Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Updated 10/06/2019 at 8PM: A message from Chief Hall regarding Joshua Brown’s Murder: Today at approximately 12 p.m., the Dallas County Medical Examiner confirmed the identity of Joshua Brown to the Dallas Police Department. Brown, a witness in the Amber Guyger trial was shot and killed Friday, Oct. 4 in the 4600 block of Cedar Springs…… MORE
Carrollton Police killed a man while checking on his welfare
Carrollton (WBAP/KLIF) – Carrollton Police shot and killed a man Saturday night while checking on his welfare. They were called to a Racetrac service station to check a man with a gun who was slumped over in a parked vehicle. At first they had no luck getting his attention, then as officers were trying to…… MORE
Man Shot Dead in Cedar Springs Apartment Parking Lot Still Officially Unidentified
DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – Dallas Police report a 37 year old man died Friday night after he was found shot multiple times, In the parking lot of the ATERA Apartments at 4606 Cedar Spring Road, The man was taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital where he was declared dead. Police say the victim did not have…… MORE
Plano Food and Wine Festival A Second Year Success
PLANO – WBAP/KLIF – Attendance figures at this weekend’s second annual Plano Food and Wine Festival are expected to surpass the debut year’s three thousand participants. This year’s attendees of the festival snaked around the new District at Willow Bend restaurant areas, sampling more than one hundred wines from around the world, tasting restaurant food…… MORE
Two Victims of El Paso Walmart Shooting Remain Hospitalized
EL PASO, Texas (AP) – Two adults who were wounded in an Aug. 3 shooting at an El Paso Walmart that killed 22 people remain hospitalized. The El Paso Times reports that Mario De Alba, from Chihuahua, Mexico, is receiving treatment at University Medical Center of El Paso and that an unknown patient remains at…… MORE
Homeless Man Who Police on Horseback Led By A Rope Said He Harbors No Ill Will
HOUSTON (AP) – A homeless black man who was led by a rope by two white officers on horseback in a southeast Texas city says he was overcome with shame after watching video of his arrest. Donald Neely told the Houston Chronicle he hopes the image of him handcuffed and being led through the streets…… MORE
50th Annual Cottonwood Art Festival In Richardson This Weekend
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The 50th Annual Cottonwood Art Festival is bringing arts, music, and Fall fun to the city of Richardson this weekend. The festival at Cottonwood Park will include more than 240 visual artists showcasing museum quality work, a children’s art area, live musical performances and more. Cottonwood aims to bring the world…… MORE
President Trump declares major disaster in six Texas counties
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – President Trump has approved a major disaster declaration for the parts of Texas most affected by Tropical Storm Imelda in mid-September. That makes federal funding available in 6 counties along the Gulf Coast centered on the Houston area. Governor Greg Abbott requested the declaration October 1. President Trump signed it Friday.… MORE
Condemned killer wins stay of execution
Houston (WBAP/KLIF) – A Jewish death row inmate who was part of the “Texas 7” gang of escaped prisoners, and faced execution in less than a week has won a reprieve after claiming the former judge at his trial was anti-semitic. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Friday granted a stay of execution for Randy…… MORE
UAW-GM talks progress, but issues remain
Detroit (WBAP/KLIF) – A United Auto Workers union Vice President in Detroit says negotiators are making progress on a new contract that could end the 19 day strike against General Motors. Terry Dittes says bargainers for both sides will work through the weekend, attempting to reach an agreement. He says wages, job security, skilled trades…… MORE
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