DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Dallas citizens who are against renaming streets with Confederate ties are making their voices heard online. As of Thursday morning, more than 800 people have signed a petition asking the city and Councilman Mark Clayton not to change the name of Gaston Avenue. A historical commission told the mayor’s Confederate task…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Officials have made three arrests in connection with a March murder case where a body was found in the Trinity River. Kevin Kidd (28), Emmanuel Kilpatrick (31), and Jermon Simmons (35) all sit in jail with a capital murder charge for the death of 31-year-old Liza Saenz. She was found shot to…… MORE
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – A convicted child sexual predator accidentally became a free man Tuesday night after a mix-up between authorities in neighboring counties. Last month in Johnson County, Shaun James was sentenced to more than ten years in prison on multiple counts of sexual assault with a child. Earlier this week, he was…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Dallas mayor’s task force has decided what to do with the Robert E. Lee statue. The group voted almost unanimously Tuesday night to recommend moving the statue to a museum where members said it can be viewed in the proper context. The Dallas City Council will ultimately make that decision at a…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Hurricane Harvey evacuees staying at the Dallas mega-shelter are moving locations. City officials say The Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center once had more than 3,800 evacuees staying on site, but as of Tuesday afternoon only had just over 200 people inside. “Operations have scaled down considerably, but we still have clients who are…… MORE