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What’s Old Is New Again For Rick Perry

What’s Old Is New Again For Rick Perry

Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – Former Energy Secretary and Texas Governor Rick Perry has a new job with his old company. MCNA Dental announced Monday Perry, who previously served on its board of directors, would return to the company as the vice chairman of its board and as its chief strategy officer. In a statement, the company says,…MORE

Friday is Deadline to Apply to Vote by Mail

Friday is Deadline to Apply to Vote by Mail

(WBAP/KLIF) – A nonpartisan voting advocacy group is reminding Texas voters that Friday is the deadline to apply to vote by mail in the upcoming Texas Primary. Grace Chimene is president of the League of Women Voters of Texas. “Voters over the age of 65, they are sick or disabled or they are out of…MORE

Man Found Guilty of Capital Murder in Death of Richardson Police Officer

Man Found Guilty of Capital Murder in Death of Richardson Police Officer

COLLIN COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF) – The man on trial for the 2018 killing of a Richardson Police Officer was found guilty Wednesday, just two days after the trial began. It took a Collin County jury less than three hours to convict Brandon McCall on two counts of Capital Murder in the 2018 shooting deaths of his…MORE

Man Kept Driving with Body of Person He Hit

Man Kept Driving with Body of Person He Hit

AUSTIN – (AP) – A driver has been arrested after police said he fatally struck a pedestrian in Austin kept driving for about half a mile with the body in the car and then went to a beer garden. Twenty-four-year-old Paul Joseph Garcia remained in jail Tuesday on charges of intoxication manslaughter and accident involving…MORE

North Richland Hills Police Search for Man Accused of Assaulting Teen

North Richland Hills Police Search for Man Accused of Assaulting Teen

NORTH RICHLAND HILLS  (WBAP/KLIF News) – North Richland Hills Police are asking the public to help catch a man accused of assaulting a teenager earlier this month. The incident happened February 10th just after 3 p.m. near the North Electric Trail and Susan Lee Ln. Investigators said the man spoke with a teenage girl and asked…MORE

North Texas Political Science Experts Weigh in Ahead of Democratic Presidential Debate

North Texas Political Science Experts Weigh in Ahead of Democratic Presidential Debate

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Wednesday night will be the first time Democratic Presidential Candidate Michael Bloomberg will share the stage with the other candidates at the Democratic Debate in Las Vegas. SMU Political Professor Cal Jillson says he thinks Bloomberg will be prepared to make himself known. “He’ll likely survive and will field some questions that are…MORE

Hundreds Sign Petition to Save ‘Leaning Tower of Dallas’

Hundreds Sign Petition to Save ‘Leaning Tower of Dallas’

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- A petition has been made to keep the ‘Leaning tower of Dallas’ and so far over 300 people have signed. The elevator shaft of an 11-story office building imploded on Sunday still stands at a 15 degree lean and Dallas residents have flocked to take pictures of it. It’s made national headlines and residents…MORE

Officer Involved Shooting in Bedford

Officer Involved Shooting in Bedford

BEDFORD (WBAP/KLIF)- Bedford Police are investigating an officer involved shooting on Circle Lane near the Brook Hollow Park. Police say one officer attempted a traffic stop and the suspect missed the turn and hit a curb. Police say the suspect got out of the car, approached the officer and said he had a weapon. “The…MORE

‘Fruitcake’ Movie Will Highlight A Texas Tradition

‘Fruitcake’ Movie Will Highlight A Texas Tradition

Corsicana (WBAP/KLIF) –  The Collin Street Bakery, based in Corsicana will soon be featured on the big screen.  Actor Will Ferrell will star in “Fruitcake,” a new film about accountant Sandy Jenkins and his wife Kay, who embezzled more than $17 million dollars from the bakery. Jenkins is serving a 10 year prison sentence, while…MORE