DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Dallas County has provided an update on this year’s mumps outbreak. The Health Department says there have been 90 cases in 2017 — 69 of those connected to the recent outbreak in Cedar Hill ISD. The county has also confirmed four related cases in Desoto and 17 unrelated cases in Mesquite,…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Governor Greg Abbott has signed a bill that bans sanctuary cities in Texas. The governor posted a video of him signing the bill on Facebook. The law makes sheriffs, police chiefs and other local leaders subject to a misdemanor and jail time if they refuse to honor detainer requests from Immigration…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Dallas Fire Department and the Assist the Officer Foundation hosted a blood drive Friday morning at the downtown La Madeline restaurant in honor of the paramedic who was shot in the line of duty Monday. Members of the department say the amount of community support, from blood donations to monetary…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – Records show that a white Texas police officer who was fired for fatally shooting a black teenager was briefly suspended in 2013 following a complaint about his conduct while serving as a witness in a drunk-driving case. Personnel records from the Balch Springs, Texas, Police Department obtained by The Associated Press show…… MORE
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF News) — A GoFundMe account has been set up for a woman’s funeral after she was shot and killed at North Lake College yesterday. The campaign was set up last night by Janeera Gonzalez’s sister, and the goal was to raise $10,000. In less than 12 hours, that goal was surpassed. On the…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Legislature has passed a ban on so-called “sanctuary cities” that allows police officers to ask about a person’s immigration status and threatens sheriffs and police chiefs with jail time if they don’t work with federal authorities. Republican Governor Greg Abbott has pledged to sign the bill into law, which…… MORE
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF News) — Two more students at the University of North Texas who are formerly associated with the men’s basketball team have been identified in an organized crime pursuit. Graduate student Derail Green and former student men’s basketball manager Brian “BJ” Johnson both have warrants issued for their arrests, per documents obtained by WBAP.…… MORE
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF News) – North Lake College is still under lockdown after two people were killed in what Irving police said appears to be a murder suicide. Investigators said the shooter appears to be one of the deceased. The situation started just before noon, when the Dallas County Community College campus was placed on lockdown after reports of…… MORE
BALCH SPRINGS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an officer involved shooting over the weekend that left one teenager dead. Balch Springs Police were responding to a call reporting several underage kids drunkenly walking around outside. Police say while officers were investigating, they heard gunfire and saw a car backing up…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price has been found not guilty on 7 counts of Bribery and Mail Fraud, but tells judge they are “hopelessly” deadlocked on the 4 counts of Tax Evasion. Judge declared mis-trial on the 4 deadlocked counts. Price’s assistant Daphne Fain also found not guilty of…… MORE
