Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas County Jail inmate has escaped from custody at Parkland Hospital. 28 year old Alfredo Castro who was arrested Wednesday for theft got away from the officer who was guarding him about 5:30PM Thursday. He was last seen walking down Harry Hines Boulevard wearing a white T-shirt and black shorts. Castro…… MORE
Wylie Police Combat ‘Porch Pirates’ by Offering Residents to Send Packages to Station
WYLIE (WBAP/KLIF) – The Wylie Police Department attempts to stop porch pirates in a unique way. Starting November 30th-December 23rd, citizens can send their holiday packages to the Wylie Police Department. Someone from the department will be on hand to secure them until residents pick them up. Nuria Aroyo with the Wylie Police Department said…… MORE
New Renovations, Expansions to Downtown Dallas Main Street Garden Park
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The Main Street Garden in Downtown Dallas is getting remodeled. Dustin Bullard with Downtown Dallas Inc. says they’re improving the 10-year-old park because of the increase in residential and business development in the area. “The playground will be all new equipment and it’ll actually expand by 40%,” Bullard said. He said they will…… MORE
Family Rescued from Burning Home in Parker County
WEATHERFORD (WBAP/KLIF) – Parker County Sheriff’s deputies and neighbors helped rescue a family from a house fire early Thursday morning near Weatherford. Parker County Sheriff Larry Fowler said the call came in at 3:03 a.m., in the 200-block of Kalinga Drive in Springtown. Deputies arrived first on scene with flames showing through the roof of the…… MORE
Medstar Launches Mobile Flu Clinic for Spike in North Texas Flu Cases
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Medstar is doing it’s own mobile flu clinic, so you and a group can get vaccinated wherever you are. Matt Zavadsky with Medstar says hospitals in North Texas are experiencing a significant influx of patients with the flu, so Medstar is being pro-active by offering these mobile flu vaccine clinics for 10 or…… MORE
Texas Doctor Wins Court Battle to Keep 70-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Skull Fossil
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – After a years-long ownership battle with the U.S. government, a Fort Worth judge allowed a Wichita Falls physician to keep his 70 million-year-old dinosaur skull fossil. The Dallas Morning News reports a Dr. James Godwin, a palentology enthusiast, argued the government , which seized the Tyrannosaurus bataar skull in mid-2013,…… MORE
Michael Cohen Pleads Guilty to Lying to Congress
NEW YORK (AP) – Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, has pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about work he did on a Trump real estate project in Russia. Cohen made a surprise appearance Thursday in a New York courtroom to enter the plea. He admitted making false statements in 2017 to a Senate…… MORE
Grand Jury Will Decide on Friday on Amber Guyger Case
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A grand jury won’t decide until Friday in the case of a former Dallas police officer who fatally shot her unarmed black neighbor in his own apartment after she said she mistook it for hers. The secret panel has been hearing testimony most of the week in connection with the case since…… MORE
Convicted Cell Phone Thief is Allegedly Up to Old Tricks
Tyler, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A Tyler man on probation for swiping over 23-thousand dollars worth of phones from a Verizon store apparently hasn’t learned his lesson. Tyler police say 24-year-old Vernell D. Richarson is now accused targeting the lockers of TCU football players. The Star-Telegram reports, Richardson was arrested Wednesday morning on a ‘burglary of…… MORE
Frisco Residents On Alert After Multiple Coyote Attacks
Frisco (WBAP/KLIF) – The Frisco Police Department reported several incidents of aggressive coyote attacks near Eldorado Parkway/ Ryan Chandler with Frisco police says a jogger suffered significant neck injuries and had surgery after a coyote attack Wednesday morning. The coyote is still on the loose. “If at all possible we’re encouraging the public to stay…… MORE
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