ELLIS COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – A former Maypearl police chief was sentenced to 40 years in prison for child sex crimes. A judge slapped Kevin Coffey with the maximum sentenced allowed after a jury found him guilty of sexual assault and indecency with a 14-year-old girl last Friday. The victim testified that Coffey would kiss her, tough…… MORE
EULESS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Euless mother and daughter are attempting to make history at city hall. Tupou Helu is running for mayor against incumbent Linda Martina and her daughter is running for City Council Place Two. Layton, a pre-law student at the University of Texas Dallas, told WFAA TV she is not letting her…… MORE
GRAND PRAIRIE (WBAP/KLIF News) – At least 13 dogs and a number of birds and cats died in a house fire in Grand Prairie Monday night. The fire broke out around 7 p.m. at a home on North East Fourth Street near Small Hill Drive. The Grand Prairie Fire Department said the homeowners narrowly escaped as…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas Police Department is asking the public to help them solve murders. Deputy Chief Thomas Castro says the department is hosting a series of community meetings to teach citizens about how murder investigations work and the importance of getting information from witnesses. He said the department is working on doing…… MORE
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF News) – Irving police are looking for four suspects after an elderly couple was injured during a violent home invasion Wednesday morning. It happened around 4:30 a.m. on Fouts Drive between Beltline and Story Roads. The Irving Police Department’s James McClellan said the masked men stormed into the couple’s home, tied them up…… MORE