MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The family of a Dallas ISD educator who vanished in September wants answers after her body was found in a wooded area near I-20 and Lawson Road in Mesquite. The Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office made the confirmation this week after 24-year-old Jennifer Mendez Olascoaga’s remains were discovered in early…… MORE
Alcoholic Drinks to Cost More on Southwest Airlines
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF)- It’s going to cost you another dollar or two to have an alcoholic drink on board a Southwest Airlines flight, as of Wednesday November 14th. The price of non-alcoholic drinks like juices and soft drinks will remain free of charge. Southwest brought back alcohol sales after a stop serving them during the…… MORE
Bank “Jugging” Robberies on the Rise – Plano
PLANO – (WBAP/KLIF) – Watch your surroundings carefully if you’re making a trip to the bank or automatic bank teller. Plano Police report nearly 50 cases of “jugging” incidents – that’s when suspects watch and follow bank customers, hoping to steal cash, and at times, burglarize their vehicles. More than a half million dollars has…… MORE
Heavily Armed Suspect Jailed in Tarrant County
WHITE SETTLEMENT (WBAP/KLIF) – Police in White Settlement say Officers thwarted a potential murder suicide over the weekend. According to the City of White Settlement Police Department, Officers responded to an emergency person with a weapon call on Sunday, November 12, at 12:58 p.m. in the 9200 block of Dale Lane Court. Redacted portions of…… MORE
Operation Lone Star Secures Fronton Island from Mexican Cartels
(WBAP/KLIF) – DPS troopers and Texas National Guard soldiers secured Fronton Island in the Rio Grande River to gain operational control and prevent cross-border criminal activity from Mexican cartels. “Our engineer teams installed over 1.4 miles of wire along the Texas-Mexico border,” said Sgt. Jake Jordan, Joint Task Force Lone Star Special Response Team platoon…… MORE