GRAND PRAIRIE (WBAP/KLIF) – A Grand Prairie Police Officer is dead following a crash on the Bush Turnpike Friday. The officer was running radar when he was hit. Grand Prairie Police say Officer A. J. Castaneda was killed. All northbound lanes of the road are shut down near Dickey Road as police investigate the crash.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – At the request of Dallas Police Department Chief U. Renee Hall, Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Department of Public Safety to provide direct support to the Dallas PD in their efforts to reduce violent crime and protect the communities in and around Dallas. “As Governor, my first priority will always be…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Details in the murder trial of a Richardson father are still be worked out with the trial slated to start later this month. Wesley Matthews is accused of killing his 2-year-old adopted daughter Sherin Matthews in 2017. His wife Sini was jailed in the case, but her charges have been dropped. A…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Dallas county jury found the woman accused of being the mastermind in a high-profile murder-for-hire plot found guilty. In a quick turn around Friday morning, the jury came back with the verdict against Brenda Delgado, who prosecutors said hired two people kill her ex-boyfriend’s girlfriend Dallas dentist Dr. Kendra Hatcher.…… MORE
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Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The valedictorian of Emmett J. Conrad High School in Dallas says her speech was cut short for mentioning young black shooting victims (Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice), who she says became “victims of injustice.” Rooha Hagha tweeted a video of the controversial moment: my valedictorian speech was cut short because i said the…… MORE
UPDATED: 8:39AM Arlington (WBAP/KLIF) – A man has been charged with 3 counts of intoxication manslaughter after a fiery crash in arlington last night. Arlington Police Lt. Chris Cook says that at around 11pm, Jose Castro allegedly struck a disabled vehicle on an eastbound shoulder of i-20 near Matlock, that car crash into the car…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP.KLIF) A proposal to change the name of Olive Street in front of the American Airlines Center after retired Dallas Mavs Player Dirk Nowitzki is a step closer to reality. A Dallas review committee approved the name change. The proposal now goes before the City Plan commission in August. the full city council is…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Turning Point USA’s Young Women’s Leadership Summit is underway at the Hyatt Regeny in Dallas. It’s a 4-day conference for young conservative women between 15 to 27 to hear from some of the nation’s top conservative leaders and activists and go through professional leadership training. Event organizers say this is the largest young…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Closing arguments in the murder-for-hire trial of Brenda Delgado are expected on Friday after both the state and defense rested Thursday. The defense called a witness examining cell phone data of Delgado and others involved who have already been sentenced in the case. While Delgado did not testify during the trial, the…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed into law several measures meant to boost school security, including ones that will allow armed teachers in schools and increase mental health services for students. The bills signed Thursday were passed this year in response to the 2018 shooting at Santa Fe High School near…… MORE
