — her remains were found in Anna in March. The Dallas Morning News reports, the…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) — Prosecutors say a North Texas man must serve life in prison with no chance for parole in the 2016 shooting deaths of his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend. The Dallas Morning News reports 22-year-old Christopher Rubio of Irving was convicted Wednesday of capital murder. Prosecutors did not seek the death penalty so Rubio…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Stung by a federal judge’s dismissal of its objections to AT&T’s mega merger with Time Warner, the Trump Justice Department is challenging the decision with a legal appeal. The Justice Department said Thursday it is appealing the ruling last month by U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, which blessed one of the biggest…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) Lake Worth – Police in Lake Worth have arrested Alexander Martinez of Hurst for allegedly taking inappropriate pictures of women around the Metroplex for years. Police say he had almost a thousand pictures that were taken under dressing room doors, through bedroom windows and up skirts…..sometimes using a selfie stick. Police were tipped…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – An irving man receives life in prison for killing his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend two years ago. Prosecutors did not seek the death penalty for 22 year old Christopher Rubio, convicted of capital murder on Wednesday. Because prosecutors did not seek the death penalty, Rubio received an automatic term of…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Dallas will be addressing homelessness in a new four step plan and wants public opinion on the matter. Monica Hardman with the Office of Homeless Solutions said the strategy will provide habitable living for the unsheltered while increasing the supply of affordable housing. “Overall homelessness and unsheltered homelessness has…… MORE
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Department of Justice is challenging a court’s decision allowing the merger with Dallas-based AT&T and Time Warner to go forward. The Justice Department said Thursday it is appealing the ruling last month by U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, which blessed one of the biggest media deals ever following a landmark antitrust…… MORE
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – San Antonio district officials are cleaning out mascot costumes, athletic gear, banners and other memorabilia after removing a Confederate reference from a high school’s name. The San Antonio Express-News reports that the North East Independent School District plans to auction off hundreds of items from the former Robert E. Lee High…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas lawmakers and school administrators are working this summer to improve school safety following the May massacre at Santa Fe High School and other recent shootings at schools across the country. Senator Royce West sits on the state’s School Safety and School Violence Committee and told the WBAP/KLIF Lone Star Scoop Podcast…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF News) – Plano has been named the 5th best city in the United States to drive in. That’s according to a WalletHub study, which compares the top 100 most populated cities in the country. The study is based on metrics like the cost of car ownership and maintenance, traffic, safety and access to cars…… MORE
