The Collin County Deputies Association is raising money for the family of a teenage girl killed in a crash on HWY 121. The daughter of Kristi Kendall, a Collin County Sheriff’s Detention Officer, was one of two 15-year-old girls killed in the accident that injured six people and left two others dead. The Association is giving proceeds…… MORE
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The North Texas Tollway Authority is Increasing Tolls on Highways
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – It’s going to cost more money for drivers who decide to take the tollways in North Texas next month. The North Texas Tollway Authority said the tolls will increase about a penny per mile for drivers with a toll tag. Drivers without a toll tag will pay 50 percent more. “We’re certainly…… MORE
Grand Prairie Police Asking Victims of Child Predator to Come Forward
The Grand Prairie Police Department is asking for potential victims of a child predator to come forward. Police say 54-year-old Weldon Josiah ‘Joe’ Blair of Plano, was arrested in may and charged with Online Solicitation of a Minor-Sexual Conduct after he tried to arrange sex with a child in Grand Prairie. The department is asking…… MORE
Top Immigration Lawyer Conference Pulling Out of Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The nation’s premier immigration attorney conference is boycotting Texas because of the state’s tough, new anti-“sanctuary cities” law. The American Immigration Lawyers Association announced Wednesday the cancellation of its 3,000-member conference in Grapevine, slated for 2018. The organization’s president, William Stockton, said members “expressed their desire not to spend money” in…… MORE
Dallas County Community College District Approves Concealed Carry Policy
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas County Community College District has approved its concealed carry policy in anticipation of a new law that takes effect in in a few months. Senate Bill 11 allows concealed handguns on campus August 1st. Last month, a student was shot and killed at North Lake College in Irving. Since then,…… MORE