DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Dallas claims that a lawsuit delaying the removal of a Confederate monument from Pioneer Park is costing money with every day the statue stays up. The city has asked a Judge to order the plaintiff to put up a $500,000 to cover potential expenses like more security around the…… MORE
Tarrant County Sheriff on Jailed Illegal Immigrants: “These Drunks Will Run Over your Children”
(WBAP/KLIF) – Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn is receiving attention for comments he made about illegal immigrants during a press briefing with other Sheriff’s and ICE officials at the White House on Thursday. The Sheriff’s were addressing challenges the legal system is posing to deportations. Waybourn pleaded with American Judges to stop delaying or preventing deportation of…… MORE
A Dallas Pro Boxing Champ Seriously Hurt After Being Ejected From His Ferrari
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Police say Dallas-area pro-boxer Errol Spence Jr. was hurt after being ejected from his pricey Ferrari overnight. Police say Spence was driving at a high rate of speed when he crashed into a light pole on Riverfront Blvd in downtown Dallas, flipping the car around 3am . The IBF welterweight champ is…… MORE
A North Texan Becomes the State’s First Vape-Related Casualty
Dallas-Fort Worth) – A North Texan has become the state’s first vape-related casualty. A Texas Department of Health spokesman confirmed Wednesday that an older woman died last week from a lung disease that has been associated with using e-cigarettes Where in north texas could was not disclosed. Across the state, 95 people have the illness.…… MORE
Group Argues Confederate Statue Removals Violate Free Speech
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal court of appeals heard arguments in a lawsuit challenging the University of Texas’ removal of three Confederate statues from campus two years ago. The Texas chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans sued the school after it removed the statues of Robert E. Lee, Albert Sidney Johnston and John…… MORE
Beto O’Rourke To Hold A Rally Against Fear
EL PASO, Texas－Beto will hold a Rally Against Fear Thursday, October 17 to directly confront Donald Trump’s dangerous hatred and division on the night he tries to spread it across the battleground state of Texas. The 6:00 p.m. event held in the Theatre at Grand Prairie will bring the region, the state, and the country…… MORE
Beto O’Rourke To Hold Trump Counter Rally in DFW
EL PASO, Texas－Democratic Presidential Candidate Beto O’Rourke will hold a “Rally Against Fear” Thursday, October 17 in Grand Prairie, the same night President Donald Trump holds a rally at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. O’Rourke says “this event will bring the region, the state, and the country together to counter Trump and demonstrate that…… MORE
Dallas Police Could Lose One of Its High Ranking Officers to Become the Frisco Police Chief
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The Dallas Police Department could lose one of its high ranking officers to become the Frisco Police Chief. Out of three finalists, two of them are long time DPD officers, the other Deputy Chief with the Frisco Police Department. “I think its another reminder to the citizens of Dallas of the high quality of…… MORE
Southwest Grounds 2 Planes after Finding Cracks in Key Part
DALLAS (AP) – Southwest Airlines is grounding two Boeing jets after finding cracks in parts that connect wings to the fuselage. A Southwest spokesman said Wednesday that the airline reported its findings to Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration, which didn’t immediately comment. The FAA ordered airlines to inspect Boeing 737s, starting with jets that…… MORE
Art Briles’ Mount Vernon Squad Reprimanded by UIL
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Former Baylor football coach Art Briles’ new team is in hot water with the University Interscholastic League. Briles was fired from Baylor in 2016 amid a sexual assault scandal at the University. He took over as Head Coach for Mount Vernon High School in East Texas this year. Two of Briles’ players…… MORE
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