MCKINNEY – WBAP/KLIF – Residents of a McKinney neighborhood woke up Saturday morning to find everything outside – lawns, vehicles, outdoor furniture and shrubbery – covered in a thick layer of dust. It’s believed cement dust escaped from the nearby Martin Marietta Redi-Mix plant. The company says it’s working with state air quality officials in…… MORE
LIBERTY, Texas (AP) – An East Texas jailer has been charged with stealing hundreds of dollars from inmates who surrendered the cash when booked. The Liberty County Sheriff’s Office says 23-year-old Mayra Gallegos-Balderas was arrested Tuesday on a theft of property warrant and freed on a personal recognizance bond. Gallegos-Balderas worked for GEO Group, which…… MORE
MCALLEN, Texas (AP) – A former South Texas police chief and law enforcement officer of nearly two decades has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for drug trafficking. U.S. District Judge Randy Crane sentenced 45-year-old Geovani V. Hernandez on Thursday. Hernandez, of McAllen, was convicted of numerous drug charges in March, including attempting…… MORE
Southlake, Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Southlake DPS posted the disturbing footage of a biker who ‘brake checked’ officer, which kept him from pulling someone over. Southlake police are asking for help identifying the biker so they can pursue criminal charges. the incident happened last saturday as an officer was running radar along HWY 114 when a large…… MORE
MESQUITE – WBAP/KLIF – The jury deciding the fate – for the second time – of a former Mesquite police officer has been instructed to return to court at Monday, 9 am. Former officer Derick Wiley faces aggravated assault charges for shooting an unarmed man he says he believed was stealing a vehicle, which was…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Dallas Police are looking for three suspects involved in the shooting death of a teenager. Tamika Cameron with Dallas police says this happened on Denley Drive in Oak Cliff. she says a witness testified that he and the victim were sitting inside a car when three suspects approached them in a brown Dodge…… MORE
The City of Fort Worth can’t hire a new chief for at least 2 weeks. A judge granted a temporary restraining order requested by former Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald’s lawyer, Stephen Kennedy. The TRO is in place to delay the city from hiring a new chief until his case can be publicly heard. “One purpose…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Meet Wilda Stephens…she’s a 97-year-old Fort Worth resident, and had a hand in making history for women. She was a ‘Riveter’. At only 18 years old, instead of going back to college right away, she had another opportunity to fill jobs left from men off to serve during World War 2. “Everyone…… MORE
(AP) – UK Chamber of Shipping CEO Bob Sanguinetti says the seizure of a British oil tanker by Iranian forces represents an escalation in tensions in the Persian Gulf that makes it clear more protection for merchant vessels is urgently needed. He said Friday the action is “in violation of international regulations which protect ships…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Salvation Army’s summer heat relief program officially launched this week, as heat indexes in surpass 100 degrees. The Salvation Army is activating 13 Cooling Stations across the DFW Metroplex to provide relief for the homeless, people without air conditioning, and those whose jobs require them to work outside. According to the…… MORE
