DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas cowboys tight end, Rico Gathers was allegedly arrested for possession of marijuana Friday night. Officer James Willis with Frisco Police said officers made contact with Gathers while he was parked on Parkwood Boulevard in Frisco. “The smelled the odor of burning marijuana which made them make contact with the occupant…… MORE
LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michigan Republicans may use a new tactic to stymie a pair of ballot initiatives that would raise the minimum wage and require paid sick leave: adopt the laws themselves ahead of the November election, then change those measures later. The unprecedented strategy is being pushed within the GOP-led Legislature so it’s…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Education Agency is asking lawmakers for $54 million to pay for school safety initiatives in a request just months after deadly gunfire on a campus. The Houston Chronicle reports the TEA made the request Thursday in its legislative budget request. The May attack at Santa Fe High School left…… MORE
DALLAS – (Associated Press) – The FBI says five men in a subgroup of the MS-13 gang are arrested as suspects in a Dallas western wear store holdup. The FBI says one of the men admitted to being the leader of the subgroup, called the PLS. The indictment filed charges the five with robbery,…… MORE
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – President Donald Trump will be campaigning for Senator Ted Cruz in the fall. President Trump made the news official in a tweet Friday afternoon saying, in part, that he will be doing a major rally in October in the biggest stadium in Texas. I will be doing a major rally for Senator…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A deadly crash on southbound Parkerville Road this morning claimed the life of a motorcyclist. Police say the victim had been traveling with several other bikers through DeSoto around one this morning when the accident occurred. The victim lost control of his motorcycle and fell off of his bike. When he got…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police Association President Mike Mata says due process was followed in the Roy Oliver murder case. Oliver was found guilty of murder and sentenced to 15 years this week in the killing of a 15-year old boy who was a passenger in a car of teens leaving a party when he…… MORE
PHOENIX (AP) – Former Vice President Joe Biden says he thought of Senator John McCain as a brother, with `a lot of family fights.’ The Democrat dabbed his eyes early in his speech Thursday at the Phoenix memorial service for the longtime Republican senator. Biden says the two men got to know each other while…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The family of Jordan Edward’s is now able to go forward with a civil suit against former Balch Springs Officer Roy Oliver and the City of Balch Springs. Because Oliver is guilty of murdering unarmed, teenager Jordan Edwards, Edward’s family Attorney Daryl Washington said they can sue the department for failing to…… MORE
Electra, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Police in north central Texas made three arrests in connection with the discovery of more than 600 pounds of meth. The drug bust by Electra Police netted 300,750 grams of meth found in a home lab, according to KFDX-TV. 65-year old Robert Clower, 53-year old Mark Bridgeford and 32-year old Brandon…… MORE
