AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Police say a traffic stop in Central Texas has led to $4.8 million in drugs found smuggled inside the tires of a pickup truck. Austin police on Monday announced the arrest of the driver during a July 10 stop for allegedly speeding on southbound Interstate 35. The vehicle also lacked a…… MORE
“No Faith in Faith”: Texas Organizing Project Rallies Outside Dallas County DA Faith Johnson’s Office, demanding answers
DALLAS (WBAP/ KLIF News) – A press conference Monday by an activist group, targets the republican-appointed Dallas County District Attorney Faith Johnson. The Texas Organizing Project (TOP) said Johnson has repeatedly “refused to be accountable to the community” by ignoring requests by the group to meet and answer questions. Since Johnson is now running for…… MORE
Fort Worth Considering Electric Ride-Share Scooters; Decision Could Take Months
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – The City of Fort Worth will not be following Dallas’ lead when it comes to bringing ride-share electric scooters to town. At least,not for the time being. The city’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Commission is looking into the concept, though it could be months before it presents a recommendation to the…… MORE
President Trump Emerges From Meeting With Vladimir Putin Saying ‘It’s a very good start.”
UPDATE 8:38AM ET Helsinki (AP) The one-on-one meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is over, with the two now joined by their respective staff members at a bi-lateral lunch. President Trump was asked how the meeting was going so far. Mr. Trump responded, “I think it’s a very good start…… MORE
Grand Prairie Police are on the Hunt for Fatal Hit & Run Driver; Bicyclist Killed
Grand Prairie, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Grand Prairie Police are looking for two woman in connection with a hit & run accident involving a bicyclist early Sunday morning. The accident happened around 6AM on South Belt Line near I-20. Police found the victim, 42-year old Calvin John Middleton Jr. of Cedar Hill was found dead at the…… MORE
Big Changes in Fort Worth’s Busy West 7th Street Area; Several Streets Become One-Way
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – As of early this morning, a handful of two-way roads in fort worth’s west 7th district are now permanently one-way streets. Already saw one driver going the “new wrong way” on Foch St in Fort Worth’s W 7th district. Spoke to someone who lives over here who said he can see…… MORE
North Texas man arrested in Louisiana for Grand Prairie murder
GRAND PRAIRIE (WBAP-KLIF News) – Police in Louisiana arrested a North Texas man after he turned himself in to face a murder charge in Grand Prairie. 56-year-old Jimmie Reynolds is accused of killing his boss, 57-year-old Carlos Aparicio, after an alleged argument between the two on July 4. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports Aparicio was…… MORE
Former Zetas Cartel Head Goes on Trial in Waco Monday
A 38 year old man federal officials describe as the former leader of Mexico’s Zetas drug cartel faces seven charges in Waco federal court beginning Monday. Juan Fransisco Trevino Chavez Jr, an American citizen who is also known as “Kiko”, is accused of conspiracy to traffic marijuana and cocaine through South Texas, and laundering…… MORE
Dangerous Heat in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex This Week
Dallas – (WBAP/KLIF) – Temperatures in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex are expected to soar to 105 degrees in the coming week, and that figure does not include the “heat index”, or misery factor generated by the addition of varying humidity levels. Meterologists with the National Weather Service warn we are likely to experience the…… MORE
Santa Fe, Texas I.S.D. preparing school security upgrades
Santa Fe (WBAP/KLIF) – The leaders of the Houston area school district where 10 people were shot to death in May meet Monday to consider ways to beef up security. The school board of the Santa Fe Independent School District plans to vote on installing metal detectors in its schools. It is also thinking of…… MORE
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