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
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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
Top Immigration Lawyer Conference Pulling Out of Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The nation’s premier immigration attorney conference is boycotting Texas because of the state’s tough, new anti-“sanctuary cities” law. The American Immigration Lawyers Association announced Wednesday the cancellation of its 3,000-member conference in Grapevine, slated for 2018. The organization’s president, William Stockton, said members “expressed their desire not to spend money” in…… MORE
Dallas County Community College District Approves Concealed Carry Policy
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas County Community College District has approved its concealed carry policy in anticipation of a new law that takes effect in in a few months. Senate Bill 11 allows concealed handguns on campus August 1st. Last month, a student was shot and killed at North Lake College in Irving. Since then,…… MORE
NSA Contractor Accused of Leaking Classified Information Has Texas Ties
GEORGIA (Westwood One News) – The woman arrested for leaking top secret information while working as a federal contractor for the National Security Agency has Texas Ties. 25-year-old Reality Leigh Winner grew up in the town of Kingsville, which is about 40 miles outside of Corpus Christi. After finishing high school, she joined the Air…… MORE
