Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – The recent reports of “creepy clown” sightings across North Texas and alleged threats of violence by them on social media have lead to several arrests, widespread fear and schools increasing security as a safety precaution. The threats have been deemed hoaxes by authorities who have investigated the cases. As the trend began…… MORE
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Baylor University Title IX Coordinator Resigns Amid Sexual Assault Scandal
Waco (WBAP/KLIF News) – Baylor University announced late Monday night their Title IX coordinator, Patty Crawford, has resigned. Crawford held the position since November 2014. In a statement, the university said that Crawford was “disappointed in her role in implementing the recommendations that resulted from the Pepper Hamilton investigation.” They are referring to recommendations made by…… MORE
Veteran Dallas Police Officer Arrested in Ellis County
Ellis County (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas police said Senior Corporal Keith Huber turned himself in on Friday to the Ellis County Sheriff’s Department for an offense that happened on September 26th. Huber was charged with assault causing bodily injury to a family member. He is a 16-year veteran of the department and was assigned to the Central…… MORE
Speeding Driver Charged with Manslaughter After Fatal Crash with Man in Wheelchair
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – A man in a wheelchair was killed while attempting to cross the street in the southeast Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas. Dallas police said Terrence Hoskins was allegedly speeding when he ran the stop sign at East Red Bird Lane and Singing Hills Drive around 11 p.m. Friday night. They said the…… MORE
Dallas Police Are Looking for Two Suspects in Katy Trail Attack
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas police are looking for two suspects who allegedly attacked a woman on Katy Trail on September 16th around 10:30 p.m. They were caught on surveillance camera using the victim’s stolen credit cards. The victim told police she was walking home on the trail near Knox Street when she was knocked down…… MORE
A Crime Stoppers Tip Leads to an Arrest in 22-Year-Old Kaufman Case
Kaufman (WBAP/KLIF News) – After decades on the run, Alvaro Iglesias Rodriguez was arrested for murder in Kansas on Wednesday. Police said on June 9, 1994, Rodriguez allegedly shot Francisco Sanchez Salazar 14 times at the City Coin Laundry in Kaufman. Witnesses told police they had seen a man running from the scene with a gun and…… MORE
Another Tent City in Dallas Is Shutting Down
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dozens of people who live under the Interstate 30 bridge at Haskell Avenue will have to find a new home as the State Fair of Texas begins at nearby Fair Park on Friday. City officials are passing out notices throughout the encampment, which has been divided into two sections. Section one…… MORE
Business Owners and Residents Work Together Amidst Crime Wave in Deep Ellum
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – Crime has been on the rise in Deep Ellum in the last few weeks. There were three violent armed robberies in August and a woman was sexually assaulted on September 18th. The Deep Ellum Foundation’s Jessica Burnham said crime in the popular East Dallas neighborhood has always ebbed and flowed. She said…… MORE
Suspect in Deadly Shootings Across Dallas County in Jail
Georgetown (WBAP/KLIF News) – After two days on the run, the man accused of murdering two north Texans in Dallas and Cedar Hill is in custody. Police arrested Silvestre Franco-Luviano Tuesday night at an apartment complex in Georgetown, just north of Austin. Georgetown police said they received a tip shortly after 5 p.m. that Luviano was…… MORE
Former Dallas Cowboy Greg Hardy Arrested on Drug Charge
Richardson (WBAP/KLIF News) – Former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy is facing a felony drug charge after he was arrested Sunday night. Hardy allegedly had 0.7 grams of cocaine in a wallet in his car. According to a police affidavit, the officer stopped Hardy around 11:22 p.m. for failing to use a turn signal after turning…… MORE
