GRAND PRAIRIE (WBAP-KLIF News) – Police in Louisiana arrested a North Texas man after he turned himself in to face a murder charge in Grand Prairie. 56-year-old Jimmie Reynolds is accused of killing his boss, 57-year-old Carlos Aparicio, after an alleged argument between the two on July 4. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports Aparicio was…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2018
Former Zetas Cartel Head Goes on Trial in Waco Monday
A 38 year old man federal officials describe as the former leader of Mexico’s Zetas drug cartel faces seven charges in Waco federal court beginning Monday. Juan Fransisco Trevino Chavez Jr, an American citizen who is also known as “Kiko”, is accused of conspiracy to traffic marijuana and cocaine through South Texas, and laundering…… MORE
Dangerous Heat in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex This Week
Dallas – (WBAP/KLIF) – Temperatures in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex are expected to soar to 105 degrees in the coming week, and that figure does not include the “heat index”, or misery factor generated by the addition of varying humidity levels. Meterologists with the National Weather Service warn we are likely to experience the…… MORE
Santa Fe, Texas I.S.D. preparing school security upgrades
Santa Fe (WBAP/KLIF) – The leaders of the Houston area school district where 10 people were shot to death in May meet Monday to consider ways to beef up security. The school board of the Santa Fe Independent School District plans to vote on installing metal detectors in its schools. It is also thinking of…… MORE
Armed man shot at Fort Worth strip club
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A Fort Worth strip club security guard shot an armed man early Sunday morning. Police say the man had been involved in some sort of disturbance inside the club about 3:00 AM. He went outside to get a gun, and was on his way back in when the security guard confronted…… MORE
Help Dallas Police Solve a Friday Night Critical Shooting
Dallas – (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police ask for the public’s help in finding the trio of suspects involved in a shooting on Munger Avenue late Friday night that has left one man in critical but stable condition with a gunshot wound to the chest. Another victim was shot in the thigh. Police say both victims…… MORE
Animal Abuse and Neglect Charges Laid Against Dallas County Puppy Owners
Dallas – (WBAP/KLIF) –The Dallas County District Attorney’s Office has filed animal cruelty charges against Dallas County residents who the Dallas SPCA says admitted to dumping three puppies alongside a road in Southeast Dallas County. The puppies were found dead, but a necropsy indicated the pups had died of neglect and abuse, as well as…… MORE
Bad news for Ted Cruz
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – Incumbent Texas Senator Ted Cruz says the report that challenger Beto O’Rourke has raised far more money than he has for this year’s election is very bad news. O’Rourke announced during the week that he has raised more than $10 million in the last three months. Cruz has raised $4.6 million. Cruz…… MORE
Car stealing twins lead police on three high speed chases
Grand Prairie (WBAP/KLIF) – Three separate pursuits of two car-stealing brothers stretched across a large part of the metroplex Saturday, and involved at least three police departments. It began in Grand Prairie when 20 year old Joshua Aguilera allegedly stole a car and drove off followed by his twin brother Jonathan in another vehicle. Jonathan…… MORE
African Dust Poised to Cloud North Texas
Another cloud of Saharan dust is due to cloud the skies of the Dallas Fort Worth and all of North Texas as soon as Sunday. Meteorologists with the National Weather Service say the dust cloud can be seen on satellite images; currently it is located in the southern Gulf of Mexico. The Coastal Bend area…… MORE
