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Testimony Continues at Capital Murder Trial of Man Accused of Shooting Burleson Police Officer, Killing Carjacking Victim in 2021

Testimony Continues at Capital Murder Trial of Man Accused of Shooting Burleson Police Officer, Killing Carjacking Victim in 2021

JOHNSON COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The capital murder trial of the North Texas man accused of fatally shooting a Burleson police officer during a killing spree in 2021 continues. Prosecutors said Jerry Elders shot Officer Joshua Lot three times during a traffic stop before carjacking and murdering 60-year-old Robin Waddell and leaving her body…MORE

Israel Has Begun It’s Retaliatory Strikes Against Iran

Israel Has Begun It’s Retaliatory Strikes Against Iran

(WBAP/KLIF) – Iranian news sources have confirmed that three explosions have been heard northwest of the Iranian city of Isfahan, which is located near the international airport, which is used by the Iranian military to house fighter jets. It is believed that it is the result of a retaliatory strike from Israel. Iran’s air defense…MORE

Trump Jury Seated; Alternates Still Needed

Trump Jury Seated; Alternates Still Needed

NEW YORK (AP) — Twelve jurors and one alternate have been seated in Donald Trump ‘s hush money case, quickly propelling the jury selection process forward after a morning that saw two previously sworn-in jurors dismissed — one after she expressed new doubt in her ability to be fair and impartial following the disclosure of…MORE

Fort Worth Receives $2-Million Federal Grant

Fort Worth Receives $2-Million Federal Grant

(WBAP/KLIF) — The City of Fort Worth as one of 34 recipients across the nation to receive SMART grant funding. The strengthening mobility and revolutionizing transportation grant will be used by city leaders to pilot low altitude weather sensors along freight routes used by autonomous vehicles (AV). Adverse weather conditions pose significant challenges to the…MORE

U.S. Feds Target Mexican Cartels Inside Mexico in Operation Plaza Spike

U.S. Feds Target Mexican Cartels Inside Mexico in Operation Plaza Spike

NOGALES – (WBAP/KLIF) – It’s not an American military invasion of Mexico, but U.S.Customs and Border Protection is taking a new direction against fentanyl smuggled by cartels into the U.S. CBP is now naming and seeking cartel bosses in Mexico it alleges are in charge of smuggling drugs from Mexico into America. The first one…MORE

Senate Dismisses Articles of Impeachment Against Sec. Mayorkas

Senate Dismisses Articles of Impeachment Against Sec. Mayorkas

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has dismissed all impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, ending the House Republican push to remove the Cabinet secretary from office over his handling of the U.S.-Mexico border. The two votes effectively end the trial before arguments ever began. Senators voted separately to dismiss the two articles of…MORE

Dallas Megachurch Pastor Resigns as Leader of Rainbow PUSH Coalition

Dallas Megachurch Pastor Resigns as Leader of Rainbow PUSH Coalition

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Months after accepting the position, the Dallas megachurch pastor who became the president and CEO of Reverend Jess Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH Coalition is resigning. The Coalition officially handed over the leadership reigns to Reverend Dr. Frederick Douglass Haynes III as Reverend Jesse Jackson transitioned to emeritus status. He released a…MORE

Remains of Woman Found in Tyler 40 Years Ago Identified as Arlington Mother

Remains of Woman Found in Tyler 40 Years Ago Identified as Arlington Mother

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News ) – There’s been a major breakthrough in a cold-case out of North Texas that has haunted the Smith County Sheriff’s Office for almost forty years. A woman’s body was found along 1-20 in Tyler by a highway mowing crew in 1985 and her remains were finally identified as then Sindy Gina…MORE

Sexual Assault Charges Against Dak Prescott to be Moved

Sexual Assault Charges Against Dak Prescott to be Moved

(WBAP/KLIF) — Sexual assault charges against a Dallas Cowboy have been dropped in Dallas County. The lawsuit filed by a woman who accused Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott of sexual assault have been dropped, to enable the case to be refiled in Collin County. According to court documents, the woman’s attorney submitted paperwork to voluntarily…MORE