DALLAS (AP) — New population estimates show that the Dallas-Fort Worth area led American cities in new residents from 2017 to 2018. U.S. Census Bureau numbers show that the two cities, along with Arlington in between, grew by nearly 131,700 residents and have gained more than a million residents since 2010. Houston and its neighboring cities of…… MORE
Houston (WBAP/KLIF) – A prominent cancer center in Houston says it has ousted three scientists identified by federal authorities as probably involved in Chinese efforts to steal American research. The MD Anderson Cancer Center says it was told the National Institutes of Health could withhold funding if the Center didn’t act. The three scientists have…… MORE
COLLIN COUNTY – WBAP/KLIF – Investigation is underway into the cause of a car leaving a roadway and crashing into a home in Collin County. Highway Patrol Troopers were called to the single vehicle crash on Caddo Cove, near Sweetwater Cove and Three Rivers Lane, to find three people inside the vehicle; none were inside…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas is among just nine states with holidays honoring Confederate soldiers and a teenager is behind a renewed push to change that. The effort to abolish “Confederate Heroes Day” comes months after state Republican leaders yielded to pressure and removed a 60-year-old plaque that rejected slavery as an underlying cause of…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The district attorney for one of the largest counties in Texas is introducing new drug-prosecution protocols that are expected to increase the number of case dismissals and referrals to diversion programs. Travis County District Attorney Margaret Moore has already instructed crime labs to stop testing trace amounts of substances because her…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found Friday in a drainage ditch near the intersection of Bruton and North Masters Roads west of Mesquite. Police say there was no obvious cause of death, so that determination will be up to the Dallas County Medical Examiner. The…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth Police are looking for a pair of armed robbers who have held up at least three businesses in the last three weeks. They robbed a Shell gas station on March 29, an O’Reilly’s Auto Parts on March 31, and a Quick Stop food mart on April 17. They also…… MORE
DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – Dallas Police are investigating the discovery of a woman’s body in a drainage ditch at Bruton and North Masters Roads Friday afternoon. No identification or possible cause of death yet released. (Copyright, All Rights Reserved; WBAP/KLIF) … MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Fort Worth cold case detectives are looking for a person of interest in connection to 1974 murder. Officer Ivan Gomez said Carla Walker was kidnapped when she was 17 years old outside a south Fort Worth parking lot. Her body was found days later near Benbrook Lake but her killer still hasn’t…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Fort Worth cold case detectives are looking for a person of interest in connection to 1974 murder. Officer Ivan Gomez said Carla Walker was kidnapped when she was 17 years old outside a south Fort Worth parking lot. Her body was found days later near Benbrook Lake but her killer still hasn’t…… MORE
