RENDON (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Tarrant County woman is accused of voting in the 2016 presidential election, despite being on parole. Crystal Mason of Rendon is on supervised release for a conviction of conspiracy to defraud the government in 2011. Prosecutors said she and her then husband, Sanford Taylor Hobbs III, inflated their clients tax refunds at…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Rangers have launched an investigation into the Baylor University sexual assault allegations within the university’s football program. The Rangers opened the investigation after being asked to look into the matter by a group of state lawmakers. Students have reported multiple sexual assaults over the past several years and several lawsuits have…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Tarrant County District Attorney is dropping charges against five Arlington officers who lied about traffic stops. A total of 16 officers resigned or were fired after an investigation last year. Arlington police say the officers reported making traffic stops that never happened. Now, the Tarrant County District Attorney has agreed not…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas police led officers on active shooter training Wednesday. Officers responded to mock scenarios at a training facility near the department’s headquarters. “It gets the officer mentally prepared for anything they might encounter at Galleria Mall, North Park Mall, Love Field, anything with a lot of people,” says Sergeant Raymario Sanchez.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — As of Wednesday, the City of Dallas is instituting a smoking ban in public parks. The Dallas City Council approved the ordinance in November, which will only apply to parks and trails managed by the city. Any entity managed by a private partner — like the Dallas Zoo, Arboretum or Fair…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas Police Choir is raising money to sing at National Police Week in Washington D. C. in May. The choir used their voices to comfort the families of five of their fallen brothers, who were killed by a sniper in downtown Dallas on July 7th, 2016. Detective Lucy Barnett told WFAA…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings has withdrawn his lawsuit against the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System. Rawlings had sued to stop lump sum withdrawals from the system which, in a statement, he says reduced the fund from $2.7-billion to $2.1-billion. Now, the mayor says he is withdrawing the lawsuit leaving it in…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – Houston authorities say two police officers have been shot and taken to hospitals, one in critical condition. Mayor Sylvester Turner says one of the officers wounded Tuesday is in critical condition while the other suffered injuries to his foot that are not life-threatening. He says the officers were responding to a home…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Former Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel made a brief court appearance Tuesday morning in Dallas because of failure to tell a judge what steps he was taking toward a dismissal agreement signed in late November of last year. Manziel is supposed to attend rehab and anger management, and in return a misdemeanor…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – State Senator Don Huffines issued an apology Monday night for his behavior during a heated exchange with parents, educators and students at the Texas PTA Rally Day in Austin. The conversation got tense as Huffines sparred with the crowd about student vouchers and complaints about money being diverted from public…… MORE
