DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Several Dallas leaders are voicing concern about the activity of State Troopers in South Dallas. Amid an increase in violent crime, the Dallas Police Department called in the Texas Department of Public Safety for assistance earlier this year. According to DPD, the City of Dallas continues to experience an increase in violent crime…… MORE
TRAVIS COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) — The chief of intelligence and counter-terrorism for the Texas Department of Public Safety has been fired after being arrested on a sexual assault charge. 45-year-old John Jones is accused of inviting a woman to a party at his house, then taking her to the woods and violently raping her. According…… MORE
BAYTOWN (WBAP/KLIF) – Dozens of people suffered minor injuries when a massive fire broke out Wednesday at an ExxonMobil plant in Baytown, Texas. The fire is the most recent in a string of chemical plant fires outside Houston. “37 people with non-life threatening injuries were treated for injuries,” said Plant Manager Jason Duncan. “All of which were minor in…… MORE
DFW AIRPORT (WBAP/KLIF News) — Driving through DFW Airport just to get a jump on traffic may soon cost you more money. Right now, it costs $4 to spend eight minutes or less at the airport. But if the airport’s board approves a new proposal, that price will jump to $6 in October. The reason,…… MORE
GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF News) — Garland Police are looking for a man who robbed a Braum’s drive-thru by breaking the window and stealing two cash registers. The incident happened on July 17th at the store near Broadway and Rowlett Road. Police say the suspect was driving a white Honda Civic with a covered rear license plate…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Cowboys and star Running Back, Ezekiel Elliot, are being sued for $20-million-dollars over a 2017 Frisco car crash. The lawsuit filed in Collin County, by Ronnie Hill, claims the Cowboys “conspired with the Frisco Police Department to cover up the severity of the accident.” Elliot’s SUV reportedly collided with Hill’s…… MORE
SEATTLE (AP) — A security breach at Capital One Financial, one of the nation’s largest issuers of credit cards, compromised the personal information of about 106 million people, and in some cases the hacker obtained Social Security and bank account numbers. It is among the largest security breaches of a major U.S. financial institution on…… MORE
Denton, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – An anti-hate rally is planned for today outside the Denton County Courthouse after an incident outside several Denton establishments Sunday. Patrons at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studio captured what some described as white supremacist activity, according to the Denton Record Chronicle. In a video captured from inside the establishment you can hear…… MORE
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – U.S. Representative John Ratcliffe of Texas has been tapped to replace Dan Coats as national intelligence director. President Trump announced Coats’ departure as Aug. 15 in a tweet Sunday and thanked him for his service. I am pleased to announce that highly respected Congressman John Ratcliffe of Texas will be nominated by…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats is leaving his job next month, ending a two-year tenure marked by President Donald Trump’s clashes with intelligence officials. Trump tweeted Sunday that the nation’s top intelligence official would step aside on Aug. 15, and that he would nominate a Texas congressman, Republican John Ratcliffe, to…… MORE
