SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tent courtrooms opened Monday in two Texas border cities to help process thousands of migrants who are being forced by the Trump administration to wait in Mexico while their requests for asylum wind through clogged immigration courts. The court in Laredo opened with a judge who appeared by videoconference. Critics have…… MORE
Fort Worth, Dallas Mayors Share the Stage Discussing Public Safety and Working Together
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF)- Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price and Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson share the stage for the 1st time at the North Texas Commission luncheon for a conversation on regionalism, their goals for working together and the challenges and opportunities the North Texas Region faces. Both spoke about their individual efforts for public safety and gun…… MORE
Amber Guyger Trial to Remain in Dallas County
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The murder trial for Amber Guyger will remain in Dallas County. The defense had asked the Judge to move the trial because of media coverage in the Dallas area. But prosecutors argued that the former Dallas Police Officer’s trial stay in dallas because news coverage wasn’t pervasive enough to influence the jury.…… MORE
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum to Open in City’s West End
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas’ West End officially becomes home to the ‘Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum’ this week. The museum opens to the public Wednesday in a 55,000 sq-foot building equipped with holographic technology. The museum tells the stories of holocaust victims and survivors. “When visitors come to Dallas this is going to be…… MORE
Report: Vapes Spiked with Illegal Drugs Show Dark Side of CBD Craze
(AP) – An Associated Press investigation shows a dark side to booming sales of the cannabis extract CBD. Some people are substituting cheap and dangerous street drugs for the real thing. As a result, vapes and other products marketed as helping a range of ailments instead have sent dozens of people to emergency rooms because they…… MORE
Central Texas 5th Grader Dies of Brain-Eating Amoeba After Swimming in Brazos River
Fort Worth, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A 10-year girl from Bosque County has died, 8-days after being infected by a brain-eating amoeba. The parents of Lily Mae Avant say the 5th grader came down with the illness shortly after swimming in the Brazos River last Sunday. Our media partner, WFAA-TV reports the young girl was being…… MORE
Texas Health Officials Warn of E-Cigarette Dangers
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Tarrant County Health officials say they’ve had eight reported cases of e-cigarette related lung illness. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports the cases are being investigated by state health officials. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says about 400 cases of vaping-related lung illnesses and six deaths have occured in 26…… MORE
[VIDEO] Arlington PD: Body Cam Footage Shows Moments Before Man With BB Gun Was Fatally Shot
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Police in Arlington say a man who pointed a replica BB gun at officers has been shot and killed. Officials say 31-year-old Nicholas Walker was fatally shot about 8 p.m. Saturday at his home in Arlington. Arlington police spokesman Christopher Cook says officers responded to reports that a man was assaulting…… MORE
Tarrant County: Stolen Uzi & Rifle Bought Off the Street by a Juvenile Linked to Child-Involved Shootings
Tarrant County, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Three children suffered gunshot wounds inside their homes across Tarrant County on Sunday — one of them, a 4-year old boy was apparently shot dead by a sibling, according to Fort Worth Police. In a span of five hours beginning at 11:30 A.M., two other youngsters were shot in separate…… MORE
Thousands of Local GM Workers Join National Strike Amid Stalled Contract Talks
Arlington, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – More than 49-thousand members of the United Auto Worker union went on strike early Monday as contract talks with General Motors broke down; that includes dozens on the picket lines outside the GM plant in Arlington. Chanting, “What do we want, a contract … when do we want it, now,” some…… MORE
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