UVALDE (WBAP/KLIF) – The Uvalde CISD has suspended the entire police department one day after firing an officer who was hired while under investigation for actions related to the Uvalde school shooting in May. In a statement, the district says they will continue to engage with the Texas Police Chiefs Association which is conducting a…… MORE
Plano, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Plano police have arrested the so-called “Bright-eyed Peeper’ — 27-year old Christian Eli Hardin-Hoffman is an accused peeping tom after an incident last month on bellflower drive near Thunderbird Roller Rink. On September 15 around 11pm, police say they responded to a home where a victim reported that security cam footage…… MORE
UVALDE (WBAP/KLIF) – There’s more fallout over the Police response to May’s elementary school massacre in Uvalde. The CNN report said that a former DPS trooper under investigation for the failed Police response to the Robb Elementary school massacre was hired by the Uvalde school district ahead of this school year. In response to the…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana under federal law, as his administration takes a dramatic step toward decriminalizing the drug and addressing charging practices that disproportionately impact people of color. He is also calling on governors to issue similar pardons for those convicted of…… MORE
EULESS (WBAP/KLIF) – Police in the mid-cities are looking for a man accused of threatening a local elementary school. According to Euless Police, a warrant is issued for 34-year-old Jerrekus Pendleton for felony Terroristic Threat. He’s said to have made a threat toward Oakwood Terrace Elementary. Euless Detectives continue their investigation and are asking anyone…… MORE
EULESS (WBAP/KLIF) – Police in the mid-cities are looking for a man accused of threatening a local elementary school. According to Euless Police, a warrant is issued for 34-year-old Jerrekus Pendleton for felony Terroristic Threat. He’s said to have made a threat toward Oakwood Terrace Elementary. Euless Detectives continue their investigation and are asking anyone…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A conflict of interest controversy in Fort Worth has forced city manager David Cooke to recuse himself from all city business related to Sundance Square. In reaction to a trip Cooke and his wife took to Aspen, Colorado with Sundance’s owners last month, Mayor Mattie Parker and city council released a…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A conflict of interest controversy in Fort Worth has forced city manager David Cooke to recuse himself from all city business related to Sundance Square. In reaction to a trip Cooke and his wife took to Aspen, Colorado with Sundance’s owners last month, Mayor Mattie Parker and city council released a…… MORE
North Texas (WBAP/KLIF) Police have identified remains found in Collin County as that of Mercedes Clements, a Dallas woman reported missing in 2020. Police found the skeletal remains back in February near Lavon Lake and Morning Dove Lane. Mecedes Clements’ remain were identified thought dental records by the Collin County medical examiners’ office. Clements was…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott, on Tuesday, directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to deploy additional state resources to support Florida’s response and recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. “The State of Texas will continue supporting Floridians in need as their state recovers from the significant damage caused by Hurricane…… MORE
