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At Least 5 Police Officers Shot Amid George Floyd Protests
(Photo by Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images) Undated/AP (WBAP/KLIF) – At least five police officers have been shot amid George Floyd protests that have raged across the country. In four police offi...
Jun 02, 2020
DC Bishop ‘Outraged’ by Trump’s Church Visit; Las Vegas Police Officer Shot Amid Floyd Protests
Washington AP (WBAP/KLIF) – The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington is sharply criticizing President Donald Trump for staging a visit to the historic St. John’s Church across fro...
Jun 02, 2020
Protesters Demonstrate in Dallas for Fourth Consecutive Night
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Protesters in Dallas demonstrated for the fourth consecutive night on Monday over the death of George Floyd. Video shows Floyd die after a Minneapolis Police Officer planted...
Jun 02, 2020
Trump Threatens Use of Military to Stop Rioting and Destruction
CNN File Photo WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – President Donald Trump threatened to mobilize the United States military to end rioting and destruction involved in protests across the country. The presi...
Jun 01, 2020
Governor Abbott, U.S. Attorneys Announce Federal Prosecution for Protest Agitators
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott, along with all four United States Attorneys in Texas, announced on Monday that individuals who come to Texas from out of state to engage in looting, vi...
Jun 01, 2020
Local Businesses Impacted by Looting, Violence in Protests
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Many Downtown and Uptown Dallas business owners are taking precautions ahead of more potential protests over the death of a black man while in Minneapolis Police custody. De...
Jun 01, 2020
Fort Worth Implements Curfew
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) — The city of Fort Worth is getting ready for another night of possible unrest. A city will implement an 8 p.m. curfew following Sunday nights civil unrest which led to po...
Jun 01, 2020
Arlington Police Department Interim Chief Among Major Cities Chiefs Association Members Who Signed Open Letter Regarding George Floyd’s Death, Policing Issues
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Major Cities Chiefs Association penned an open letter in the wake of the death of George Floyd, the African American man whose death while in Minneapolis Police ...
Jun 01, 2020
Curfew Quells Angry Protests in Dallas; Bystander Hit With Police Pellet; TX National Guard Deployed
Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall DALLAS (AP) – Dallas police made dozens of arrests in downtown Sunday night to enforce a nighttime curfew that was expected to be in place for several days. The cu...
Jun 01, 2020
U.S. First Family Took Shelter in White House Bunker as Protests Raged
(Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump spent time in a White House bunker during Friday night’s protests outside the executive mansion....
Jun 01, 2020
