FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A 64-year-old white man has been sentenced to one year in federal prison after pleading guilty to harassing his black neighbors at a Dallas-area apartment complex. Glenn Eugene Halfin of Grapevine got the maximum sentence Wednesday for interfering with an African-American family’s housing rights. He could also have been fined…… MORE
Two Teenagers Arrested for Bringing Gun to an Arlington Junior High
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Arlington Police Department is investigating a motive after a handgun was found at a junior high school. According to Police, two teenagers were arrested Wednesday for bringing a loaded glock-26 handgun to Nichols Junior High. “We have no idea what their motive was because their stories are all over the map,” Lt.…… MORE
President Trump and Democrats Respond to Suspicious Packages
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says “acts or threats of political violence have no place in the United States.” He’s addressing the suspicious packages sent to former President Barack Obama, the Clintons, CNN and others. Trump says he received a briefing from federal officials earlier Wednesday on what he called the “despicable acts.” He…… MORE
Governor Abbott Endorsed by National Latino Law Enforcement Organization
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott received a campaign endorsement Wednesday in Dallas that he said he is proud of. The National Latino Law Enforcement Organization said that it backs the Governor because of his devotion to law enforcement. The Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas, which endorsed Abbott over the summer, was present at…… MORE
Campaign Yard Signs Torched in Richardson
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Police in Richardson say they got 3 calls within 30 minutes from residents reporting that their Beto O’rourke and Colin Allred yard signs had been set on fire. The Dallas Morning News reports that five yard signs for Democratic candidates were set on fire in a Richardson neighborhood Monday night. O’Rourke is…… MORE
Fort Worth Police Officer Nearly Killed in 2016 Ambush to Testify Against Accused
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A Fort Worth police officer who nearly died in an alleged ambush two years ago is expected to take testify against one of the accused today, according to the Star-Telegram. Matt Pearce was shot five times during a chase in march of 2016 when Ed Russell McIver Sr. — who…… MORE
Texas police seek man who shot driver who had kids with him
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Authorities in Texas are searching for a driver who they say sideswiped a car and then shot and wounded the other driver who had pulled over to exchange insurance information. Arlington police say the victim was driving Monday night with his wife and two young children when another car sideswiped his…… MORE
Texas Now Requires Large Schools To Report Player Concussions
DALLAS (AP) – Texas officials are requiring that the state’s largest schools report concussions suffered by high school athletes in a move seen as the nation’s biggest effort to track brain injuries among young athletes. The University Interscholastic League, Texas’ governing body for public high school sports, on Monday ordered the schools to submit individual…… MORE
Mesquite Police Looking For Suspect In Several Robberies
Photo: Mesquite police DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) Mesquite – Police say three GameStop stores have been robbed by the same man in Dallas, Mesquite and Lancaster. GameStop features electronics, video games and wireless devices. In each case the man reportedly flashed a handgun and demanded the clerk open the register. He then ran off. He is…… MORE
Fort Worth’s Panther Island Project: Too Big of a Project and Not Enough Funding
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The billion-dollar Panther Island Project, that will create a water front district in Fort Worth, needs to be scaled and audited. Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price said the Government doesn’t have the project in their budget for next year because the project has grown so much larger. Voters first approved a…… MORE
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