DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings is calling on the Texas Rangers to conduct a criminal investigation into the past administration of the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System. In a statement, Rawlings says, “I have come to believe the conduct in question may rise to the level of criminal offenses.” Rawlings has spoken…… MORE
WEATHERFORD (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Weatherford police officer is recovering in the hospital after being shot during a traffic stop Thursday night. The department said Officer Chris Bumpas, who is the department’s rookie of the year, was shot by a backup police officer who was trying to help him during a struggle with the suspect. It happened…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas police have issued a murder warrant in the case of a woman whose body was found earlier this year. Marisol Espinosa disappeared about this time last year. Remains found were later identified as Espinosa in March. Now, the Dallas Police Department has issued a murder warrant for Faustino Valdez, Espinosa’s ex…… MORE
DALLAS – Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings used a YouTube video to speak directly to veteran and retired public safety workers about the ongoing pension fund crisis. He addressed the financial woes that are plaguing the DROP; Deferred Retirement Option Plan, which was created in the 1990’s to keep veteran police officers and firefighters on the force. DROP allowed…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP & KLIF News) — Fans lined up outside of AT&T Stadium as early as 5:30 last night to get their hands on Dallas Cowboys playoff tickets, which went on sale at 10:00 this morning. As of 10:43 AM, those tickets have officially sold out. The man who is in the front of the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A man and a woman are in jail after leading Dallas police on a chase in a stolen car early Monday morning. The black Dodge Charger had been reported stolen in a carjacking last week. Investigators said the man had allegedly robbed a woman leaving a party at the Lakewood Apartments on Henderson near South…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The Internal Affairs Unit of the Fort Worth Police Department is investigating after a video surfaced on Facebook showing an officer wrestling a mother to the ground and arresting her. The officer had been dispatched to the location on Rock Garden Trail because a neighbor had reportedly choked the woman’s seven…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Travelers at Dallas Love Field are being treated to some extra holiday cheer… Between 10a – 3pm today, Southwest Airlines and the container store have teamed up to wrap passengers presents for free once they get past security. Melanie Graham with The Container Store says it’s really all about making holiday travel…… MORE
COPPELL, Texas (AP) – Retail gasoline prices in Texas and the rest of country rose an average 3 cents per gallon this week. AAA Texas on Thursday reported the average statewide price at the pump was $2.06 per gallon. Nationwide gasoline prices reached an average $2.26 per gallon. The association survey found San Antonio has…… MORE
A longtime North Texas Sheriff has been found dead in his home. The Stephenville Empire Tribune reports Erath County Sheriff Tommy Bryant died from a self inflicted gunshot wound. The paper says Bryant’s death comes less than one week after news broke that he was under investigation by the Texas commission on law enforcement for…… MORE
