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Man Arrested in Dallas After Being Hit by DART Rail Train

Man Arrested in Dallas After Being Hit by DART Rail Train

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Officials with DART say one man is in Dallas Police custody after being hit by a DART rail train. According to DART, Dallas Police Officers responded to reports of an active shooter near Lancaster Road and Ledbetter Drive in Dallas after 6 p.m. Friday. It’s believed the man was hiding from police…MORE

Garland Road Rage Shooter Suspect Released from Jail, No Charges Filed

Garland Road Rage Shooter Suspect Released from Jail, No Charges Filed

GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF) – UPDATE: Garland Police have released and have not filed any charges against a man who’s accused of shooting and killing a driver during a road rage incident Thursday. Lieutenant Pedro Barineau says the suspect turned himself in and police interviewed him and other witnesses on scene. “There’s more in this investigation that we…MORE

Markets Shudder as Trade Tensions Flare

NEW YORK (AP) – Markets are closing sharply lower after the latest escalation of the U.S.-China trade dispute. President Donald Trump said U.S. companies are “hereby ordered” to find an alternative to doing business with China after Beijing announced tariffs on $75 billion of U.S. goods. The Dow Jones industrials sank 623 points, or 2.4%.…MORE

Supreme Court: Ginsburg Treated for Tumor on Pancreas

Supreme Court: Ginsburg Treated for Tumor on Pancreas

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has completed radiation therapy for a tumor on her pancreas and there is no evidence of the disease remaining. The court said Friday the tumor was “treated definitively and there is no evidence of disease elsewhere in the body.” In a statement, the court…MORE

Trump Orders US Companies to Find China ‘Alternative’

Trump Orders US Companies to Find China ‘Alternative’

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump in a series of tweets is ordering all U.S. companies with operations in China to begin looking for alternatives in response to retaliatory tariffs from Beijing. Trump on Friday said that he will respond in hours to an announcement Friday that China was retaliating to U.S. tariffs with a…MORE

Attorneys for Fort Worth Man Charged in Ole Miss Student’s Murder Seek Psychiatric Evaluation for Client

Attorneys for Fort Worth Man Charged in Ole Miss Student’s Murder Seek Psychiatric Evaluation for Client

FORT WORTH  (WBAP/KLIF News) – Attorneys for a Fort Worth man charged with killing a University of Mississippi student withdrew a request for a judge to set bail. Defense attorneys told a Mississippi judge Thursday they instead want 22-year-old Brandon Theesfeld to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. Defense Attorney Tony Farese told reporters in Mississipi that…MORE

XFL Announces Team Mascot: the Renegades

XFL Announces Team Mascot: the Renegades

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — Officials with the XFL announced the names of all 8 teams on Wednesday, including the team here in Dallas… the Renegades. They made that announcement by playing videos simultaneously in each of the cities. But if the league name, The XFL, sounds familiar, it should. It launched once before back in 2001…MORE

Irving Police Seized 160 Pounds of Pot Last Week

Irving Police Seized 160 Pounds of Pot Last Week

Irving, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – In a tweet, Irving Police showed of a big pile of pot that’s been seized off city streets . An officer standing next to dozens of bags of weed with thumbs up. The 160 pounds of the of marijuana was collected last week.  No other details were made available.   Last…MORE

Vigil for Woman Killed in Lower Greenville; Man Says He Saw ‘Large Man Pushing Woman’

Vigil for Woman Killed in Lower Greenville; Man Says He Saw ‘Large Man Pushing Woman’

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) –  In Lower Greenville Thursday a vigil was held at the location where a young woman tragically died Monday.  22-year old Sara Hudson was to meet friends to celebrate her birthday but never made it. Police late Wednesday night arrested a suspect seen on surveillance video. Video captures the moment when 49-year old Glen…MORE

Another Blue Bell Ice Cream Licker In Texas

PORT ARTHUR, Texas (AP) – An arrest warrant has been issued for a 24-year-old man who authorities say posted social media video of himself licking ice cream from a carton in Texas and returning it to a supermarket freezer. The warrant charges D’Adrien Anderson of criminal mischief, a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year…MORE