DALLAS (AP) – Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a bill that will aim to eliminate the backlog of thousands of untested rape kits in Texas. Abbott signed the measure in Dallas on Tuesday along with four other bills designed to help victims of sex crimes. The new law mandates law enforcement agencies conduct an…… MORE
FORNEY (WBAP/KLIF)- Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office Investigators and the Texas Rangers are requesting the public’s assistance to identify any other children or teens that may have been contacted online or victimized by 24-year-old Taylor Blake Craft of Forney. On May 31, 2019 Craft was indicted by a Kaufman County Grand Jury on twelve felony offenses they…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott could soon have good news for Texas plumbers. Plumbers all over the Lone Star State have been calling for a special session since the state legislature adjourned without extending the life of the Texas Plumbing Board. Without further action the board will dissipate later this year. Some plumbers…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Testimony is underway for a high profile murder-for-hire trial in Dallas. Brenda Delgado is accused of hiring hitman Kristopher Love to kill Kendra Hatcher four years ago at her Uptown apartment parking garage because she was dating Delgado’s ex boyfriend. Crystal Cortes pleaded guilty to a lesser murder charge, a 35 year sentence…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Police Chief is clarifying comments made this week about an increase in crime in the city. Chief Renee Hall was speaking with reporters about a recent uptick in violent crime in the city, when she said the Police Department can’t arrest its way out of the problem. “There are socio-economic…… MORE