DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Dallas Marine was among the 16 service members killed in a plane crash in Mississippi on Monday. 31-year-old Joshua Snowden was a flight engineer who lived in New York where his Marine base was stationed but grew up in the Metroplex. On his Facebook page, there are pictures of a handful…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The United States Honor Flag is on its way to Louisiana after honoring the officers killed in last year’s Dallas police ambush for 91 hours, which signifies the total years of service combined by all five officers. Founder Chris Heisler said the flag’s time in Dallas was the longest stint so far. “This…… MORE
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – Two former Arlington City Jail detention officers received a year’s probation each after pleading guilty to misdemeanors in the 2015 death of a restrained inmate. Steven Schmidt and Pedro Medina were sentenced Tuesday in Fort Worth a day after their pleas. Schmidt and Medina both worked at the jail when 42-year-old Jonathan…… MORE
MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! pic.twitter.com/NVDVRrWLs4 — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 9, 2017 DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The controversial First Baptist Church in Dallas performed at the “Celebrate Freedom Rally” at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. last Saturday and they sang a song based off of President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” campaign slogan.…… MORE
SOUTHLAKE (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed that the bones found in Southlake Monday afternoon are human. Southlake Police said the bones were scattered in a wooded area off North White Chapel Boulevard near State Highway 114 and had likely been there for a while. A utility worker found them around 3:15…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The University of North Texas and Southern Methodist University have been awarded scholarship funding for students who want to pursue a career in education. The universities are two out of ten recipients of the Raising Teachers Program. It’s a program that was launched by the Raise Your Hand Texas Foundation. UNT Dallas President…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas County District Attorney’s Office has suspended assistant district attorney Leah Lucius without pay after she was arrested on suspicion of drunken-driving charge early Saturday morning. According to an arrest warrant affidavit, Lucius allegedly crashed into a tree and fence near the 1600 block of Breezewood Drive. The responding officers said they smelled…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Law enforcement agencies have condemned some recent remarks made by Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price. At last week’s meeting, commissioners voted on a resolution to make July 7th a day to honor all fallen officers. Price voted no and said there is a framed narrative regarding people who have lost their…… MORE
(CNN) — A wounded officer’s lawsuit filed in federal court in Louisiana alleges Black Lives Matter and several of its leaders are responsible for last year’s ambush on law enforcement in Baton Rouge. The July 17, 2016, attack by gunman Gavin Long claimed the lives of two police officers and a sheriff’s deputy and wounded…… MORE
TEMPLE, Texas (AP) – Authorities said a man has died after losing his legs last month while trying to save his fatally injured 4-year-old daughter when a houseboat ran over her on a Central Texas lake. Temple police say Patrick Oliver died Thursday at a hospital. Investigators said that after a houseboat backed over Kaitlyn Oliver on…… MORE
