DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A former Dallas police officer has pleaded guilty to falsifying traffic citations to collect overtime pay. The U.S. Attorney’s Officer of the Northern District of Texas announced former Officer Mathew Alan Rushing pleaded guilty to one count of false statements. He was accused of at least 38 fake reports including citations where…… MORE
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Political Experts Say Bonnen Must Regain Republican Trust Following Release of Audio Recording
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Political experts are weighing in on the audio recording of Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen’s conversation with activist Michael Quinn Sullivan. The recording was released Tuesday on WBAP’s Chris Salcedo show. Sullivan said the recording is proof Bonnen asked him to target certain GOP lawmakers in the 2020 primaries. According to SMU…… MORE
Arrest Affidavit Reveals More Details of Fort Worth Officer Involved Shooting Death of Atatiana Jefferson
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- More details are coming out about what happened the night Fort Worth Police responded to a open door check that left Atatiana Jefferson dead. The arrest affidavit states Jefferson did grab a gun and pointed it out the window because she heard noises outside. It says former officer Aaron Dean failed to announce…… MORE
GoFundMe Campaign for Atatiana Jefferson Nears Its $250,000 Goal
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – As the family of the Dallas woman who was shot and killed by a Fort Worth police officer during what was supposed to be a welfare check grieves, community members are rallying around them. 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson had been babysitting her 8-year-old nephew when she killed. Former Fort Worth police officer…… MORE
Texas House Speaker says Trump is Hurting Republican Party in Released Audio Recording
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – In a WBAP exclusive, the controversial audio recording of Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen was released Tuesday. Conservative activist Michael Quinn Sullivan unveiled the recording on which he claims Bonnen asked him to target 10 GOP lawmakers in the 2020 primaries in exchange for media credentials. In the recording, Bonnen is heard…… MORE
