HOUSTON (AP) – A 41-year-old Congolese woman died Wednesday in U.S. government custody shortly after she entered a border station in South Texas, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Thursday. CBP says the 41-year-old woman, who the agency did not identify, had arrived at an official port of entry in Laredo, Texas, early Tuesday afternoon.…… MORE
FORT WORTH – WBAP/KLIF – North Texas will see increasing cloud cover on Friday as another cold front readies to blow into the region. Temperatures will continue to reach highs at or near 70F through Friday; then Friday evening a 50% chance of rain takes hold, growing to an estimated 80% chance of showers and…… MORE
DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – The Dallas Police officer involved in a horrific auto wreck on east Mockingbird Lane in Dallas has died from a result of his injuries. Dallas Police spokesman Demarquis Black says four year veteran officer Joseph Michael George died on Christmas Eve. He’d been hospitalized in critical condition since he wrecked his…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Three out of four people plan to return a Christmas gift they received this holiday season. Online retail platform Oracle polled nearly 16-thousand people and 77% of them indicated they are returning at least one gift. After record sales for retailers this year, they now brace for the wave of after-Christmas returns. According…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Gas prices continue to fall as Texans plan to drive home during the record-breaking holiday travel season. Josh Zuber of AAA-Texas reports lower prices in the lone star state compared to the rest of the country. The statewide gas price average in Texas is $2.22 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel. That price…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas highways are seeing a rise in traffic accidents this holiday travel season. Med-Star’s Matt Zavadsky says accidents are up ahead of today’s busiest travel day. Med-Star reports there have been 85 vehicle crashes on Texas roads from December 23rd through December 25th. The majority of accidents could easily be avoided by simply paying…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas woman who drove to Mexico to deliver Christmas gifts to a sprawling refugee camp housing people waiting for U.S. court dates said Wednesday she was detained by authorities there for two days. Anamichelle Castellano said she and another volunteer for her nonprofit group were stopped Monday at a bridge crossing…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Arlington, TX — Arlington police chief Will Johnson is giving one deserving patrolman Christmas off. Lt. Chris Cook says Johnson ran an essay contest to award one employee the special gift. Chief Johnson was impressed with officer Bill Bill’s [correct] essay answer, explaining what the patrolman has done to make Arlington better. Chief…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Carrollton, TX — A boy killed in a car-pedestrian accident in Carrolton, Monday, died a hero in the eyes of his family. 12-year old Victor Garcia was struck and killed by a van, while walking home from the store with his family. Before he was hit, Victor pushed his mother and 7-year-old cousin to…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Dallas Fire Rescue is investigating after an Oak Cliff church’s roof collapsed during renovations. The roof collapsed at the New Greater Emmanuel Baptist Church on Ann Arbor Avenue in East Dallas near the Dallas VA Medical Center. Officials say it was during the remodeling process and reportedly no one was inside at the…… MORE
