BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) – A teenager has been sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting a 19-year-old pregnant woman. The Beaumont Enterprise reports Corey Spencer admitted for the first time during Wednesday’s sentencing that he shot Kera Teel during the attempted car robbery two years ago. Spencer has been in and out of juvenile…… MORE
Family of Man Allegedly Shot in Head by Temple Police Officer, Waiting For Answers
DALLAS (AP) – Law enforcement experts say a small Texas police department’s extended silence about an officer fatally shooting a 28-year-old man runs contrary to best practices and creates fertile ground for public mistrust. Temple police officer Carmen DeCruz shot Michael Dean in the head on Dec. 2. More than two weeks later, the public…… MORE
Six Reported Dead & 13 Injured In Saturday Morning Las Vegas Apartment Fire
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Las Vegas authorities say six people are dead and 13 are injured following a fire Saturday morning in a three-story downtown apartment complex. The fire department earlier said that five of the injured were in critical condition and that some residents were hanging out of windows as firefighters arrived. The department…… MORE
The feds prepare to seize more private land in Texas for Trump’s border wall
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – The U.S. government is ramping up its efforts to seize the private land it needs to build a border wall in south Texas. The Justice Department has filed three lawsuits so far this month against landowners in the Rio Grande Valley, targeting border towns and farms at Texas’ southernmost point. Many more…… MORE
Globe Life Park, Ranger’s Old BallPark Seeking New Tenants for Office and Retail Uses
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- A commercial real estate company is finding new purposes for the old Rangers Ballpark, Globe Life Park. Trenton Price, Director of Vision Commercial Real Estate says they’re looking to fill a 4-story office tower inside the ballpark with traditional office users like medical, law firms, architecture and engineering. They’re also looking to fill…… MORE
Dallas Regional Chamber Applauds Congress for Passing USMCA
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Regional Chamber is praising Congress for this week’s passage of the the U.S.-Mexico-Canada agreement. “Ratification of the USMCA is critical to our economic future here in Texas because it will preserve and strengthen our trade ties to Canada and Mexico, which are by far the largest markets for Texas exports,” said Chris Nielsen,…… MORE
Former Fort Worth Officer Indicted for Murdering Atatiana Jefferson
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Former Fort Worth Police Officer Aaron Dean has been indicted by a Tarrant County Grand Jury for the murder of Atatiana Jefferson. Dean is accused of shooting and killing Jefferson through a window inside her family’s home while dean was responding to an open door call. It happened after 2:30 am on…… MORE
Frisco ISD Expanding Pre-K to Full Day Courses, Hiring More Teachers
FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF)- The Frisco ISD is expanding its Pre-K courses form half day to full day for the 2020 school year. Melissa Ellis Assistant director of early childhood says this will help the district reach more children and accommodate working families. “We know that the half day program puts limitations on family’s schedules and is…… MORE
Dallas Police Ask Public to Help Identify Porch Pirate
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – You see the images and videos every year around the holidays. Some stranger helping themselves to a resident’s delivered packages that have been left on a porch unaware they’ve been caught on camera. Dallas Police are asking the public to help identify the latest porch pirate caught red handed, who can…… MORE
Tarrant County Sheriff’s Dept & FWPD Help Spread Holiday Love in Honor of Sherin Mathews
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A toy drive in honor of slain Richardson toddler Sherin Mathews benefited 3rd graders at Fort Worth’s Sagamore Hills Elementary. Hundreds of toys were donated from around the country for ‘Sherin’s Toy Drive‘; additionally, the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Department provided stuffed animals to all 600 students at the school. Sheriff’s deputies,…… MORE
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