(WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Department of Public Safety has released the name of the State Trooper who was shot and killed on the job Thursday afternoon near Fairfield. 41-year-old Damon Allen was a 16-year veteran of the force, and leaves behind a wife and three children. The suspect in the trooper’s death has been captured…… MORE
Dallas, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – There are rumors swirling that after a little over 2 months on the job, the new Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall may resign soon. According to a published report, there is some concern among the department’s rank-and-file that Chief Hall has not been seen in uniform since taking the reins…… MORE
Carrollton, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – 23-year-old Madai Cazares was safely located by Carrollton Police late Thursday night. Authorities say she was abducted Tuesday by her ex-boyfriend, 25-year-old Eduardo Reyes. Surveillance video from Cazares’ workplace shows Reyes forcing her into his car. Both Cazares and her estranged boyfriend were found unharmed Thursday night in an Irving wooded area . Police investigations…… MORE
DENTON COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas Police officer is accused of stealing groceries from a Walmart in Denton County. 30-year-old Christopher Hankins is charged with misdemeanor theft after police say he walked out of a Cross Roads Walmart Wednesday morning around 1:30 with nearly $830 worth of groceries, all while wearing a Dallas Police issued…… MORE
HURST (WBAP/KLIF) – Police are investigating after a one-year-old girl drowned in a bathtub Wednesday evening at an apartment in the 1700 block of Soto Grande Boulevard. According to a Hurst Police press release, the incident happened shortly after 6:00 PM when the parents stepped away from the bathtub after removing the victims 2-year-old sister…… MORE
ENNIS (WBAP/KLIF News) – U.S. Representative Joe Barton (R-Ennis) issued an apology on Wednesday after a graphic nude photo of him of surfaced on social media this week. The 32-year Republican expressed remorse for disappointing the people he was elected to serve. “While separated from my second wife, prior to the divorce, I had sexual relationships with…… MORE
Dallas/Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – It’s Orange Wednesday at DFW Airport, meaning the first one thousand drivers that showed up today ahead of holiday travel recieved e free parking vouchers. The airport does this every year to try and alleviate some of the stress associated with holiday travel. This year, DFW Airport is also giving 20-percent-off…… MORE
Richardson, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The mother of slain Richardson toddler Sherin Mathews is has asked for a bond reduction in her child endangerment case. Sini Mathews is jailed after investigators revealed that she and her husband left their 3-year old adopted daughter at home alone, while they went to dinner with their biological daughter on…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – – The FBI is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the death of a Border Patrol agent. The announcement comes one day after Governor Greg Abbott authorized a $20,000 reward on Monday. Agent Rogelio Martinez died Sunday after suffering fatal injuries to his head and body. His…… MORE
(CNN Money) — CBS News and PBS both said Tuesday that Charlie Rose’s contracts with them had been terminated. An internal memo at CBS, which announced its move first, said the decision “followed the revelation yesterday of extremely disturbing and intolerable behavior.” CBS suspended Rose shortly after The Washington Post published a 5,000-word story on…… MORE
