GRAND PRAIRIE (WBAP/KLIF)- A Grand Prairie man faces charges after a fiery hit and run crash on I-30 near Loop 12. Police say 23-year-old Jesus Gutierrez ran after hitting a van with four people in it, the van flipped over and caught on fire. Jason Sloan with Grand Prairie Police says an off duty Arlington Officer, on his…… MORE
TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Texans saw some relief at the pump this week as gas prices dropped for the first time in 14 weeks. AAA Texas reports the average price in Texas is $2.59 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel which is three cents less than on this day last week and four cents…… MORE
Austin, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A bill in the Texas house that would have taxed e-cigarettes and vaping products is dead after Governor Abbott called for 11th hour changes aimed at imposing taxes on vape makers. Abbott stepped in to call for taxes on makers of devices that help people quit smoking, at the urging of…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – In a plea deal, a former North Texas doctor who prosecutors say prescribed unnecessary prescriptions for powerful painkillers has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Authorities say the prescriptions led to at least seven deaths. 58-year old Howard Diamond faced up to life in prison. He was the lead physician at…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas police are looking for Leonard Jerome Sowell in connection to the homicide of 40 year old Gina Elder, who was found dead in a hotel parking lot early Tuesday morning. According to police, surveillance video from Super 7 Inn located on Independence Drive shows the victim in a physical altercation…… MORE
UPDATE: May 10, 2019 New Information from Garland Police: This afternoon, May 9, investigators received a tip on the possible location of the minivan. A 2006 Toyota Sienna was located and confirmed to be the involved vehicle. Additional information led Investigators to identify the driver, believed to be responsible for the hit and run, as 35…… MORE
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF News) — An investigation into a Denton High School assistant principal has resulted in him losing his job. The investigation began when someone called the school district to say assistant principal Howard Palmer used the n-word when telling a student to turn off his music. A concerned father approached Palmer about it later…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The House Judiciary Committee has voted to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress, escalating the legal battle with the Trump administration over access to special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. The committee voted 24-16 to hold Barr in contempt after the Justice Department rejected House Democrats’ demands for the full…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department says President Donald Trump has exerted executive privilege over the full Mueller report and other investigative records that had been subpoenaed by the House Judiciary Committee. Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd says Wednesday that the Justice Department is also ending its negotiations with the committee. Boyd says the committee’s…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) — The controversial red light cameras are one step closer to being a thing of the past in Texas. A bill in the Texas House that would force cities to do away with the cameras over the next several years has overwhelmingly passed a preliminary vote, with the final vote likely coming…… MORE
