Dallas ISD is investigating one of its Officers after alleged video shows the Officer slamming a student to the ground. Video reportedly shows the officer breaking up a fight between two girls at Piedmont G.L.O.B.A.L. Academy, then picking up one of the girls and throwing her to the ground. According to the school district, the…… MORE
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Army Vet Arrested After Shooting Involving Dallas Uber Driver
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas police are still trying to figure out why an Uber driver was shot while dropping off a customer Tuesday morning. It happened outside the Trail Apartments near White Rock Lake in Lakewood just before 1 a.m. Dallas police said before the passenger got out of the car, he and the driver…… MORE
Dallas County Health Officials Advise Mosquito Prevention, West Nile Confirmed in Texas
Texas first West Nile illness of the year has been reported to the Department of State Health Services, an adult woman from Montgomery County who developed the neurological form of the disease in late April. Diseases like Zika and West Nile remain threats in Texas, and we need everyone to do their part to protect…… MORE
Texas Lawmakers Cracking Down on Improper Teacher-Student Relationships
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas lawmakers have given final approval to a measure cracking down on inappropriate relationships between teachers and students, sending it to Gov. Greg Abbott. The bill requires principals and superintendents to report inappropriate teacher-student relationships or face jail time and fines up to $10,000. The teacher’s family could also lose access…… MORE
Senator John Cornyn on Short List to Lead FBI
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Senator John Cornyn is being considered as a replacement for James Comey, the former FBI Director who was fired by President Donald Trump earlier this month. If selected, Cornyn would be the first current federal office holder to become director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation since the agency took its current…… MORE