AUSTIN, TX (AP) – Police say there have been no major developments in their investigation of three package bombs sent to homes in Austin. Authorities held a news conference Tuesday afternoon to provide an update on the probe and announce an increase in the reward money. Austin Police Chief Brian Manley says authorities are offering a…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2018
US appeals court upholds Texas’ ban on ‘sanctuary cities’
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas immigration crackdown on “sanctuary cities” took effect Tuesday after a federal appeals court upheld a divisive law backed by the Trump administration that threatens elected officials with jail time and allows police officers to ask people during routine stops whether they’re in the U.S. illegally. The ruling was a…… MORE
Ennis Weapons Training Facility Offers Free Pistol Training to Teachers
Dallas, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Over a dozen Northwest Texas teachers recently added pistol training to their resumes. The training was organized by Tim Bulot, a sergeant with the Ellis County Sheriff’s Department, and owner of Strategic Weapons Academy of Texas in Ennins. The academy typically does firearms training for SWAT teams, police officers and overseas…… MORE
United Apologizes After Dog Dies in Overhead Bin
(AP) United said Tuesday that it took full responsibility for the incident on the Monday night flight from Houston to New York. In a statement, United called it “a tragic accident that should never have occurred, as pets should never be placed in the overhead bin.” The dog was in a small pet carrier designed…… MORE
Austin Police Defending Department’s Actions Following the First of 3 Package Bombs
AUSTIN (AP) – Austin Police Chief Brian Manley is defending his department’s statements that initially downplayed the first of three package bombs that went off in the city as an isolated incident. Manley said Tuesday that investigators at the time were working under the theory that a March 2 package bomb was related to a nearby…… MORE
US Appeals Court Upholds Texas’ Ban on ‘Sanctuary Cities’
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A federal appeals court has upheld the bulk of a Texas law targeting “sanctuary cities” that is backed by the Trump administration as part of a crackdown on illegal immigration. The ruling Tuesday by a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans allows Texas to…… MORE
Dallas Station 36 Firefighters Return to Work After Losing One of Their Own in Tragic NYC Helicopter Crash
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas firefighters who lost their colleague in a helicopter crash in New York over the weekend gathered at the station Tuesday morning to remember the life of 26-year-old Brian McDaniel. Daniel Fox worked at Dallas Fire Station 36 and said McDaniel was the type of guy you needed during a dangerous situation. “You…… MORE
March Madness strikes TCU for the first time in 20 years
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — For the first time in 20 years the TCU men’s basketball team has earned a trip to the Big Dance. The Horned Frogs are seeded sixth in the Midwest Region with an overall record of 21 wins and 11 losses. They’ll play the winner of Wednesday evening’s game between 11…… MORE
Houston Tour Bus Carrying Mostly Children Plunges into a Ravine in Alabama; Multiple Injuries
UPDATED: 8:45AM LOXLEY, Ala. (AP) – A charter bus carrying students home to Texas from a high school band trip to Disney World plunged into an Alabama ravine early Tuesday, and numerous children were being carried by helicopters to emergency rooms. A local official in Baldwin County, Alabama says there are multiple injuries and the…… MORE
President Trump Fires Secretary of State Rex Tillerson
Washington (WBAP/KLIF News) – After a somewhat stormy relationship, President Trump sent his Secretary of State packing. Rex Tillerson has been fired and will be replaced by current CIA Director Mike Pompeo. Tillerson said he received a call from Air Force One about his termination around noon on Tuesday, hours after President Trump tweeted that he had…… MORE
