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ICE Releases FY 2019 Enforcement Statistics

ICE Releases FY 2019 Enforcement Statistics

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement released statistics for the 2019 fiscal year on Wednesday in Dallas. ICE Acting Director Matthew T. Albence explained how the unprecedented crisis at the border during this fiscal year impacted nearly every area of the agency’s operations, including interior enforcement, detention capacity, transportation, removals, personnel, and overall expenditures.…MORE

Catholic Diocese of Dallas Hires Security Director in the Wake of Recent Church Shootings

Catholic Diocese of Dallas Hires Security Director in the Wake of Recent Church Shootings

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Catholic Diocese of Dallas is taking measures to make its 75 parishes safer. Dallas Deputy Police Chief Albert Martinez has been named to the newly created position of Director of Security for the Catholic Diocese of Dallas. Chief Martinez, who most recently commanded the Southwest Patrol Division, will be leaving the…MORE

Cornyn Previews Possible Senate Impeachment Trial

Cornyn Previews Possible Senate Impeachment Trial

(WBAP/KLIF) – Some United States senators are giving a preview of what to expect in a possible upcoming impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate. Senator John Cornyn says there is one thing that might appear different to those not knowing what to expect. “One of the most abnormal aspects of this whole process is senators…MORE

Texas Set to Execute 22nd Prisoner this Year

Texas Set to Execute 22nd Prisoner this Year

HOUSTON (AP) – A Texas inmate faces execution for killing a supervisor at an Amarillo state prison shoe factory nearly 17 years ago. Travis Runnels is set to receive a lethal injection Wednesday evening for the January 2003 death of 38-year-old Stanley Wiley. Prosecutors say Runnels slashed Wiley’s throat at a prison in Amarillo because…MORE

Search Continues for Suspect Accused of Killing Houston-Area Police Officer

Search Continues for Suspect Accused of Killing Houston-Area Police Officer

NASSAU BAY, Texas (WBAP/KLIF News) – The search continues for the man accused of killing a Nassau Bay police officer during a traffic stop Tuesday night. Investigators said Sgt. Kaila Sullivan was hit by a car driven by 21-year-old Tavores Henderson as he sped off from a traffic stop. Henderson had an outstanding warrant on…MORE

Judge Halts Some Military Spending On Border Wall

Judge Halts Some Military Spending On Border Wall

EL PASO, Texas (AP) – A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from spending some Defense Department money to build a border wall with Mexico, the latest twist in a long-running legal battle over one of the president’s signature domestic issues and campaign priorities. The ruling applies to $3.6 billion that was diverted in September…MORE

Fort Worth: Wrong-Way Crash Kills Driver, Injures Another on I-30

Fort Worth: Wrong-Way Crash Kills Driver, Injures Another on I-30

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – An investigation continues into a wrong-way crash on I-30 at Montgomery overnight Police spotted a car with out-of-state plates going the wrong direction on the freeway and tried to stop it. Before they were able to do so, one officer witnessed the driver smash into an oncoming vehicle. The wrong-was driver was…MORE

Dallas Police Investigating The 197th Murder Of The Year

Dallas Police Investigating The 197th Murder Of The Year

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – According to police, a body was found wrapped in a tarp and burned. Police responded to a call on Tuesday about “something on fire” near Ledbetter & Mayforge, Off I-45. Police soon realized it was the body of a man that was so badly burned the remains would be hard to…MORE