Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Despite widely reported long wait times at DPS offices for drivers license renewals in Texas, and a proposal from the state’s Sunset Advisory Commission that they be taken away from the Department of Public Safety, DPS director Steve McCraw insists his agency can do the job best — if the legislature provides…… MORE
Alleged MS-13 Gang Members Busted in Dallas
DALLAS – (Associated Press) – The FBI says five men in a subgroup of the MS-13 gang are arrested as suspects in a Dallas western wear store holdup. The FBI says one of the men admitted to being the leader of the subgroup, called the PLS. The indictment filed charges the five with robbery,…… MORE
North Richland Hills Officer First Female Sniper in North Texas
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS (WBAP/KLIF)- Officer Amanda Kneisel with the North Richland Hills Police Department is the first female to pass the sniper course in the 10-year history of the Fort Worth Police Department’s sniper training program. Kneisel has wanted to be a police officer since she was 4 years old, she tells other girls to follow…… MORE
Arlington Police and Arlington ISD team up to Train Students for Active Shooter Situations
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Arlington ISD and The Arlington Police Department teamed up for training for active shooter situations. Arlington Police went to Dan Dipert Career and Technical Center and showed the students simulator technology which has the ability to engage students in real life situations. Arlington ISD Superintendent Dr. Marcelo Cavazos said this reality based…… MORE
President Trump to Campaign for Senator Cruz
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – President Donald Trump will be campaigning for Senator Ted Cruz in the fall. President Trump made the news official in a tweet Friday afternoon saying, in part, that he will be doing a major rally in October in the biggest stadium in Texas. I will be doing a major rally for Senator…… MORE
San Antonio Man Indicted in “Make America Great Again” Hat Theft
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – A grand jury in Texas has indicted a 30-year-old man on a felony theft charge after he was accused of throwing a drink at a supporter of President Donald Trump before walking off with the teenager’s “Make America Great Again” hat at a fast food restaurant. The attack earlier this summer…… MORE
Motorcyclist Killed Overnight on Parkerville Road in DeSoto
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A deadly crash on southbound Parkerville Road this morning claimed the life of a motorcyclist. Police say the victim had been traveling with several other bikers through DeSoto around one this morning when the accident occurred. The victim lost control of his motorcycle and fell off of his bike. When he got…… MORE
Dallas Police Association President Says Due Process Was Followed in Roy Oliver Case
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police Association President Mike Mata says due process was followed in the Roy Oliver murder case. Oliver was found guilty of murder and sentenced to 15 years this week in the killing of a 15-year old boy who was a passenger in a car of teens leaving a party when he…… MORE
Woman Convicted of Illegal Voting Ordered To Federal Prison
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – A North Texas woman convicted in state court of illegal voting has been sentenced to 10 months in federal prison for violating her parole from a fraud case by casting a ballot. Crystal Mason was sentenced to five years in state prison after pleading guilty in March to voting illegally…… MORE
Texas town scrutinized for blocking Muslim cemetery plan
FARMERSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Federal officials may sue a Texas town over its decision to halt a religious association’s plans to build a Muslim cemetery. The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether Farmersville violated a law designated to stop municipalities from discriminating against land use decisions, the Dallas Morning News reported. The U.S. Attorney General’s Office…… MORE
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