DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – AAA Texas hopes to reduce drunk driving this 4th of July by offering it’s “Tipsy Tow” service. Starting at 6 p.m. today, the agency will send a tow truck free of charge to pick up inebriated drivers and their cars. There are some restrictions, AAA Texas said the program is considered…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – North Texans are hitting fireworks stands outside of city limits to stock up for the Fourth of July. Katy Yarbrough owns a fireworks stand in Van Zandt County and said Tuesday that it’s been a busy year for fireworks sales so far. “This year has been good,” said Yarbrough. “The year started off…… MORE
Grand Prairie, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – An Arlington man is being held in the Grand Prairie Detention Center on 500-thousand dollars bond in connection with a fatal hit-and-run early Sunday. 23-year old Michael Sanchez is charged with failure to stop and render aid after his Dodge Charger slammed into a woman who was changing a flat…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says he met with four potential Supreme Court Justice candidates on Monday morning as he works to fill the spot vacated by retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. Trump he says he plans to meet with two to three more as he works toward a decision “over the next few days.”…… MORE
Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Immigration policy protestors turned out this weekend in Dallas, McKinney and Fort Worth. An estimated three thousand demonstrators turned out in the summer heat for a rally at Dallas City Hall, protesting the separation of immigrant families along the border. Local demonstrators marched and rallied in solidarity with over 700 protests…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police are looking for multiple suspects after gun battle broke out in a quiet Oak Lawn neighborhood early Sunday morning. WFAA-TV reports, a home surveillance camera clearly captured both the sight and sound of two cars barreling down Crestview Drive exchanging gunfire before both vehicles peel off in separate directions as the…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County Sheriff’s deputies have recaptured an inmate who escaped Sunday afternoon. 28-year old Daniel Brown was found along with an alleged female accomplice Dieasha Owens, at a Motel 6 in Grand Prairie near Hwy 161 and I-30. They were taken into custody without incident. Brown is being charged with escape in…… MORE
MCALLEN, Texas (AP) – A U.S. official tells The Associated Press that Border Patrol arrests fell sharply in June to the lowest level since February, ending a streak of four straight monthly increases. The drop may reflect seasonal trends or it could signal that President Donald Trump’s “zero-tolerance” policy to criminally prosecute every adult who…… MORE
DALLAS, Texas – The Dallas FBI Violent Crimes Task Force reports police have again arrested a 54 year old prisoner who escaped from a Seagoville prison Thursday night. They say William Laurence Stanley was found hiding around a Highway 635 underpass in Balch Springs Friday night, and taken to the Balch Springs City Jail. William Laurence…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump tells reporters aboard Air Force One he plans to announce his choice to succeed retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on July 9. The president says he is considering two women among a group of at least five potential candidates for the nation’s high court. Trump says as many as…… MORE
