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WATCH: Collin County Jailer Arrested, Fired

WATCH: Collin County Jailer Arrested, Fired

MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – A Collin County jailer is facing felony charges. According to the Collin County Sheriff’s Office, a detention officer discovered a cell phone and charger in an inmate’s cell in the Collin County jail on Monday. The department said on Tuesday that Detention Officer Tyler Moody, an employee since October 2019, confessed to…MORE

New Wells Fargo Campus to be Built in Irving

New Wells Fargo Campus to be Built in Irving

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Wells Fargo Bank plans to create a new campus in Irving. According to the Irving Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce, The project will create 650 new jobs and $455 million in capital investment. A Texas Enterprise Fund grant of $5,001,100 has been extended to Wells Fargo. “Texas has a long history of…MORE

[LISTEN]: Nation’s Largest Railroad Union Rejects Contract that Averted a Strike Last Month

[LISTEN]: Nation’s Largest Railroad Union Rejects Contract that Averted a Strike Last Month

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The U.S.’s third largest railroad union rejected a deal with employers Monday, renewing the possibility of a strike that could cripple the economy. Both sides will return to the bargaining table before that happens. Over half of track maintenance workers represented by the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division who voted…MORE

DART to Hold Bus Operator and Police Officer Hiring Event

DART to Hold Bus Operator and Police Officer Hiring Event

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – DART is hiring and is inviting the public to learn more about available positions during a hiring event this weekend. Dallas Area Rapid Transit will host a hiring event for Bus Operators, Police Officers and Fare Enforcement Officers on Saturday, October 15, from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at DART Headquarters in…MORE

Voter Registration Numbers Skyrocket in Collin County

Voter Registration Numbers Skyrocket in Collin County

COLLIN COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF) – Ahead of Tuesday’s deadline to register to vote, Collin County election officials said there are 100,000 more registered voters in the county this voting season compared to the midterms four years ago. According to Collin County Election Administrator Bruce Sherbet, the county registers an average of about 25,000 new voters a…MORE

Massive Fentanyl Pill Bust in Fort Worth

Massive Fentanyl Pill Bust in Fort Worth

By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. FORT WORTH – (WBAP/KLIF) – Police in Fort Worth say they arrested two men and confiscated an alleged 25 thousand pills of deadly fentanyl. Officials say they were tipped off by a cooperating defendant about two men that had allegedly been receiving enormous quantities of fentanyl…MORE

Dallas Police Target Prositition

Dallas Police Target Prositition

DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) Dallas Police conducted a prostitution sting in northwest Dallas Friday night, targeting both prostitutes, and with at least one arrest, a suspected pimp. Officials indicate they were tipped off by a cooperating defendant about two men who’d allegedly been receiving enormous quantities of fentanyl pills for several months, and their supplier. After…MORE

Amber Alert Issued by Midlothian Police Department

Amber Alert Issued by Midlothian Police Department

MIDLOTHIAN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Ellis County Sheriff’s Office has issued an Amber Alert for 12 year old Jada Welch and 7 month old Tristan Welch. Suspects in the abduction are Alethia Tyson and Scott Welch. There is no exact vehicle information but they are believed to be in a black SUV. In a statement from…MORE

Billy Chemirmir Convicted for Second Time

Billy Chemirmir Convicted for Second Time

DALLAS (AP) – A man charged with killing 22 women in the Dallas area over a two-year span was found guilty Friday in one of their deaths. It’s his second murder conviction. With the verdict, Billy Chemirmir automatically received a second sentence of life without parole, this time for the smothering death of 87-year-old Mary…MORE