WASHINGTON (AP) – FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is leaving his position ahead of a previously planned retirement this spring. McCabe has been a frequent target of criticism from President Donald Trump. The move is effective Monday. McCabe had already been planning to retire upon his eligibility in a matter of weeks. He will stay…… MORE
“Die With Me” App Provides Kinship, Contact With Others as Battery Dies
DALLAS (KLIF/WBAP) — Do you ever get the feeling that you’re all alone, once your smartphone battery dies? Developers of the new app “Die With Me” are counting on it. It’s an app, available for Apple and Android, that provides a chat room to other users in the same situation: you can only enter the…… MORE
A Former Tarrant County Teacher Will Be in the House Gallery for the SOTU
Fort Worth, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A retired Fort Worth school teacher is delighted about her chance to attend President Trump’s first State of the Union address Tuesday. WFAA-TV reports former Dunbar Middle School teacher Charmion Johnson-Polk was invited by Fort Worth Congressman and former student Marc Veasey. Johnson-Polk told the station. “I never dreamed I would…… MORE
Keurig Snaps Up Plano Based Beverage Company
PLANO, Texas (AP) – Keurig is buying Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Inc., creating a beverage giant with about $11 billion in annual sales. The companies, both the result of previous mergers, will bring under one tent global brands like Dr Pepper, 7UP, Snapple, A&W, Mott’s, Sunkist and Keurig’s single-serve coffee makers. Keurig Green Mountain Inc.…… MORE
North Texas father denies trying to sell his daughter for sex
ROCKWALL, Texas (AP) — A 31-year-old man jailed in North Texas for selling his teenage daughter for sex is denying the charge. Child welfare authorities say Steve Marks has seven children from age 1 to 14 and at least three of them previously were removed and placed in foster care. Marks was arrested Thursday in…… MORE
Rockwall Couple Accused of Selling a Child for Sex
Rockwall County, TX (WBAP/KLIF) A Rockwall County couple is behind bars on 1-million dollars bond each on charges that they allegedly purchased or sold a child for sex. . Steve Marks and his wife Lila Miller deny the charges. Marks’ parents, Davey and Dorthy Marks face charges of harboring a runaway in connection with the…… MORE
Suspect Arrested in Garland Apartment Fire
GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF) – A weekend apartment fire in Garland has resulted in the arrest of an arson suspect. According to a press release, 29-year-old Abdulsatar Abdulrahman was seen on surveillance video entering a unit at the Saturn Square Apartments around 10:30 am on Sunday. He was carrying two white bags, and a box inside. Moments…… MORE
Texas Man Critically Injured After Sand Tunnel Collapse on Florida Beach
ST. AUGUSTINE, FL. (WBAP/KLIF) – A Texas man is fighting for his life after a hand-made sand tunnel collapsed on him while visiting the Crescent Beach in St. Augustine, Florida. The incident occurred Sunday afternoon when authorities say the unidentified male crossed into a restricted area of the beach and dug a trench. As rain…… MORE
Kidnapped child found safe and sound
Carrollton (WBAP/KLIF) – A one year old boy who was inside a car that was stolen Saturday night from a 7-Eleven in Carrollton was later found safe and sound. The child was left on an apartment doorstep near the Carrollton/Farmers Branch city line. Carrollton Police believe the car thief dumped the child in an effort…… MORE
Police officer shot while struggling over gun
Palmer (WBAP/KLIF) – A police officer in the town of Palmer, south of Dallas, was shot Saturday afternoon during a traffic stop. While checking the occupants of the car he had pulled over on I-45, the officer determined one of them was wanted for sexual assault in Collin County. That suspect resisted, and during a…… MORE
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