Arlington (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas’ new school security law requires all schools have Bleeding control kits beginning September 1, 2019 and no later than Jan 1, 2020. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports, Pantego Christian Academy in Arlington recently received over 3000 kits from Fort Worth Firefighter Charities and Cook Children’s Hospital. Several other North Texas schools…… MORE
EL PASO, Texas (AP) – Beto O’Rourke is joining a number of his Democratic presidential rivals in support of a national gun licensing program. The former Texas congressman said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that states that require gun licensing, mandate universal background checks or stop the sales of assault-style weapons are saving…… MORE
Garland – Richardson, Texas (WBAP/KLIF) A Richardson teacher who was under investigation for exploitation of a child was found dead. Garland Police have not released details surrounding the death 45-year old Robert Howard Temple whose body was found Tuesday. Temple taught at J.J. Pearce High School and was allegedly involved in a relationship with a…… MORE
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Mourners gathered across the country Saturday to remember the lives of a graduate student beloved by friends, a man who died in his son’s arms and a mother who shielded her infant from gunfire. The funerals were among several being held for people who died in mass shootings last weekend in…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A well known business owner in Southeast Dallas is dead, but his killer allegedly still on the run. Dallas police say a woman came into ‘Kingz of Cutz’ Barber Shop on Grand Avenue (Al Lipscomb Way) this past Saturday before lunch, and shot the owner, 42 year old Fredrick Myers. Here’s…… MORE
COOL, Texas (AP) – U.S. flags and patriotic songs helped honor an Air Force pilot from Texas whose plane was shot down in 1967 during the Vietnam War and his remains identified earlier this year. Col. Roy Knight Jr. was remembered Saturday during services in the town of Cool, near Weatherford, about 100 miles (161…… MORE
MCALLEN, Texas (AP) – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she sees comprehensive immigration reform not only as Congress’ official work but also as its moral responsibility as she finishes up a tour of Central America. Pelosi traveled with a congressional delegation to explore the causes of immigration and possible solutions. The group visited Guatemala and…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Trump administration officials are defending last week’s mass immigration raids in Mississippi, including emotional footage of a girl pleading with authorities to let her father go. Acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan acknowledged that video of the 11-year-old sobbing was “emotional” but says the girl was quickly reunited with her…… MORE
GARLAND, Texas (AP) – Police in Garland, Texas, say two officers shot and killed a man who charged at them wielding two large knives. Garland police said Saturday the officers responded about 10:30 p.m. Friday to reports of a man in a parking lot stabbing the hoods of cars and slashing tires with two machetes.…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – On August 10, 2019, at approximately 11:23 a.m., Dallas police responded to a shooting call at 3109 Al Lipscomb Way. They discovered the victim, Fredrick Myers a 42-year-old Black male, had been shot and transported to an area hospital. The victim died from his injuries. Through the course of the investigation, it…… MORE
