DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A Federal grant announced Wednesday by U.S Attorney General William Barr is aimed at reducing crime in neighborhoods across the country, including Dallas. The announcement came while the city is experiencing an increase in crime. Project Safe Neighborhoods is an initiative that allows federal, state, and local law enforcement to work together to…… MORE
WATCH: Police Warn of Consequences for Threatening Mass Shootings
FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF) – Police reports from across the country show that nearly 30 people have been arrested over threats of mass shootings since the massacre’s in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas this month that killed 31 people on August 3. Last week in Florida, a 15 year old told Police he was joking after threatening a…… MORE
WATCH: Man Caught on Video Directing Racial Slurs at North Texas Postal Worker
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A profanity laced racial rant caught on video at a North Texas post office is making the rounds on social media. The video shows an elderly white man screaming at a black postal worker inside the post office at Trinity Mills and the Tollway in North Dallas. “Give me the form,” he…… MORE
Texas Death Row Inmate Set to be Executed Tonight for 1998 Abduction, Rape and Murder of Suburban Houston College Student
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) – A Texas death row inmate who has long maintained his innocence is facing execution for the abduction, rape and murder of a suburban Houston community college student more than 20 years ago. Larry Swearingen is set to receive a lethal injection Wednesday evening for the December 1998 killing of 19-year-old Melissa…… MORE
Florida Teen Arrested After Posting Online Threat Against His School
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – A 15-year-old Florida boy faces felony charges after posting a message while playing a video game that he would bring his father’s “M15” to Seabreeze High School and “kill seven people at a minimum.” Volusia County Sheriff’s officials say he posted the message on Discord using a fake name. Investigators…… MORE
[VIDEO] North Texas Teen Whose Lungs Failed From Vaping Speaks Out
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLID) – The North Texas teenager who is suffering from a new lung disease doctors are tying to vaping has been identified. 17-year-old Tryston Zohfeld tells the Fort Worth Star Telegram he realized something was wrong about a month ago when he got out of the shower, could not warm up, and experienced…… MORE
Cowboys, LB Jaylon Smith Agree on Contract Extension
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — When the Dallas Cowboys announced a contract extension for Jaylon Smith, it was first a celebration of the linebacker’s journey from a career-threatening knee injury in college to one of the NFL’s richest contracts at his position. Of course, it didn’t take long for the focus to turn to holdout running…… MORE
Eleven Arrested in Tarrant County Undercover Online Sex Sting Operation
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- On August 8 and 9, the Fort Worth Police Department Internet Crimes Against Children Unit (CACU) participated in a joint “Online Solicitation of a Minor” operation. Department of Public Safety, the Tarrant County Sherriff’s Office, Arlington Police Department, and various federal agencies also participated in the operation. Undercover officers connected through several…… MORE
Mesquite ISD Bus Driver Charged with Solicitation of a Minor
MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF)- The Mesquite Police Department arrested 63-year-old Ruben Castillo for Criminal Solicitation of a Minor to Commit Sexual Assault of a Child. Castillo was a us driver for Mesquite ISD for 11 years. The Mesquite Police Department is requesting any additional students who were contacted by Mr. Castillo in an inappropriate manner to contact…… MORE
Conference To Show Positive Economic Impact Of Immigrants In Dallas County
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A special conference on the economic impact of immigrants in Dallas County is set for Wednesday. The North Dallas Chamber of Commerce is hosting, alongside ‘New American Economy’, a bi-partisan research organization. Chelsie Kramer, with NAE, says immigrants are having a positive influence on the Metroplex economy. She says nearly 50-percent of economic…… MORE
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