(WBAP/KLIF) — An arrest for domestic violence has led to the firing of a North Texas police officer. Fort Worth police officer Victor Rucker was arrested in June for a domestic violence incident that occurred while he was off-duty. The victim in that incident was Rucker’s wife, 35-year-old Lucy Rucker who is also an officer…… MORE
DPS Director: Agency “as an Institution” did not Fail Uvalde Community
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Pressure is mounting on the Texas Department of Public Safety surrounding its response to the elementary school massacre in Uvalde last May. During a DPS Public Safety Commission Meeting on Thursday, DPS Director Steve McCraw distanced the agency from previous comments he made about the law enforcement response being an abject failure.…… MORE
Dallas Panhandlers React to New City Ordinance
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Panhandlers in Dallas are reacting to a new ordinance by the Dallas City Council. The Ordinance allows Dallas City Marshals to fine anyone standing in intersections or walking on medians up to $500. “There’s six or seven of us out here and we ain’t got money to pay that,” a panhandler near…… MORE
$1-Billion Luxury Community Coming to Arlington
(WBAP/KLIF) — The next phase of Arlington’s $4-billion entertainment district project is underway. Arlington Mayor Jim Ross and Texas Rangers owner Ray Davis held shovels, Wednesday, in the groundbreaking ceremony for “One Rangers Way”, a planned 43,000 square food luxury residential community to be built adjacent to Globe Life Field. Ross says the $1-billion project…… MORE