DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – On May 3, 2019, at approximately 8:49 p.m., officers responded to a shooting call in the 3500 block of Julius Schepps Freeway. According to Dallas Police, 27 year old Jacebo Soto was driving a white Chevy Tahoe on Northwest Highway, when he became angry with the driver of a silver Mustang.…… MORE
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – A driver for a Dallas-area adult day care center has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting a mentally disabled female client. Prosecutors say 34-year-old Edgar Lane Sharp Jr. was sentenced Friday in Fort Worth. Jurors on Thursday convicted Sharp, who worked for C3…… MORE
Dallas – Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – This is a busy weekend for politics in north Texas. Not only is Saturday election day in cities and school districts across this part of the state, but several of the national political campaigns are here. Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg came to Dallas to give the keynote address Friday…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Presidential Candidate Beto O’Rourke held a town hall and rally for his campaign in Fort Worth Friday. Hundreds of Democratic Supporters packed the Flying Saucer Downtown to hear O’Rourke’s pitch. Mallory Moore said she was excited to see him in person. “I was a huge supporter of Beto when he was running…… MORE
COPPELL (WBAP/KLIF)- A Coppell family is fighting with a dog sitting company after their dog drowned in a sitter’s pool. Amy Houston went on Rover.com to find a sitter for her 17 pound French Bulldog, Coco. Houston said she needed someone to look after Coco while she hosted her daughter’s high school graduation party. Houston said she thought she…… MORE
CEDAR HILL (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas County medical examiner has ruled that a well known Pastor, found dead in his Cedar Hill home in February, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Pastor Eugene Keahey died on February 28, the same night his home went up in flames. His two daughters and wife killed in the…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Hiring jumped in April as U.S. employers added 263,000 jobs, a strong gain that suggests businesses have shrugged off any concerns the economy may slow this year. The Labor Department says the unemployment rate fell to a new five-decade low of 3.6%, though that drop partly reflected an increase in the number…… MORE
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – American Airlines is expanding at its most profitable airport, opening 15 new gates at Dallas-Fort Worth International. American said the gates that opened Friday in Terminal E will let it add more than 100 daily flights on its American Eagle affiliate. By early June, Fort Worth-based American plans to operate…… MORE
ROYSE CITY, Texas (AP) – The widow of a Dallas-area firefighter is facing a capital murder charge after prosecutors said new evidence led to the upgraded count in his 2016 fatal shooting. Chacey Tyler Poynter of Royse City was charged with conspiracy to commit murder following the off-duty death of Robert Poynter, a University Park…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced Friday $9 million in additional Operation Stonegarden Grant Program funding to increase operational capabilities of federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies along the border. The announcement follows a previous release of $4 million in grant funding as part of the $30 million in Operations Orders approved by the U.S…… MORE
