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Amber Guyger Booked into Prison to Begin 10 year Sentence

Amber Guyger Booked into Prison to Begin 10 year Sentence

(WBAP/KLIF) – Former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger has begun serving her 10 year prison sentence. Guyger was convicted of Murder in the shooting death of Botham Jean. Guyger told Police she shot Jean after mistaking his apartment for her own in September of 2018. She testified she was in fear for her life after…MORE

Mesquite Police Arrest Middle School Student for Making Online Threat to MISD Schools

Mesquite Police Arrest Middle School Student for Making Online Threat to MISD Schools

MESQUITE  (WBAP/KLIF News) – UPDATE: The Mesquite Police Department arrested a 14-year-old middle school student after allegedly making threats on social media. Lieutenant Stephen Biggs said it was directed at West Mesquite High School and then ultimately at Frasier Middle School. Biggs said  investigators were able to track down the source of where the post…MORE

Dallas Police Looking for Two Men who Allegedly Stole $3.5k Worth of Gas

Dallas Police Looking for Two Men who Allegedly Stole $3.5k Worth of Gas

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Dallas Police are looking for two men who allegedly stole over $3,000 dollars worth of gas at the shell on Stemmons avenue in Dallas Sergeant Warren Mitchell with the Dallas Police Department says this happened on September 29th. “They went up to the pump and pried open the front panel and somehow they…MORE

NAACP Calls for Independent Investigation into Death of Key Witness in Guyger Trial

NAACP Calls for Independent Investigation into Death of Key Witness in Guyger Trial

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. is requesting an independent investigation of the shooting death of a witness in the Amber Guyger Murder trial. Joshua Brown was a key witness for the prosecution in the trial of the former Dallas Police Officer who walked into Botham Jean’s home and shot him…MORE

Federal Judge Rejects President Trump’s Challenge to Release His Tax Returns

Federal Judge Rejects President Trump’s Challenge to Release His Tax Returns

UPDATED: 10:55 a.m. An appeals court has temporarily blocked the release of President Donald Trump’s tax returns to New York state investigators. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan Monday granted the delay requested by Trump’s lawyers until the appeals court could consider the issue expeditiously. It came as Trump tweeted that “Radical…MORE

GM-UAW Talks Take Turn For Worse

GM-UAW Talks Take Turn For Worse

DETROIT (AP) – The top negotiator in contract talks between General Motors and the United Auto Workers says bargaining has hit a big snag. In an email to union members, UAW Vice President Terry Dittes  casts doubt on whether there will be a settlement soon in a dispute that’s led to a 21-day strike by…MORE

Four Kids Living in ‘Disgraceful’ Conditions in Parker County; Parents Jailed

Four Kids Living in ‘Disgraceful’ Conditions in Parker County; Parents Jailed

Parker County, TX – Parker County authorities say four kids who were living in “horrendous” conditions in a mobile home have been removed from the residence; and, the mother and stepfather are jailed on multiple charges. The Parker County sheriff says the children and parents were living in separate trailers on the Upper Denton Road…MORE

Garrett’s Angry Challenge Can’t Overturn 2nd Cowboys Loss

Garrett’s Angry Challenge Can’t Overturn 2nd Cowboys Loss

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jason Garrett slammed the red challenge flag to the ground in front of an official, and emphasized his displeasure by adding a few choice words that drew a yellow flag for unsportsmanlike conduct. There is no overturning a second loss in a row for the Dallas Cowboys, a 34-24 setback to…MORE

Madcap confetti-throwing comic Rip Taylor has died at 84

Madcap confetti-throwing comic Rip Taylor has died at 84

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rip Taylor, the madcap mustached comedian with a fondness for confetti-throwing who became a television game show mainstay in the 1970s, has died. He was 84. Taylor died Sunday in Beverly Hills, California, publicist Harlan Boll said. The man who would become known worldwide as Rip did not have a direct…MORE