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Demoted Fort Worth Police Officer Calls for Chief to Resign

Demoted Fort Worth Police Officer Calls for Chief to Resign

FORT WORTH  (WBAP/KLIF News) – One of the two Fort Worth police officers demoted last Friday for allegedly leaking body-camera footage of an incident involving a white officer arresting a black mother and her two daughters has called for Chief Joel Fitzgerald’s resignation. Former Deputy Chief Vance Keyes and former Assistant Chief Abdul Pridgen have denied…MORE

Dallas County Elections Office Assures Voting Process is Safe

The Dallas County Elections Department says they are aware of concerns from elected officials and citizens regarding voters potentially receiving Absentee Mail Ballots for the June 10 Joint Runoff Election that they did not request. Dallas County Elections Administrator, Toni Pippins-Poole is re-assuring voters that the voting and elections process remains safe and sound. Pippins-Poole said The DCED…MORE

Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price Will Not Be Retried

Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price Will Not Be Retried

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Department of Justice said it will not retry Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price on corruption charges. Price and his co-defendant, his assistant Daphne Fain, were found not guilty on fraud and corruption charges last month after a seven-week trial. A trial against political consultant Kathy Nealy on charges related to…MORE

Federal Judge Dismisses “Clock Boy” Lawsuit

Federal Judge Dismisses “Clock Boy” Lawsuit

IRVING (WBAP/KLIF News) – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the father of a boy who was arrested when he brought a homemade clock to school in September 2015. Ahmed Mohammed was a student at MacArthur High School in Irving. He had made a clock using a circuit board and digital display and…MORE

Dallas Zoo Debuts Nine-Week-Old Lioness Cub Behati

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas Zoo’s newest member made her big debut on Friday. Behati Moja, a nine-week-old lioness cub, was born on Saint Patrick’s Day. Her name means the lucky one. She weighed about 2.6 pounds at birth and is now a vibrant and healthy 13 cub. The Dallas Zoo’s mammal curator Keith Zdrojewski said…MORE