PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – A complaint of campaign fraud against Plano Mayor Harry LaRosiliere has been filed with the Collin County District Attorney’s office. Plano resident Matt Dixon claims LaRosiliere used a mailing list from his summer internship program to illegally recruit interns as political volunteers for particular candidates. “The use of the corporate mailing list violated Texas’…… MORE
Arlington Police Officer Indicted for Deadly Traffic Stop Shooting
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- An Arlington Police Officer has been indicted on criminally negligent homicide charges. Police say officer Bau Tran shot and killed O’shae Terry September last year as he tried to take off from a traffic stop. Video released from the department shows Tran holding down Terry’s window as he was trying to roll it up…telling…… MORE
Washington D.C. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Replica Coming to Lewisville
Volunteers are working to put up a three-quarter scale replica of Washington D.C.’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Lewisville Lake Park. The Wall That Heals exhibit will be open to the public 24 hours a day and will be accompanied by the Mobile Education Center. Lewisville is one of three Texas tour stops in 2019 for…… MORE
Former Texas A&M Football Player Sentenced to Life in Prison for Dallas Jogger Killing
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A former Texas A&M football player has been sentenced to life in prison for the hacking death of a Dallas jogger along White Rock Trail four years ago. Thomas Johnson was convicted this week of the murder of Dave Stevens. He was sentenced by a Dallas County jury Wednesday. Johnson’s defense tried…… MORE
EF-1 Tornado Confirmed Near TWU as Strong Thunderstorms Pelted DFW
Update at 12:30pm: The National Weather Service says the damage caused near Eagle Mountain Lake was most likely just from thunderstorm winds and not a tornado. Meanwhile, meteorologists have confirmed a low-end EF-1 tornado in the Justin area with 86-90 MPH winds. It is believed the path of that tornado was about a mile long…… MORE
Man Gets Life Sentence for Murdering Arlington Mother Selling Jewelry for Christmas Money
FORT WORTH, Texas (WBAP/KLIF News) – A North Texas man has been convicted in the 2016 murder of an Arlington mother who was selling jewelry to raise money to buy Christmas presents for her family. Mario Hernan Lopez Gamez was convicted Monday of capital murder and received an automatic life sentence. Prosecutors didn’t seek the death…… MORE
Suspected UNC-Charlotte Shooter Has Ties to North Texas
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – There is a North Texas connection to the tragic shooting at the University of North Carolina/Charlotte. 22-year old Trystan Andrew Terrell had moved to Charlotte from Arlington to live with his dad two years ago after the death of his mother; that, according to Terrell’s grandfather, Paul Rold, an Arlington resident. The…… MORE
Southwest Loses Top Spot In Customer Satisfaction Survey
(WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas based Southwest Airlines is no longer top dog when it comes to customer satisfaction. According to a survey by the American Customer Satisafaction Index, Southwest is now tied for second place with Jet Blue. Alaska Airlines comes in at number one. The report says, “Recent deadly crashes of the Boeing 737 Max…… MORE
Texas Stops Sharing Death Row Inmate’s Final Statements
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas prison officials on Tuesday abruptly halted the practice of sharing death row inmate’s final written statements after a lawmaker expressed outrage over the state relaying the last words of an avowed racist executed for the 1998 dragging death of a black man, James Byrd Jr. It marks the second recent…… MORE
Severe Weather Across North Texas
DALLAS/FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Parts of North Texas experienced severe weather, tornado warnings and flash flood warnings in North Tarrant, Denton and Parker Counties. People were asked to take shelter and avoid driving as severe weather rolled in at about 4:00 PM Tuesday afternoon. There was damage reported at Eagle Mountain Lake close to Harbor One Marina. A…… MORE
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