WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says asylum seekers must go to ports of entry in order to make a claim. He says he will issue an executive order next week on immigration. In a lengthy speech Thursday, Trump said migrants are abusing the asylum system and making a “mockery” of immigration laws. Under the…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF)- Now’s the time to start thinking about sending holiday packages to your loved ones in the military over seas. U.S Postal Services has a mailing deadline of November 6th to get your gifts delivered on time. USPS Twanna Barber said they hire more than 300 employees during the holiday season to help with the influx of packages.…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – A teenager has been shot and killed after he led Houston-area sheriff’s deputies on a car chase and then fired a pellet gun at them. Assistant Chief Tim Navarre with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office says after the chase ended Wednesday, the teen was told to show his hands but instead reached…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A North Texas man is out of jail on bond after being arrested for posing as a chiropractor. According to the City of Duncanville, the Duncanville Police Department, with assistance from the National Crime Insurance Bureau and the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners, arrested Marcellous Tourvoisier Dunbar for operating as a chiropractor…… MORE
LEWISVILLE (WBAP/KLIF News) – Mary Kay has opened its new research and development center in Lewisville and is bringing hundreds of new jobs to North Texas. The Addison-based company’s Chief Investment Officer Ryan Rogers said the new center will consolidate its various North Texas facilities and perform most production tasks. “Quality, stability and packaging design.…… MORE
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – The pro-Ted Cruz Super PAC ‘Texans Are’ is behind an ad accusing Cruz’s U.S. challenger of ‘welcoming’ the caravan of Central American migrants. The ad accuses O’Rourke of saying “there is too much border security.” “The caravan is coming, some say criminals among them, but there’s Beto O’Rourke cheering them on, welcome…… MORE
EL PASO, Texas (AP) – A spokesman for Texas Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke says the Democratic congressman received threats earlier this year from the suspected pipe bomber in Florida. O’Rourke spokesman Chris Evans says Cesar Sayoc used Facebook to send threatening messages in April. Evans says O’Rourke, who’s in a heated race against Republican Sen.…… MORE
Arlington, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The mayor of Arlington has declared an emergency, as the city expects flooding due to erosion around the Prestonwood Lake Dam. The dam is north of Lamar and south of Green Oaks in North Arlington. The city says homes are unlikely to be damaged if the dam fails, but roads could…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says the number of military troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexican border could reach 15,000 – roughly double the number the Pentagon said it currently plans for a mission whose dimensions are shifting daily. The Pentagon says “more than 7,000” troops are being sent to the Southwest border to support…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF)- A Richardson resident gets a $500 reward for helping police arrest arson suspects. Investigators say 3 suspects used an accelerant to set fire to furniture in the abandoned Owens Sausage factory in Richardson on May 7th. All three suspects face felony arson charges in Collin County. Mark Hanna with Insurance Council on arson says the…… MORE
