Dallas (AP) – Four nonprofits filed the lawsuit Sunday on behalf of six Dallas County inmates. The lawsuit alleges that the county’s bail system does not consider a jailed defendant’s ability to pay to post bond, resulting in different treatment in the criminal justice system. The lawsuit says that “while wealthier arrestees are released from…… MORE
Super Bowl Matchup Set
DALLAS (KLIF/WBAP) — The New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles will travel to Minneapolis for Super Bowl 52 in a little less than two weeks. It’s a rematch of Super Bowl 39, where the Patriots stopped a late Eagles comeback attempt to win 24-to-21. This year will be Tom Brady’s eighth Super Bowl appearance….which is a…… MORE
Garland Police Looking For Suspects in Convenience Store Killing
GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF News) — A clerk at a Garland convenience store was killed over the weekend, and police are still looking for the suspects. Garland Police say two black men entered the convenience store off Broadway Blvd. Saturday night just before midnight and robbed the clerk, who has been identified as 35-year-old Manish Panday. After a…… MORE
North Texas sanctuary gets 2 white tigers housed illegally
WYLIE, Texas (AP) — Two white tigers housed illegally have been seized and placed in the care of a North Texas exotic animal sanctuary. Officials at the In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue and Educational Center in Wylie say Texas state wildlife officials contacted the sanctuary about 30 miles (48.28 kilometers) northeast of Dallas after finding the…… MORE
Rawlings on Amazon Headquarters: “We’re not going to shy away from this table”
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Mayor of Dallas says North Texas has as good a shot as any when it comes to landing Amazon’s second headquarters. Mayor Mike Rawlings told WFAA TV’s “Inside Texas Politics” Dallas-Fort Worth has the financial edge over all of the east coast cities on Amazon’s short list, but that they…… MORE
Police pursuit ends in triple fatality
Grapevine (WBAP/KLIF) – A suspected drunk driver and his two passengers were killed early Sunday morning in Grapevine while running from police. The pursuit began about 3:30 AM in Haltom City when officers there tried to stop a DWI suspect. He led police on a chase that only ended when he rolled his SUV down…… MORE
SMU Broadens Eligibility for Scholarships to Dallas County High School Grads
DALLAS (SMU) – SMU is working to provide more students in the Dallas area with an opportunity for a valuable SMU education by expanding eligibility for an existing scholarship program and by partnering with Dallas County Promise for five new scholarships. SMU will expand the opportunity to apply for 10 scholarships previously available only to…… MORE
Guilty Verdict Reached in Murder of Dallas Teen
DALLAS(WBAP/KLIF)- Guilty is the verdict for the man accused of murdering an 18-year-old Dallas teen. 36-year-old Antonio Cochran was found guilty on a charge of murder in court Saturday in the slaying of Zoe Hastings, who disappeared in October of 2015 after she went to return a video and go to church in the Lake…… MORE
Court ordered changes to Texas’ foster care system have been delayed
New Orleans (WBAP/KLIF) – A federal appeals court has halted implementation of a lower court judge’s order that Texas make sweeping changes to its foster care system. The stay by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals late Friday puts the entire case on hold until the appeals court can hear arguments against the order…… MORE
Tarrant County’s brand new top elections official has been fired
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Tarrant County’s brand new Elections Administrator has been fired. Nathan Neblett started as the top elections official on January 2. He was fired a little more than two weeks later. There hasn’t been much explanation. Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley has said only “we just decided it wasn’t going to be…… MORE
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