FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — Testimony began Tuesday morning in the appeal of a Ft. Worth Police officer suspended for using excessive force. Officer William Martin was responding to a call about someone littering in a person’s yard and a disturbance. Craig then called 911, saying the neighbor grabbed her son and choked him. A…… MORE
ELLIS COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – A manhunt is underway for an inmate who has escaped from the Ellis County Jail Monday. Authorities are searching for 67-year-old David Weldon Rowe, who was being held for suspicion of driving while intoxicated, evading arrest and disorderly conduct. Investigators said Rowe was on a supervised work detail near Lone…… MORE
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine (AP) – Former President George H.W. Bush is celebrating his 93rd birthday with family on the Maine coast. Bush was planning a low-key celebration Monday with his wife, Barbara Bush, and other family members at their summer home in Kennebunkport. She turned 92 last week. The former president was hospitalized in the spring…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Dallas City Council will officially have four new members. Mail-in ballots from the weekend’s runoff elections have been counted, making it now official that Mayor Pro Tem Monica Alonzo, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Erik Wilson, and councilwoman Tiffani Young will no longer be on the council. They’ll be replaced by…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The standoff along 1-30 in Arlington has come to an end and police have a suspect in custody after a high-speed police chase involving a stolen 18-wheeler ended in a fiery crash. SWAT officers pulled the man out, who was bleeding and seemed dazed. The chase started when a Fort Worth police officer spotted the…… MORE
ROWLETT (WBAP/KLIF News) — Runners will be taking the streets of Rowlett tomorrow morning to continue raising money for tornado victims. The second annual “Rebuild Rowlett 5K” takes place Saturday morning at 8:05 with the goal in mind of raising $10,000 to help those displaced by the deadly 2015 storms. The group Rowlett Strong says…… MORE
(CNN) – Former FBI director James Comey testified Thursday that he orchestrated the leak of his accounts of conversations with President Donald Trump because he thought it might lead to the appointment of a special prosecutor to lead the Russia investigation. In one of the most revealing moments of a blockbuster Senate intelligence committee hearing,…… MORE
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) – The parents of a U.S. government contractor charged with leaking classified documents to a news organization insist she’s not a flight risk and should be released from jail before her trial. Reality Winner faces a detention hearing Thursday in federal court in Augusta, Georgia, so that a judge can determine whether…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – State Representative Victoria Neave issued a public apology Wednesday afternoon following her arrest on a suspicion of driving while intoxicated charge less than 24 hours earlier. Dallas police arrested Neave around 11:30 Tuesday night after they received a call about a car that had hit a tree near the Lakewood Country Club.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Following Executive Session Wednesday, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said the city will join other cities to challenge the Sanctuary Cities Bill. Statement from Mayor Mike Rawlings: The City Council was briefed this afternoon in executive session regarding the lawsuit the State of Texas recently filed against various state governmental entities and…… MORE
