A Plano man has been sentenced to prison for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child. According to the Collin County District Attorney’s Office, 22-year-old Daniel Ortega sexually abused the victim multiple times a week for a three year period beginning when the child was 9-years-old. When the child moved away she told her mother about…… MORE
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High-Speed Police Chase Involving 18-Wheeler Ends in Fiery Crash in Arlington
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The standoff along 1-30 in Arlington has come to an end and police have a suspect in custody after a high-speed police chase involving a stolen 18-wheeler ended in a fiery crash. SWAT officers pulled the man out, who was bleeding and seemed dazed. The chase started when a Fort Worth police officer spotted the…… MORE
North Texans to Vote in Municipal Runoff Elections
Residents of several North Texas cities will vote in Municipal runoff elections Saturday. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. in each city or district holding a runoff. Dallas County Elections Administrator Toni Pippins-Poole reminds voters to bring identification. “You have to have an approved i.d. but if you don’t have…… MORE
DNA Samples Being Retested, Deficiencies Found in Sexual Assault Kits
Testimony in a number of Dallas County cases is on hold until DNA samples are retested. According to the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office, as many as 25 samples will be retested because of deficiencies found in sexual assault kits. “There’s something wrong with the sexual assault kits which potentially could give false inclusions,” said Assistant Dallas…… MORE
Fort Worth Police Looking for Suspects in Credit Card Heist
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Fort Worth Police Department is asking the public to help find two suspects who allegedly racked up thousands of dollars in charges from stolen credit cards. Investigators said on April 14, a car was broken into at a McDonald’s on Meacham Boulevard near 35W. A purse and several credit cards…… MORE
10 Takeaways from Comey’s Senate Intelligence Hearings
(CNN) — Former FBI Director James Comey came to the Senate intelligence committee ready to unload, one month after President Donald Trump fired him. The outcome is up for debate depending on who you ask. Comey talked for close to three hours, answering a range of questions about the FBI’s Russia investigation, and his private…… MORE
Dallas Family Found Dead in Home, High Levels of Carbon Monoxide Detected
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas County Medical Examiner will determine the exact cause of death of three people in a Southeast Dallas home Wednesday night. Police found the family after being called for a welfare check at their home in the 7000 block of Rose Bud Drive just after 7:30 p.m. The Dallas Fire Rescue’s…… MORE
Money Raised for Collin County Officer After Tragic Death of Her Daughter
The Collin County Deputies Association is raising money for the family of a teenage girl killed in a crash on HWY 121. The daughter of Kristi Kendall, a Collin County Sheriff’s Detention Officer, was one of two 15-year-old girls killed in the accident that injured six people and left two others dead. The Association is giving proceeds…… MORE
The North Texas Tollway Authority is Increasing Tolls on Highways
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – It’s going to cost more money for drivers who decide to take the tollways in North Texas next month. The North Texas Tollway Authority said the tolls will increase about a penny per mile for drivers with a toll tag. Drivers without a toll tag will pay 50 percent more. “We’re certainly…… MORE
Grand Prairie Police Asking Victims of Child Predator to Come Forward
The Grand Prairie Police Department is asking for potential victims of a child predator to come forward. Police say 54-year-old Weldon Josiah ‘Joe’ Blair of Plano, was arrested in may and charged with Online Solicitation of a Minor-Sexual Conduct after he tried to arrange sex with a child in Grand Prairie. The department is asking…… MORE
