TULSA COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – The son of former Dallas Cowboys star Jay Novacek filed a lawsuit against a fraternity at the University of Oklahoma claiming he suffered a brain injury after being hit in the head with a baseball bat during a hazing incident. Blake Novacek was a freshman pledging Beta Theta Pi’s Gamma Phi…… MORE
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Report: President Trump to Make Fundraising Stop in Dallas Late This Month
WASHINGTON – In a few weeks, President Donald Trump will stop in Dallas for a major fundraiser. According to the Texas Tribune, the event will take place October 25th and the money will go towards a joint-fundraising committee to be shared by Donald J. Trump for President Inc. and the Republican National Committee. During Trump’s 2016…… MORE
White House: Trump is ‘Open’ to Discussion of ‘Bump Stocks’ Ban
(CNN) — President Donald Trump is open to considering legislation that would ban “bump stocks” — a firearm accessory used to more rapidly fire rounds — but wants to hear more information on the matter before making a final determination. “Right now, our focus, as we’ve said over the last couple of days, is on…… MORE
Woman Dragged Off Southwest Flight Will Take Legal Action Against the Airline: “I was a Brown Woman With a Hoodie”
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The attorney for the woman who was dragged off of a Southwest Airlines flight last week said his client was racially profiled. Anila Daulatzai is a Muslim professor at Harvard and was traveling to Los Angeles on September 26th, when she was asked to get off the place after telling the crew about…… MORE
Dallas County Election Official says Russian Hacking Claim Was Wrong
DALLAS (AP) – The top elections official for Dallas County said she was wrong when claiming earlier this year that Russian hackers had attempted to access county voter registration rolls prior to the 2016 presidential election. County elections administrator Toni Pippins-Poole told The Dallas Morning News that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security last fall warned…… MORE
Republicans Signal Some Openness to New Gun Legislation on ‘Bump Stocks’
(CNN) — In a departure from years of opposition to new gun control measures, some congressional Republicans started to show cautious interest Wednesday in legislation that would restrict devices that enable semi-automatic rifles to fire rapidly like automatic weapons. Texas Sen. John Cornyn, the No. 2 Republican in the Senate, said he would like a…… MORE
Las Vegas Mass Shooter Bought Guns from Garland Gun Store
GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF News) – The owner of a gun store in Garland said the shooter in the Las Vegas Massacre bought guns from his store. 64-year-old Stephen Paddock opened fire at a country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip Sunday night, killing 59 people and wounding 527 others. Paul Peddle said Paddock bought firearms from…… MORE
Tip From Arlington Police Leads Investigators to Body in Fort Worth Home
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A body was found at a home near Southwest High School in Fort Worth on Wednesday after investigators received a tip from the Arlington Police Department about a missing person. The discovery sent a shock wave through the neighborhood. Crystal Guerra lives several houses down from the home on Woodway Drive and said…… MORE
Dallas and Duncanville Police Working Together to Solve Sexual Assault Case; Ask Public For Help
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas and Duncanville Police Departments are working together to solve a brutal sexual assault case. Dallas Deputy Chief Thomas Castro said the victim was kidnapped early Saturday morning in Duncanville and forced to drive to Dallas. “Approximately at 2:40 a.m., the complainant was forced by two black male suspects at gunpoint to…… MORE
Executive Fired for Facebook Post on Vegas Shooting
(CNN) — On Monday, Hayley Geftman-Gold, a top CBS executive, posted on Facebook that she didn’t have sympathy for the victims gunned down at the country music festival in Las Vegas because “country music fans are often Republican gun toters.” She was immediately fired. Geftman-Gold is one of a long line of individuals who have been axed…… MORE
