DENTON – WBAP/KLIF – A man believed to be about age 30, still not identified, has been struck by a commuter train in Denton Friday night. Police say the victim suffered a serious leg injury; he was trapped underneath the train but Fire/Rescue managed to perform a technical rescue that freed him. Investigation continues, but…… MORE
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) – Chaos erupted near Texas’ death chamber when the son of the inmate being executed pounded on the chamber windows, shouted obscenities and threw fists after his father spoke his last words. Billie Wayne Coble was sentenced to death for the 1989 killings of his estranged wife’s parents and brother. The Vietnam War…… MORE
RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF)- The Dallas County District Attorney’s office is dropping charges against Sini Mathews, the adoptive mother of Sherin Mathews who was found dead in a Richardson Culvert in 2017. Mathews had been charged after prosecutors said she and her husband left their daughter, home alone and two weeks later her body was found in a…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is trying to give church folks a heads up about scammers. Paxton has issued a consumer alert regarding people pretending to be pastors or priests, who are texting church members and asking them to buy gift cards for a fake charitable cause. Scammers claim these gift cards are…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Former Dallas City Councilwoman Carolyn Davis pleaded guilty to accepting more than $40,000 in bribes. In a press conference Friday, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox said Davis actively sought out these bribes from real estate developer Ruel Hamilton, a principal with AmeriSouth Realty Group, for his…… MORE
Corinth, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Police made arrests last night at a Corinth Albertsons in connection with a suspected robbery ring. According to a Twitter post, Corinth police said many people had inquired about heavy police activity around 7pm at the store on f-m 2181, where the suspects were taken into custody. Police Activity @Albertsons 🚨…… MORE
Dallas, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Soon, Dallas Independent School District will have a unified sex education curriculum. This, after the board voted to adopt the sweeping policy last night. Terry Greenberg with the North Texas Alliance to reduce unintended pregnancy says this is a big change for DISD. “This is a huge change going forward, this…… MORE
Waco (AP) – A Texas jury has found a former Baylor University football player not guilty of raping another student in 2016. The McLennan County jury deliberated about two hours in Waco on Thursday before acquitting 26-year-old Shawn Oakman of sexual assault. Oakman is the Bears’ career leader in quarterback sacks. The woman who says…… MORE
DENTON, Texas (AP) — A North Texas woman who was rescued from a trash- and feces-strewn closet as a child and later spoke publicly about her abuse has been indicted on child sex abuse charges. The Dallas Morning News reports a Denton County grand jury indicted 25-year-old Lauren Ashley Kavanaugh on Thursday. She’s been in Denton County…… MORE
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF)- a Denton High School teacher accused of having sexual relations with a student, turned herself in Thursday morning. Denton police say 46-year-old John H. Guyer High School teacher Jeanna Wesson was arrested and charged with improper relationship between a 17-year-old male student 2 years ago. Bryan Cose with the Denton Police Department said the…… MORE
