TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Tarrant County Sheriffs Office is warning residents about an increase in reports of a scam involving innocent private purchases of stolen GM Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado pickup trucks. Investigators said in the majority of the cases, Spanish-speaking victims are the target. Sheriff Bill Waybourn said the fraudsters are…… MORE
Paxton Whistleblowers Worried About Viability of Settlement Deal
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Fired staffers from the Texas Attorney General’s office are back in the news. Lawyers for former employees of Attorney General Ken Paxton have asked the Texas Supreme Court court to take up their whistleblower case again, over concern that their $3.3M settlement deal may be unraveling. In 2020 the former deputies to…… MORE
Dallas Police Release Surveillance Footage In Hopes Public Can Help Identify Murder Suspect
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Dallas Police Department is asking the public to help identify the suspect in a April 2022 murder. They’ve released surveillance footage and an image of the suspect’s car. Investigators said on April 10, 2022, at around 11:25 a.m., 24-year-old Ja Meesia Anderson-Busby was shot and killed in the 9800…… MORE
Dallas County Judge Changes Name
(WBAP/KLIF) — After serving as the top government official in Dallas County since 2011, Judge Clay Jenkins is changing his name…sort of. Many have asked the question what’s in a name? For Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins it’s love and respect. Jenkins has lived in the forefront of politics since 2011 as judge in…… MORE
Grapevine Votes to Combat Intersection Take-Overs
(WBAP/KLIF) — Grapevine now has a new weapon in detouring intersection take-overs. Police Chief Mike Hamlin petitioned the Grapevine City Council to amend the traffic ordinance after an intersection take-over in the city. The city council voted unanimously to add a provision to the ordinance to go after organizers, spectators, and drivers of the unlawful…… MORE