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ICE Releases Dallas Born Teen Wrongfully Detained At Border

ICE Releases Dallas Born Teen Wrongfully Detained At Border

HOUSTON (AP) – An 18-year-old who was born in Dallas has been released from immigration custody after wrongfully being detained for more than three weeks. Francisco Erwin Galicia left a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Pearsall, Texas, on Tuesday. His lawyer, Claudia Galan, confirmed he had been released, hours after The Dallas…MORE

Former UT-Arlington Golf Coach Cited For Sexual Harassment

Former UT-Arlington Golf Coach Cited For Sexual Harassment

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Former University of Texas at Arlington golf coach Stuart Deane was found responsible for sexual harassment through inappropriate comments to some of his female athletes, according to a Title IX investigation. Deane resigned as the university’s golf director before the investigation was completed in October, according to documents obtained by the school…MORE

Fort Worth Man Charged In Murder Of Mississippi College Student

Fort Worth Man Charged In Murder Of Mississippi College Student

MISSISSIPPI (WBAP/KLIF) – WFAA-TV is reporting that a Fort Worth man was arrested Monday on a charge of murder in connection to the death of a University of Mississippi classmate, whose body was found over the weekend near a lake. Brandon Theesfeld, 22, was arrested Monday morning at a gas station in Memphis, Tenn. He was later…MORE

$8.8 Million Grant Award to NCTCOG to Repair Seven Bridges in DFW

$8.8 Million Grant Award to NCTCOG to Repair Seven Bridges in DFW

WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) will receive a $8,775,000 federal grant for a series of seven projects involving seven bridges in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn announced. The funding comes through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Infrastructure For Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant program.  “With more people coming…MORE

Dallas Police Department To Host LGBTQ Self Defense Class

Dallas Police Department To Host LGBTQ Self Defense Class

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Police Department will be helping host a self defense class this weekend for the LGBTQ community. This is in response to several violent assaults in the last several months in the Metroplex which seemed to target the transgendered community. One hundred and fifty people have already registered for the event.…MORE