DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Dallas County judge has set a trial date for the adoptive mother of Sherin Mathews, the Richardson toddler found dead in a culvert in 2017. Sini Mathews is accused of leaving Sherin home alone the night the three-year-old was reported missing. The judge set Mathews’ trial for April 15th with a…… MORE
White Settlement, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A man in White Settlement really didn’t want to go to jail, but made a not so smart move to in an effort to avoid it. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that 19-year old Matthew Jude Gorman pleaded with with police to let him go after a foot chase in…… MORE
UPDATED: 9:01AM Grapevine, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Grapevine fire officials say an early morning fire has completely destroyed Baker’s Ribs restaurant off Highway 26 and Bass Pro Drive. Grapevine Fire Chief Darrell Brown says crews may not be able to go inside the structure to investigate the cause because all of the walls are at risk…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – School districts across Northeast Texas are showing support for students and staff at Athens ISD following a Friday collision with a train and a school bus that left an Athens middle school student dead and a 9-year-old girl and the bus driver hurt. More than 10 school districts are encouraging students to wear…… MORE
DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – A seven year old boy hit by a car in Lake Highlands last Monday has died of his injuries. Dallas Police say Alberto Meija died despite airlifting for treatment. Police say the accident happened on busy northbound Skillman Road near Audelia. Dallas Police indicate no charges are likely to be filed against…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – A former Dallas police officer and two suspended officers have been convicted on gambling-related charges. The Dallas Morning News reports court records show ex-officer Edrick Smith and Senior Cpls. Rogers Williams and Edward Van Meter each took plea agreements earlier this month. Smith pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of attempted gambling…… MORE
UPDATE: 1-25 7:35 pm Names of the injured now released; 13 year old Christopher Bonilla died in the crash 9 year old Joselyne Torres, operated on and in stable condition late Saturday at Dallas Children’s Hospital 78 year old bus driver John Stevens of Mabank, treated and released. ************************************************************************* ATHENS, TX – WBAP/KLIF –…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says he’ll sign legislation shortly to reopen shuttered government departments for three weeks – until Feb. 15. Trump’s action would end what has become a record, 35-day partial shutdown. Some 800,000 federal workers have had to work without pay or have been kept from doing their jobs as Trump…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Roger Stone, an associate of President Donald Trump, has been arrested in Florida. That’s according to special counsel Robert Mueller’s office, which says Stone faces charges including witness tampering, obstruction and false statements. The indictment does not accuse Stone of coordinating with the Russian government’s election interference in 2016, the key matter…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House says President Donald Trump will not accept a short-term deal to reopen the government unless it includes “a large down payment” for his promised border wall. The statement from White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday came as Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Democratic leader Chuck…… MORE
