(WBAP/KLIF) — White Settlement Police are taking a step back into the Old West of the 1800’s with a new uniform addition. When Police Chief Chris Cook was hired on to head the department, officers asked what he thought about approving them to wear cowboy hats on the job. Now, cook has approved that request.…… MORE
GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF) – Garland Police said Friday that three men are behind bars for their alleged connection to a gas theft ring. According to GPD, the suspects are accused of stealing more than 18,000 gallons of fuel from the ‘Ricky Rockets’ gas station on Jupiter Road. Investigators followed a suspect vehicle to Franklin and Bowie…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – The NBA fined the Dallas Mavericks $750,000 on Friday, saying the team engaged in “conduct detrimental to the league” by sitting out most of its key players against the Chicago Bulls on April 7 despite still having a chance to reach the postseason. The league’s investigation, which took less than a week,…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Help is on the way for low-income parents wanting a college education. Dallas College is partnering with Jeff Bezos to provide early childhood education for struggling families. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of Bezos Academy took place, Friday, at the Cedar Valley campus. Bezos Academy’s Ishii Tavarez says the Montessori-inspired preschool is…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The body of one of the two men who vanished into the Trinity River near the California Crossing Damn on Easter Sunday has been found. According to the family, 21-year-old Juan Ruben Chel Botzoc was recovered about 100 yards south of the spillway around 3:30 p.m. Thursday and the search…… MORE
The department says it arrived to a home where they were met with what appeared to be millions of aggressive bees. Grandview, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The Grandview Fire Department responded to a bee attach in progress Thursday. In a Facebook post, the department decribed what it said was a chaotic scene as crews arrived to…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The City of Fort Worth has solidified a deal with Michigan-based Carhartt apparel manufacturer to construct a 1.2 million square foot distribution center near Texas Motor Speedway. Cherie Gordon with the City of Fort Worth’s business development says the agreement will bring nearly $3.2 million in tax revenue over the next 10 years.…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Massachusetts Air National Guard member who has emerged as a main person of interest in the disclosure of highly classified military documents on the Ukraine war was taken into custody Thursday by federal agents, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced. Investigators believe that the guardsman, who specializes in intelligence, led the online…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A long awaited day for a set of North Texas conjoined twins. Cook Children’s Hospital has announced that both formerly conjoined twins are now home with their parents. A hospital staff of 25 performed the 11-hour surgery in January to separate Amie Lynn and Jamie Lynn Finley. The girls were conjoined at the…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Motorists driving between Dallas and Rockwall Counties are closer to having a safer commute. The Texas Department of Transportation and local officials held a groundbreaking ceremony in Rockwall for the much-anticipated I-30 expansion project. TXDOT Engineer Ceason Clemens says the stretch from Bass Pro Drive to the Hunt County line will be increased…… MORE
