Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A retired Illinois man is in federal custody in Dallas charged with cyber-stalking Texas philanthropist Lyda Hill. According to the indictment Edward Pekala has never met Hill, and does not know her personally, but for three years has been stalking her on the internet, threatening her, and harassing her. He reportedly has…… MORE
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Dallas Police are looking for a pair of young murder suspects
(Dallas) WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police are looking for two young suspects in the January 2nd murder of a 47 year old man in southeast Oak Cliff. Anthony Moss was gunned down in the middle of a neighborhood street near University Hills Boulevard and Red Bird Lane. Police have identified his killers as 17 year old…… MORE
A Tarrant county woman is going to prison for embezzling from little league baseball.
Mansfield (WBAP/KLIF) – A parent volunteer who embezzled nearly $300,000 from the Mansfield Youth Baseball Association has been sentenced to 8 years in prison. Jennifer Witteveen has also been ordered to repay the money she stole while serving as the organization’s volunteer treasurer. When Witteveen was caught, she claimed she had taken the money to…… MORE
Denton Police kill out-of-control man rampaging through apartment complex
Denton (WBAP/KLIF) – Denton Police shot and killed a man who was raging through an apartment complex early Tuesday morning, threatening residents. Chief Frank Dixon says they had five officers on the scene at 3:00 am, dealing with a man who had been pounding on doors demanding entrance, and smashing light bulbs in the hallways.…… MORE
Texas congressman added to Trump impeachment defense
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas area congressman John Ratcliffe has been added to President Trump’s impeachment defense team. The white house made the announcement Monday night. Ratcliffe is a former federal prosecutor who President Trump picked last summer to be the new Director of National Intelligence. His nomination was dropped within a few days after senators…… MORE
A Saturday night pick-up basketball game near downtown Dallas turned into a shooting.
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Tempers flared while several young men were playing in an apartment complex near Canton Street and Cesar Chavez Boulevard. One of the aggrieved parties stormed away, but came back a few minutes later with a friend. That “friend” produced an assault rifle, and started shooting. He hit the 19 year old victim…… MORE
Byron Nelson Golf Tournament moving
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The PGA says this is the last year the Byron Nelson Golf Tournament will be played at Trinity Forest Golf Club, south of downtown Dallas. The tournament moved there three years ago, and the PGA says it has been disappointed by attendance and revenues since then. It has decided May’s Byron Nelson…… MORE
Retrial in Murder of Texas Tourist Postponed
ATHENS, Greece (AP) – A Greek court has postponed the retrial of seven suspects on murder charges over the 2017 fatal beating of a Texan tourist on an island resort. It is to allow a lawyer newly hired by the victim’s family to familiarize himself with the case. The court on Wednesday postponed the case…… MORE
Texas Girl Scouts go to “Cookie University”
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Hundreds of Girl Scouts gathered in Fort Worth Saturday for what the organization says was a “cookie university.” Girl Scout cookies go on sale across north Texas in a few weeks, and the “university” was intended to teach the girls how to run a successful cookie business concentrating on dealing with…… MORE
Firefighter injured fighting Fort Worth fire
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A Fort Worth firefighter was injured Saturday while fighting a fire at Wilson’s Bar-B-Q in east Fort Worth close to the I-30, East Loop 820 interchange. The 27 year old firefighter suffered first-degree burns to his hands and face. Investigators say the fire started accidentally when someone left a smoker door…… MORE
