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Kidnapping suspect leads Dallas Police on early morning, high speed chase

Kidnapping suspect leads Dallas Police on early morning, high speed chase

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police were involved in a chase with a domestic violence/kidnapping suspect early Saturday morning. About 1:30 am officers attempted to stop a vehicle that witnesses told them had kidnapped a woman on the edge of Old East Dallas. The driver of that vehicle drove off at high speed. The victim managed…MORE

$10 Mega Adoption Event Next Weekend in Fort Worth

$10 Mega Adoption Event Next Weekend in Fort Worth

FORT WORTH – WBAP/KLIF – More than 500 pets will be available for adoption next Saturday and Sunday at Fort Worth’s Will Rogers Coliseum for a $10 adoption fee.   Fort Worth Animal Control and the Humane Society of North Texas are teaming up in an effort to find homes for dogs, cats, puppies, kittens, reptiles…MORE

Dallas Mayor Regarding Crime Spike: “We’re Going to get it Under Control”

Dallas Mayor Regarding Crime Spike: “We’re Going to get it Under Control”

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas’ newly elected Mayor said Friday that law enforcement and leaders at Dallas City Hall are working together to reduce a recent increase in violent crime in the city. As of Friday, the number of murders in Dallas was 103 this year. 40 of those occurred in the month of May. During…MORE

Texas Sending Another 1,000 National Guard Troops to Border

Texas Sending Another 1,000 National Guard Troops to Border

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott says he’s sending another 1,000 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border. He blasted Congress on Friday as a “group of reprobates” over the growing humanitarian crisis. Abbott says the additional Guard members will assist at detention facilities and at ports of entry. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said…MORE

Grand Prairie Officer’s Continue Fallen Officer’s Legacy, Act of Kindness

Grand Prairie Officer’s Continue Fallen Officer’s Legacy, Act of Kindness

GRAND PRAIRIE (WBAP/KLIF)- It was a simple event but has a lot of meaning behind it. Grand Prairie Police officers gave out pizza at the Dalworth Rec Center Thursday evening to honor fallen officer A.J. Casteneda’s legacy. Castaneda grew up in Grand Prairie and would give back to his community with or without his uniform.…MORE

Grand Prairie Officer’s Continue Fallen Officer’s Legacy, Act of Kindness

Grand Prairie Officer’s Continue Fallen Officer’s Legacy, Act of Kindness

GRAND PRAIRIE (WBAP/KLIF)- It was a simple event but has a lot of meaning behind it. Grand Prairie Police officers gave out pizza at the Dalworth Rec Center Thursday evening to honor fallen officer A.J. Casteneda’s legacy. Castaneda grew up in Grand Prairie and would give back to his community with or without his uniform.…MORE

Grand Prairie Officers Continue Fallen Officer’s Legacy, Act of Kindness

Grand Prairie Officers Continue Fallen Officer’s Legacy, Act of Kindness

GRAND PRAIRIE (WBAP/KLIF)- It was a simple event but has a lot of meaning behind it. Grand Prairie Police officers gave out pizza at the Dalworth Rec Center Thursday evening to honor fallen officer A.J. Casteneda’s legacy. Castaneda grew up in Grand Prairie and would give back to his community with or without his uniform.…MORE

Renovations to Start ‘Immediately’ on the Historic Baker Hotel

Renovations to Start ‘Immediately’ on the Historic Baker Hotel

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – An historic and reportedly haunted hotel in North Texas has new owners. The Baker Hotel, in Mineral Wells has been purchased by a group Dallas-based Investors based in Dallas-Fort Worth.  According to WFAA-TV, the group told a large crowd of Mineral Ridge residents on Thursday, the project will bring hundreds of immediate…MORE