DENTON COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Denton County detention officer was arrested on charges of insurance fraud and bribery. The Denton County Sheriff’s Department’s Orlando Hinojosa said Corey Hughes allegedly plotted with an undercover officer to have have his truck stolen after it had been damaged in a hail storm. Hinojosa said a deal was made…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Area Rapid Transit is firing back after the Dallas Police and Fire Pension Board moved to back a proposal to strip funding from DART in order to save the failing pension system. DART’s Morgan Lyons warns the loss of $35-million a year would result in service cuts and make DART less…… MORE
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The US military has dropped an enormous bomb in Afghanistan, according to four US military officials with direct knowledge of the mission. A GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb, nicknamed MOAB, was dropped at 7 p.m. local time Thursday, the sources said. The MOAB is also known as the “mother of all…… MORE
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF News) – A martial arts instructor in McKinney has been accused of sexually assaulting two of his teenage students. Police said Timothy Lee Vidal, an instructor at Tiger Rock Martial Arts on Virginia Parkway, was arrested April 5 after one of his students claimed he took her to a Holiday Inn in Allen to have…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas City Council has passed a measure that would cite people caught with less than four ounces of marijuana, but they would not be arrested. Supporters say “cite and release” would free jail space for more violent offenses. Dallas police did not take an official position on the issue, but…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A tough Texas bill cracking down on local police who refuse to help enforce federal immigration law has cleared a key legislative hurdle toward becoming law. A House committee voted 7-5 without debate Wednesday to approve a softened version of the anti-“sanctuary cities” bill approved by the state Senate in February.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) United Airlines is in for a world of suffering following the removal of a passenger from an overbooked flight. Criticism is pouring in from around the globe, and CEO Oscar Munoz has made conflicting statements on the incident. Many of the condemning remarks are from China, where the carrier is trying to…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — After eight weeks of government-called witnesses, the corruption trial of Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price is finally shifting over to the defense. Federal prosecutors wrapped up their case Tuesday, but not before being scolded by the judge for handing over newly discovered evidence four times in the last week. The…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Arlington City Council voted to extend the city’s smoking ban last night after making a last-minute exception for bingo halls. The move comes after groups like the Lion’s Club and the Masonic Lodge argued the ban could result in a loss of business and a drop in donations. They also extended…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A judge has moved the criminal trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to Houston after uprooting the case from the Republican’s hometown. State District Judge George Gallagher made the decision Tuesday after special prosecutors argued they couldn’t get a fair trial in the conservative Dallas suburb of McKinney, where Paxton…… MORE
