ELLIS COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – The second day of testimony will resume Wednesday morning in the trial of former Maypearl Police Chief Kevin Coffey. He’s accused of sexual misconduct with underage girls. Coffey is charged with indecency with a child and sexual assault on a child in connection with an alleged relationship he had with a…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The George W. Bush Presidential Library is accepting applications for its “Camp 43: Leader of One, Leader of Many.” The three-day camp will let expose high school juniors, seniors and college freshman to lively discussions, group activities and presentations from prominent and successful community and government leaders. The library’s Sharon Brannon said participants will…… MORE
ELLIS COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating what caused an Ennis school bush to crash into a ditch Tuesday morning. The department’s Lonnie Haschel said two children and a bus monitor were injured and taken to a local hospital for treatment. He said none of the injuries are life-threatening.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Grand Prairie woman who was sentenced to eight years in prison for voter fraud said she believes she is being used as an example. According to the Fort Worth Star Telegram, Rosa Maria Ortega rejected a plea deal of two years probation from the Tarrant County District Attorney and decided…… MORE
WACO (WBAP/KLIF News) – Two Waco-area high school students were arrested for allegedly plotting to poison an assistant principal. The Lorena Police Department said the girls’ alleged plan to poison the assistant principal at Lorena High School, just south of Waco, was foiled by a substitute teacher who overheard the girls discussing it. According to the Waco-Times Herald,…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Arlington police arrested one of the suspects in the murder of a mother who was selling her jewelry to buy Christmas gits for her little girl. Mario Hernan Lopez Gamez was arrested in the Houston area and charged with capital murder in the death of April Vancleave. Vancleave was selling her jewelry…… MORE
ROWLETT (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Rowlett Police Department said two suspects were arrested after leading officers on a high-speed chase into Dallas that ended in a fiery crash early Friday morning. The department’s Detective Cruz Hernandez said a woman called police just after midnight and said her ex-boyfriend allegedly fired shots into her home. He said…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Two construction workers were seriously injured after they were hit by a drunk driver Wednesday night. It happened around 11 p.m. on I-35 near Inwood Road. The Dallas County Sheriff’s Department’s Melinda Urbina said the driver, Juan Faz Reyna, allegedly sped off after the crash. She said he didn’t get far because…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Mesquite man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for causing a deadly chain-reaction crash in East Dallas in 2014. Jarron Williams was driving a stolen car when he led police on a high-speed chase that ended with him crashing into a man’s car near Ferguson and Shiloh Roads. The victim, Stephen…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Farmers Branch family said the recent courtroom victory against a major contractor in the LBJ Express Tollway Project has given them hope. A Dallas County jury awarded the Rodriguez family of Farmers Branch $248, 723 in damages in their case against Trinity Infrastructure on Wednesday. Victoria Powell said she knows all too…… MORE
