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Irving Police Warn of Suspicious Men Approaching Teens Near Irving H.S.

Irving Police Warn of Suspicious Men Approaching Teens Near Irving H.S.

Irving (WBAP/KLIF) – Irving police are warning residents about suspicious men approaching teen girls near Irving High School Two girls were approached at different times last Thursday by men asking if they needed a ride. When they refused, they demanded the girls get in the car. A 17-year old ran to Irving High School where…MORE

FWPD is on the Lookout for 2 Alleged Beer Thieves

FWPD is on the Lookout for 2 Alleged Beer Thieves

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Police are looking for two women who’ve allegedly made numerous ‘quick trips’ inside a fort worth QuikTrip and helped themselves to beer without paying. Police say the women are seen on surveillance video stealing beer from the QuikTrip on West Bonds Ranch Road, near US Highway 287 on three different occasions this…MORE

[VIDEO] Barreling Down I-35 at a Whopping … 15mph!?

[VIDEO] Barreling Down I-35 at a Whopping … 15mph!?

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Morning commuters on busy I-35 NB in Dallas Monday were surprised by a man on a Lime scooter who at one point crossed over 5 lanes of traffic to exit at Victory Avenue.  The unidentified man seemed undaunted by traffic where on any given day drivers are going between 75-80mph or higher.…MORE

Lawsuit:  Man Linked To 19 Deaths Killed Another Woman

Lawsuit: Man Linked To 19 Deaths Killed Another Woman

DALLAS (AP) – A lawsuit alleges a 90-year-old woman is another victim of a Dallas man who has been linked to 19 deaths. The suit was filed Monday in Dallas County against The Tradition-Prestonwood, an independent living facility in Dallas, by the woman’s children. It alleges the facility failed to keep residents safe. According to…MORE

Texas Airlines Leader of American Airlines Pilots Wants Candor From Boeing

Texas Airlines Leader of American Airlines Pilots Wants Candor From Boeing

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The new president of the American Airlines pilots’ union says his group will help assure the public that the Boeing 737 Max is safe when it is cleared to fly again. But Eric Ferguson also says Boeing needs to fully explain how the Max differs from previous versions of the…MORE

Jury Finds Former Mesquite Officer Not Guilty in Shooting Unarmed Man

Jury Finds Former Mesquite Officer Not Guilty in Shooting Unarmed Man

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A jury has found former Mesquite police officer Derick Wiley not guilty of aggravated assault in a trial where he was accused of shooting an unarmed man in 2017. Wiley was charged in the shooting of Lyndo Jones who Wiley thought was in a stolen vehicle. The vehicle turned out to belong…MORE

State Senator Royce West Announces his Candidacy for U.S. Senate

State Senator Royce West Announces his Candidacy for U.S. Senate

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- A large crowd came to the Event Center in Dallas for State Senator Royce West’s announcement that he is joining the race for a U.S. Senate Seat.  “I believe that I’m ready…I think I’ve demonstrated over the last 26 years that I have been a true servant of the people and I have…MORE

VIDEO: Cornyn Welcomes Royce West to Senate Race with Anti-West Campaign

VIDEO: Cornyn Welcomes Royce West to Senate Race with Anti-West Campaign

(WBAP/KLIF) – Senator John Cornyn’s campaign team is responding to a growing number of Democratic opponents in the 2020 Senate election. ‘Texans for Senator John Cornyn’ released a video, launched a website, and began a week-long advertising campaign in response to State Senator Royce West’s Monday announcement of his campaign for U.S. Senate. “Liberal Royce West supports late-term…MORE

How to File Claim: Equifax to Pay Up to $700 Million in Data Breach Settlement,

How to File Claim: Equifax to Pay Up to $700 Million in Data Breach Settlement,

WASHINGTON (AP) – Equifax will pay up to $700 million to settle with the Federal Trade Commission and others over a 2017 data breach that exposed Social Security numbers and other private information of nearly 150 million people. If approved by the federal district court Northern District of Georgia, the proposed settlement with the Consumer…MORE

Former Texas State Senator Wendy Davis Announced Congressional Run

Former Texas State Senator Wendy Davis Announced Congressional Run

Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Former Democratic Texas State Senator Wendy Davis is running for Congress against freshman Republican Representative Chip Roy. In a video announcement this morning, Davis said, “I’m running for congress because people’s voices are still being silenced.” “I’m running for our children and grandchildren so they can live and love and fight for…MORE