DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A new athletic complex for young athletes founded by former NBA star Jermaine O’Neal has officially opened near DFW Airport. The airport’s John Terrell said the 750,000 people the Drive Nation Sports Complex expects to bring in over the next year will benefit everyone. The complex, which is located on Rental…… MORE
GRAPEVINE (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Grapevine Police Department is asking the public to help catch a thief who’s been stealing wallets out of womens’ purses at La Madeleine restaurants across the Metroplex. The suspect hit locations in Grapevine, Plano and Irving on August 18th and 21st. The department’s Amanda McNew said investigators think the thief targeted…… MORE
RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The adoptive father of the 3-year-old girl who went missing weeks ago is now on suicide watch and in protective custody in the Dallas County Jail, a common practice with high profile cases. Wesley Mathews was transferred to the Dallas County Jail from Richardson on Wednesday. He faces a charge of felony…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a response to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals concerning the state’s Sanctuary City Law. The court ruled last month that only a portion of the bill could go into effect. Mark Rylander with the Attorney General’s office said the legislation will keep Texans safe.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – President Donald Trump arrived in Dallas Wednesday afternoon for a campaign fundraiser and a quick briefing on Hurricane Harvey. Trump landed at Dallas Love Field airport, where he was met by Governor Greg Abbott on the tarmac. After the briefing, Trump will head to the Belo Mansion for the private fundraiser…… MORE
(CNN) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that his administration will release classified government documents about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Thursday, the deadline Congress set for making the files public. “The long anticipated release of the #JFKFiles will take place tomorrow. So interesting!” the President tweeted. Congress mandated the public release of the still-secret…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – The state’s highest criminal court has rejected an appeal from a Dallas man sentenced death for killing his girlfriend and her teenage daughter in 2011. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals decision on Wednesday upheld the findings of 44-year-old Tyrone Cade’s trial court which held a hearing to review what Cade’s attorneys said…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas Police Department released a description of the car used in one of two recent sexual assaults in Deep Ellum. Investigators said the assaults took place within an hour of one another the evening of October 21st. The victim in one of the assaults jumped from the car to escape the…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – North Texans are reacting to Donald Trump Junior’s visit to the Metroplex. The President’s son was the keynote speaker at the University of North Texas’ Kuehne Speaker Series at AT&T stadium on Tuesday. Over 650 people attended the event. Fred Moses was at the speech and said Trump Jr. touched on several…… MORE
COLLEGE STATION (WBAP/KLIF News) – The One America Appeal Hurricane Relief Concert at Texas A&M over the weekend raised $2.6 million dollars but organizers said there’s still a lot of work to be done. The “Deep From The Heart” concert featured star-studded musical acts and 5 former U.S. presidents were in attendance. The campaign’s Jim McGrath…… MORE
