Yearly Archives: 2016

Machete Killer Declared Incompetent

Machete Killer Declared Incompetent

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A trial for a former Texas A&M football player accused of killing a man with a machete will be delayed, if ever held at all. An attorney for Thomas Johnson says a court has declared him mentally incompetent. Johnson was arrested in October of last year after a jogger was hacked to…MORE

Dallas Police are getting the help they asked for

Dallas Police are getting the help they asked for

DALLAS – Representatives from DART Police, Marshals, Constables, DPS and the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department attended a “brainstorming” meeting at Dallas Police Headquarters. “The meeting was to discuss a collaborative effort to reduce crime,” Dallas police said in a statement. “The plan is evolving and has not been finalized. We look forward to working together to…MORE

Parkland Hospital Launches Strategic Plan for Future

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Parkland Hospital has launched a first-ever Strategic Plan for its future. The plan starts next year and runs through 2020. The facility will introduce the plan to its healthcare workers and other employees in the coming days. “We are actually having a series of town halls where executive leaders, including myself, are…MORE

Suspicious Package Found on College Campus

Suspicious Package Found on College Campus

COMMERCE (WBAP/KLIF News) – The bomb squad from the Garland Police Department is headed to Texas A&M University at Commerce to investigate a suspicious package. Police Lieutenant Pedro Barineau explains his department assists other departments when suspicious packages are found. “We go out there to determine if the package is in fact a bomb. We’ll…MORE