Another cloud of Saharan dust is due to cloud the skies of the Dallas Fort Worth and all of North Texas as soon as Sunday. Meteorologists with the National Weather Service say the dust cloud can be seen on satellite images; currently it is located in the southern Gulf of Mexico. The Coastal Bend area…… MORE
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Eight MS-13 Gang Members Indicted in North Texas
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Eight members of the violent MS-13 gang have been indicted with multiple charges against ten victims in North Texas. U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox, who was joined by Dallas County District Attorney Faith Johnson says these indictments prove that the Metroplex is not gang-free. “We’d like to think that we don’t have…… MORE
British Prime Minister Politely Disagreed With President Trump About Brexit’s Impact on Trade
LONDON (AP) – British Prime Minister Theresa May has disagreed -politely- with U.S. President Donald Trump’s warning that her Brexit plans could scuttle a U.S.-U.K. free trade deal after the U.K. leaves the European Union. May says her plan “provides the platform for Donald and me” to strike an “ambitious” trade deal. Trump and May…… MORE
Dallas Police Fatally Shoot Man During Stolen Car Chase This Morning; Man Had Pointed Gun at Officers
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police were involved in a shooting this morning that resulted in the death of an alleged car thief. Chief Renee Hall says it started when the 27-year-old man crashed a stolen car in a neighborhood and fired shots at a citizen. He was then chased by police to another neighborhood off…… MORE
Kidnapping Conviction Upheld in Christina Morris Case
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – A Texas appeals court has upheld the conviction of a man who kidnapped a Fort Worth woman from the Shops at Legacy in Plano four years ago. Christina Morris went missing and her disappearance gained national attention — her remains were found in Anna in March. The Dallas Morning News reports, the…… MORE
No Possibility of Parole for the Jealous Killer of an Irving Couple
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – An irving man receives life in prison for killing his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend two years ago. Prosecutors did not seek the death penalty for 22 year old Christopher Rubio, convicted of capital murder on Wednesday. Because prosecutors did not seek the death penalty, Rubio received an automatic term of…… MORE
Justice Department Appeals Court Ruling Allowing Merger with Dallas-based AT&T and Time Warner
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Department of Justice is challenging a court’s decision allowing the merger with Dallas-based AT&T and Time Warner to go forward. The Justice Department said Thursday it is appealing the ruling last month by U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, which blessed one of the biggest media deals ever following a landmark antitrust…… MORE
Hundreds of Items Being Auctioned From Former Robert E. Lee High School
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – San Antonio district officials are cleaning out mascot costumes, athletic gear, banners and other memorabilia after removing a Confederate reference from a high school’s name. The San Antonio Express-News reports that the North East Independent School District plans to auction off hundreds of items from the former Robert E. Lee High…… MORE
LISTEN: What Lawmakers are Doing to Improve School Safety
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas lawmakers and school administrators are working this summer to improve school safety following the May massacre at Santa Fe High School and other recent shootings at schools across the country. Senator Royce West sits on the state’s School Safety and School Violence Committee and told the WBAP/KLIF Lone Star Scoop Podcast…… MORE
Man Wrongly Identified in 2016 as the Dallas Police Ambush Shooter Sues City and Police
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A man wrongly identified by Dallas Police in 2016 during the height of a police ambush that ultimately left five officers dead, is suing the city and police department. The federal lawsuit filed monday alleges dallas police detained Mark Hughes and his brother Cory Hughes without reasonable suspicion or probable cause. The…… MORE
