FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth says it believes a thorough investigation has been done ahead of releasing names of those who were credibly accused of sexual abuse. All 15 dioceses in Texas are set to release a list of names of those credibly accused on January 31, 2019. Bishop…… MORE
Authorities Search for Man Accused of Hitting Houston News Van in Attempted CarJacking, Stealing Police Car
HOUSTON (AP) – Authorities are searching for a man accused of crashing into a Houston television station’s news van and then driving off with a police vehicle. KPRC-TV reports one of its news vans was sideswiped by another car early Monday morning at a downtown Houston intersection. Photographer Damon Sales said the driver tried to…… MORE
Immigrants Face Hurdles To Prove Abuse By US Agents
HOUSTON (AP) – Immigration authorities detain and process thousands of people every month who cross the U.S. border without permission. But when detained people try to make claims of misconduct, advocates say they run into a series of hurdles that make their complaints difficult to substantiate. An internal government report details the hurdles faced by…… MORE
Dallas Police Sgt. Charged With Felony Injury to a Child
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas Police officer has been arrested for injuring a child. The department says Sergeant Jamie McDonald was arrested by the Royse City Police Department late Saturday, and remains in Rockwall County Jail now on a felony charge. No details yet regarding the specifics of her arrest — McDonald has been with…… MORE
Texas stores selling cannabis extract cannabidiol popping up
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Some stores around Texas have begun selling the cannabis extract known as CBD, despite the lack of any state law specifically legalizing the sale. The Austin American-Statesman reports the sale of products containing CBD, or cannabidiol, is occurring in a legal grey area. Law enforcement officials, prosecutors and pro-cannabis activists disagreeing among themselves…… MORE
Saturday’s rain had Plano’s sewers overflowing again
Plano (WBAP/KLIF) – Saturday’s intense rain caused another sanitary sewer overflow in Plano. 100,000 gallons of raw sewage came bubbling up through a manhole in the area of the Glen Eagle Golf Course, and flowed into White Rock Creek. Just a few days earlier the same sewer spilled 160,000 gallons into White Rock Creek. Once…… MORE
Rockwall Company Nearing Finish Line to Improve Water Supply in Liberia
ROCKWALL (WBAP/KLIF) – A North Texas non-profit working to improve the water supply in the African nation of Liberia is nearing its end goal. Dr. Todd Phillips is founder and president of The Last Well based in Rockwall. “We, over the last nine years, have built a staff and contractors and teams in Liberia to…… MORE
ALCS: Houston Astros v Boston Red Sox
DALLAS (KLIF/WBAP) — The MLB playoffs are well underway, and one matchup in particular has our attention. It’s the ALCS, and it pits Producer Robyn Geske, and her Houston Astros against Amy Chodroff and the Boston Red Sox. So who will Dave be rooting for? The gang talked about the “rivalry” on the morning drive.…… MORE
EF-0 Tornado Hits Waxahachie High School
UPDATED: 10/15/18 5:45AM WAXAHACHIE – (WBAP/KLIF) – The National Weather Service has confirmed a high-end EF-0 tornado touched down at Waxahachie’s new high school on Saturday afternoon. There was widespread damage at the brand new campus, including several shattered windows, and a bay door blown off. Several students were inside the school when the tornado…… MORE
Where will Dinner Be Served?
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Monday, October 15th is the deadline for people to get tickets for this year’s “Le Diner en Blanc.” Organizer Jiles King says the worldwide phenomenon will be held November 9th at a secret location. King says “I think that’s one of the biggest things…no-one knows the location ahead of time.” The 3,000…… MORE
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