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Burleson ISD Star Athlete & Scholar Dies in Car Accident

Burleson ISD Star Athlete & Scholar Dies in Car Accident

Burleson (WBAP/KLIF) – A tragedy for the Burleson High School community; two-sport athlete Tre Allison was killed in a car accident late last night, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The 16-year old junior football and basketball player was a passenger in a car driven by fellow student when it was clipped by another vehicle…MORE

Small town bank president admits big time theft

Small town bank president admits big time theft

Cooper (WBAP/KLIF) – The former president of a bank in a small Texas town northeast of Dallas has pleaded guilty to several criminal charges. Anita Moody admitted stealing $11 million from the Enloe State Bank in Cooper by creating fake loans. Cooper is a town of fewer than 2,000 residents. Moody also admitted she tried…MORE

Amber Alert for missing baby in Gainesville

Amber Alert for missing baby in Gainesville

Gainesville (WBAP/KLIF) – The Gainesville Police Department has issued an Amber Alert for 3 month old Lyrik Brown. She was taken by 30 year old Jeremy Brown who is believed to be driving a grey, 2011, Volkswagen, Jetta with Texas, temporary tags. Gainesville police did not say what Jeremy Brown’s relationship is to Lyrik. Lyrik…MORE

Advocacy groups want DISD to drop its police department

Advocacy groups want DISD to drop its police department

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A coalition of advocacy groups is calling on the Dallas school district to disband its police force. The five groups say many black students, and those with disabilities, feel less safe with police stationed at their schools because of their previous experiences. The coalition also questions what it says are the millions…MORE

‘Save me’: Texas man’s in-custody death raises key questions

‘Save me’: Texas man’s in-custody death raises key questions

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Police video and documents released more than a year after the in-custody death of a black man in Texas show that sheriff’s deputies repeatedly used a stun gun on him despite multiple pleas that he couldn’t breathe following a chase after he failed to dim his headlights. The revelations in the…MORE