GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF)- Garland Police are investigating an allegation of a teacher restraining an elementary school student in the classroom. Garland Police says Garland ISD reported the incident at this Shorehaven Elementary school with a teacher and a pre-school or kindergarten student. Lieutenant Pedro Barineau said the teacher used something other than their hands to restrain the…… MORE
Plano City Manager Announces Retirement
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF)- Plano City Manager Bruce Glasscock will be retring at the end of April after serving the public for 50 years and the last 29 with Plano. “I’m ready to take a break and have some time to myself,” Glasscock said. Glasscock began his career with Plano in 1990 when he was selected as…… MORE
Fort Worth Burglary Suspect in Custody
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- A burglary suspect is in custody after shooting at officers in North Fort Worth. Fort Worth Officer Brad Perez said the suspect was attempting to break into a house on Love Circle. “As officers arrived on seen the man ran into a wooded area and starting firing shots behind him,” Perez said. Perez said…… MORE
Board Votes to Remove a 60-year-old Confederate Plaque in State Capital
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas officials voted to remove a 60-year-old Confederate plaque in the state Capitol that rejects slavery as an underlying cause of the Civil War. The decision Friday by the State Preservation Board follows years of resistance from Republicans to remove any of the roughly dozen Confederate markers in and around the…… MORE
VIDEO: Ennis Police Need Help Finding a Missing Woman
Ennis, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Ennis Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a woman who went missing Saturday. 38-year old emily wade was last seen by her family around 5pm driving her silver 2012 Nissan Altima with Kentucky plates. Any one spotting a nissan with kentucky plates is urged to call Ennis Police at…… MORE
ARRESTED: Dallas Police Thank Caller Who Identified Alleged Package Thief
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police are thanking witnesses who came forward with information leading to the identification and arrest of an alleged package thief in Northwest Dallas. 30-year old Ana Isabel Torez has confessed, and is charged with four counts of theft. Police also believe Torez used a child to help steal packages. The child…… MORE
Bond Hearing for Mother of Richardson Toddler Found Dead in 2017
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A judge will decide today whether or not to lower the bond of the the adopted mother of a Richardson 3 year old found dead in a culvert in 2017. Sini Mathews is charged with abandoning her daughter Sherin in October of that year — she and her husband reportedly left her…… MORE
Dan Patrick Says Texas Could Build Part Of Border Wall
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told President Donald Trump the state will build a wall along parts of the U.S.-Mexico border if the federal government reimburses it. Trump revealed the conversation Thursday on his visit to McAllen, Texas as he pushes for border wall funding central to the partial government shutdown.…… MORE
Local Texas GOP rejects ousting vice chair over his faith
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Republicans in one of the most populous counties in Texas voted Thursday to keep a Muslim doctor as their party vice chairman following infighting over some members’ claims about his beliefs. The executive committee of the Tarrant County Republican Party voted 139-49 to reject the effort to purge Shahid Shafi,…… MORE
Trump Pushes for Wall on Rio Grande Visit
McALLEN (AP) – Standing along the Rio Grande, President Donald Trump says “a lot of the crime in our country is caused by what’s coming through here.” Trump is touring a section of the U.S.-Mexico border as he seeks to bolster his case for spending billions of dollars on a border wall. A law enforcement…… MORE
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