DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas City Council has expanded the powers of the independent panel that oversees city police and hears complaints about officer misconduct. Council members voted unanimously Wednesday to give the newly renamed Community Police Oversight Board a budget and staff of four to monitor complaints against officers. Activists in Dallas have been…… MORE
Texas Not One Of States Affected By Recent Melon Salmonella Outbreak
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Centers for Disease Control and the Food and Drug Administration say a salmonella outbreak that has affected 117 people in 10 states is linked to pre-cut melon. The likely source is said to be Caito Foods in Illinois, but the investigation is ongoing. The melon is sold at stores like…… MORE
Suspected Credit Card Skimmer Leads Tarrant County Deputies On Car Case Before Being Arrested
HURST (WBAP/KLIF News) – Tarrant County deputies helped arrest a credit-card skimming suspect, following a brief but wild car chase in Hurst Wednesday afternoon. During that chase, the suspect tried to ram the deputy’s patrol car twice and crashed into an AT&T Store before driving away again. The female suspect was apprehended at the Wells…… MORE
Dallas City Council Passes Paid Sick Leave Ordinance
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas City Council passed an ordinance Wednesday that will require private employers to provide paid sick leave for employees. Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, who said he supports the concept, is warning residents that the ordinance will likely be tied up in court for some time. “I hope no one thinks because…… MORE
First Woman to Head Dallas County GOP, Missy Shorey, Dead at 47
DALLAS – Missy Shorey, the head of the Dallas County GOP has died at the age of 47. On a Facebook post her husband, Marc Himelhoch, wrote that Shorey passed away “unexpectedly” on Tuesday. He added, “Words Can not express how much she meant to me an so many of you.” Shorey was the first…… MORE
Insurance Industry Experts Say Action Plans Are Key Amid Widespread Flooding
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Heavy rains drenched the Metroplex late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, leaving many North Texas with damage to their cars. At Dallas Love Field, dozens of cars that were in the airport’s A/B parking garage experienced the most damage Wednesday morning. Some were completely submerged in water reportedly due to…… MORE
Tanker Train Derailment Forces Evacuations in Fort Worth
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – About 10 homes in Fort Worth, a few miles east of TCU have been evacuated after a train derailment led to several cars catching fire early this morning. Mike Drivdahl, with the Fort Worth Fire says the evacuations were ordered because ethanol was involved in the derailment. “We’re making sure that…… MORE
Cars Almost Fully Submerged in Dallas Love Field Parking Lot
Dallas, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Folks who parked in Dallas Love Field’s parking lot A will be shocked to find some cars almost submerged in high water. Reporter Chris Sadeghi from our sister station WFAA-TV tweeted a video and images showing water almost topping the roofs of some cars, saying that it’s likely some kind of…… MORE
Convicted Ringleader In 1998 Hate Crime Executed In Huntsville
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) – A man who orchestrated one of the most gruesome hate crimes in U.S. history was executed by lethal injection on Wednesday night. John William King was convicted in the June 1998 dragging death of James Byrd Jr., a black man from East Texas. The 44-year-old King, who is white and an…… MORE
White Presidential Candidates Face ‘Woke Litmus Test’
After touring the National Lynching Memorial recently, former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper spoke of the “shame” he felt that some white people “kind of looked the other way during these lynching incidents.” Former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas has acknowledged he “clearly had advantages” as a white man. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts has said…… MORE
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