(WBAP/KLIF) Nathaniel Mitchell is charged with murder, burglary and assault. A Tarrant County Grand jury indicted Mitchell Wednesday. Police say in September Mitchell broke into Donna Alexander’s home and beat her. Alexander, the mother of two died 3 days later. Alexander is the Founder of Anger room, a Deep Ellum business that allowed visitors to…… MORE
UPDATE 5:15 PM: University of Texas posts this tweet in response to attention given case, in part, via response to online petitions: The University of Texas at Dallas Statement from University of Texas at Dallas President Richard C. Benson: “There is nothing more important at UT Dallas than the safety and security of our students.…… MORE
DFW (WBAP/KLIF) – The DFW Airport is offering cheaper parking for the holidays. Starting Decmber 13th- 24th DFW Airport is offering prepaid terminal parking for $8. If you pre order by the 24th you can secure a parking spot valid until February 28th. Cynthia Vega with DFW Airport says customers will be getting more than 65%…… MORE
GARLAND – WBAP/KLIF – The Garland Police Department has announced extra police patrols looking for drivers who are intoxicated will begin Friday, December 21rst, and run through Saturday, January 5th of next year. Funding for the extra patrols comes from TX-DOT. Police ask drivers who suspect another driver of being intoxicated to call 9-1-1 for…… MORE
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Former Obama Housing Chief Julian Castro said he’s taking a step toward a possible White House campaign in 2020 by forming a presidential exploratory committee. The former San Antonio mayor told The Associated Press he’ll announce a decision next month. The move gives the 44-year-old an early start to what’s expected…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The civil trial against former Dallas Cowboy Josh Brent and the bar that he was at the night of a deadly drunk driving crash is set to go to the jury today. On Tuesday, the mother of Jerry Brown Jr. testified that she wants to make sure no mother ever has to…… MORE
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – The head of PricewaterhouseCoopers-U.S. has written an op-ed, inspired by the high-profile Dallas police shooting of former Pricewaterhouse-Dallas employee, Botham Jean. In the Dallas Morning News piece, Chairman and CEO Tim Ryan refers to Botham as ‘Bo’ and says that his death has re-awakened his awareness to the issue of unconscious bias–specifically…… MORE
A Texas inmate has been executed for shooting and killing a newlywed during a robbery in Mesquite more than 25 years ago. Alvin Braziel Jr. received lethal injection Tuesday evening at the state penitentiary in Huntsville. The 43-year-old Braziel was condemned for the 1993 slaying of 27-year-old Douglas White as he and his wife walked…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) — In a case with echoes of the furor involving a Stanford University swimmer two years ago, advocates for sex-crime victims say the plea bargain that enabled a former Baylor University fraternity president to stay out of jail is another failure by the legal system. “What’s similar is that violence against women is…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- The city of Arlington is considering regulations for short term rental homes such as Air BnB’s. Gincy Thoppil Arlington’s Planning and Development director says they’re considering requiring permits to allow rentals. These permits will also help the city keep track of the amount of these homes in a specific area. They city discussed…… MORE
