Garland fire and police responded to the report of a person trapped in a vehicle that was surrounded by rising water. The call came in just after 2am Sunday morning. The first responders found the vehicle trapped in the rushing water at the north end of the bridge in the 1700 block of Holford road.…… MORE
Another Dallas Road Rage Shooting; Suspect Sought
DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – Dallas Police are searching for a road rage suspect they say shot another driver early Sunday morning. It happened around 3:30, according to Dallas Police. They say one northbound vehilce cut off another on Stemmons Freeway near Royal Lane. Officials say the drivers exchanged words, the shooter, then firing several times…… MORE
Confederacy Controversy Ends Courthouse Brick Program
Georgetown (AP) – An Austin suburb has decided it will no longer allow memorial bricks to be placed around its courthouse. It did so after several memorial bricks honoring Confederate soldiers were purchased and installed. The Austin American-Statesman reports people were allowed to buy bricks commemorating any citizen or veteran for $50 through a program…… MORE
Mayor Of East Texas Town Arrested On Sex Charges
Athens, TX (AP) – An East Texas mayor has resigned after he was arrested for online solicitation of a minor. Athens Mayor James Montgomery resigned a day after his arrest during an undercover sting operation. The Texas Department of Public Safety says Montgomery and three other suspects were arrested when they arrived at an undisclosed…… MORE
DFW Area Weather Forecast
SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy with scattered (40%) showers and storms. Winds: SE 5-15. High: 83. SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy with scattered shower or storms (30%). Winds: S 5-10. Low: 70. MONDAY: Mostly cloudy with scattered (50%) showers and storms. Winds: s 5-15. High: 84.… MORE
Jim Ross Declares Victory in Arlington Mayoral Runoff Election
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- Jim Ross has declared victory as the next Arlington Mayor, replacing term-limited Mayor Jeff Williams. Ross said a main focus is to bring even more jobs to the city. “I’m an entrepreneur first of all so I’m never satisfied with the status quo. Every place I’ve gone to whether it’s the police department,…… MORE
Mattie Parker Elected Next Fort Worth Mayor
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Mattie Parker has been elected the 45th Mayor of the City of Fort Worth. Parker, who is 37 years old, is the youngest leader of a major city. The city of Fort Worth was recently dubbed the 12th largest city in the country, nearing 1 million people. Parker said she ran for…… MORE
Dallas County Run Off Election Results
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Six Dallas City Council seats were up for grabs and on the ballot in the June 5th runoff election. All three of the seats where the incumbent could not run because of term limits faced a run off for districts 7,14, and 4. For Dallas City Council Place 2 James Moreno took the…… MORE
Brother Of Accused Murderer Going To Prison
Fort worth, (AP) – The brother of a Texas man accused of fatally shooting his two teenage daughters in suburban Dallas in 2008 has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for helping his sibling evade arrest for more than a decade. Yassein Abdulfatah Said was sentenced Friday in federal court in Fort Worth.…… MORE
NRA Drops New York Lawsuit
New York (AP) – The National Rifle Association has dropped a lawsuit that had accused New York’s attorney general of suing the gun rights group last year out of political hostility. NRA lawyers filed court papers Friday saying they were voluntarily dismissing the lawsuit against Attorney General Letitia James. In a statement, the organization said…… MORE
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