BRENHAM, Texas (AP) — A Texas semitrailer driver rammed a stolen 18-wheeler into a public safety building where his renewal for a commercial driver’s license had been rejected, killing one person and injuring 13 others, authorities said Friday. The driver, identified as Clenard Parker, 42, was pulled out of the truck by authorities after smashing…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Dallas Fire Rescue and Dallas Police responded to a school shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins High School, Friday, that left one student injured and another one in custody. The incident occurred just after 10:30 a.m. Friday morning one student was shot in the leg. Police confirm that a suspect was taken into custody at around…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A jury found a North Texas doctor guilty of poisoning patients at Baylor Scott and White Surgicare North Dallas in 2022. Doctor Raynaldo Ortiz was accused of injecting heart-stopping medication into patient IV bags, killing one person and causing the cardiac emergencies of eleven others. The jury deliberated for several…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Four North Texas cities receive mixed grades on how lawmakers handle their finances. Truth in Accounting is a non-profit organization that reviews how well cities across the nation balance their budgets and follow through on their financial commitments. According to founder and CEO Sheila Weinberg, Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington and Plano showed up…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – On Thursday evening Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice was booked into the Desoto Regional Jail after turning himself in to Glenn Heights Police. He has since been released and has bonded out. Rice admitted to driving the Lamborghini that was speeding alongside a corvette that caused a six vehicle crash on…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A first-of-its-kind verdict in Dallas County involving fentanyl. It was the first trial involving a fentanyl case in Dallas county and prosecutors got a conviction. 33-year-old Richard Leal was found guilty of the manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance greater than or equal to four grams. He was sentenced to 30…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The family of O.J. Simpson is reporting that the NFL great has died after a battle with cancer via X. Simpson had stood trial for the double-murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman, in the 1990s, however was acquitted. The former Buffalo Bill passed away in Las Vegas,…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Body camera footage connected to an in-custody death at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas on November 29, 2022 has been released as the legal process continues for the North Texas family’s who is suing the facility. 41-year-old Kenneth Knotts died as officer restrained him after he tried to bring…… MORE
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – A warning about a deadly new street drug goes out to casual or weekend drug users, and parents of kids who may be tempted to try an unknown pill or another street drug. Former DEA/Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Michael Brown is…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police issue an arrest warrant for a Kansas City Chiefs player at the center of a Central Expressway pileup. An attorney for Chiefs Wide Receiver said that Rashee Rice was one of the drivers believed to have caused the pileup a week and a half ago on Central Expressway. An arrest…… MORE
