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Texas Trooper Shot in Frisco Traffic Stop

Texas Trooper Shot in Frisco Traffic Stop

UPDATE: 3/30/2019 10:18 am – After holding police at bay for nearly 15 hours, a suspect identified as Bryan M. Cahill, 42, of Frisco is in custody after a long standoff at a Frisco apartment complex ended Saturday morning.  Cahill had barricaded himself inside of a unit at Frisco’s LA Valencia Apartments all night.  He…MORE

Habitat for Humanity Builds Home in Fort Worth’s Sundance Square

Habitat for Humanity Builds Home in Fort Worth’s Sundance Square

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- If you’re wondering why there’s a house in the middle of Downtown Fort Worth’s Sundance Square, Habitat for Humanity is building it for a family in need. “When they come and partner with us we will underwrite the loan at a zero interest mortgage so a family can gain equity and change their…MORE

Vietnam Veterans Honored on National Vietnam War Veterans Day

Vietnam Veterans Honored on National Vietnam War Veterans Day

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Vietnam Veterans were honored Friday for their sacrifice with pinning ceremonies at Army & Air Force Exchange stores around the world. The events were held in conjunction with National Vietnam War Veterans Day. Doug Dixon, from Camden, South Carolina, spent 13 years in the Navy during the Vietnam War. He said he never…MORE

Man Caught on Video Punching Woman in Deep Ellum Rearrested

Man Caught on Video Punching Woman in Deep Ellum Rearrested

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The white man caught on video repeatedly punching a black woman in Deep Ellum last week was re-arrested Friday morning. According to jail records, Austin Shuffield was booked into the Dallas County jail after 8:30 a.m. Friday for carrying a weapon without a license. The Dallas Police Department added the charge to…MORE

Apartment Building Destroyed in Four-Alarm Dallas Blaze

Apartment Building Destroyed in Four-Alarm Dallas Blaze

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Fire Rescue battled a four-alarm apartment fire Friday afternoon in Northwest Dallas. The blaze took out Forest West Condominiums at 3022 Forest Lane near LBJ Freeway and I-35E. There were no reported injuries however 40 people are without homes. American Red Cross DFW has been notified and will assist these people.…MORE

Trump Threatens to Close Border with Mexico Next Week

Trump Threatens to Close Border with Mexico Next Week

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says he will close the nation’s southern border, or large sections of it, next week if Mexico does not immediately stop illegal immigration. In a tweet Friday, Trump ramped up his repeated threat to close the border by saying he will do it next week unless Mexico takes action.…MORE

Former Texas Ranger Pitcher Indicted on Child Sex Charges

Former Texas Ranger Pitcher Indicted on Child Sex Charges

(WBAP/KLIF) – A member of the baseball Hall of Fame and former Texas Ranger pitcher, John Wetteland, has been indicted on child sex charges. The 52-year-old is accused of forcing a relative to perform sexual acts on him. The victim was said to be 4 years old at the time the incidents began, back in…MORE

Border Control Union VP: “Multiple Emergencies” at Border

Border Control Union VP: “Multiple Emergencies” at Border

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Vice President of the Border Control Union says there are multiple emergencies at the Texas-Mexico border. Speaking with the WBAP Morning News, Chris Cabrera said there are people who evade capture every day on the border, and that the ones who come to checkpoints all have similar stories about seeking…MORE

Texas Rangers Hall of Fame pitcher indicted for child molesting

Texas Rangers Hall of Fame pitcher indicted for child molesting

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Rangers Hall of Fame pitcher John Wetteland has been indicted on child molesting charges. He was arrested in January when he was accused by a relative of sexual assault beginning in 2004 when that relative was 4 years old. Wetteland played with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos and New York…MORE

Border Patrol orders quick releases of families

Border Patrol orders quick releases of families

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of migrant families and children entering the U.S. from Mexico is so high that Border Patrol is immediately releasing them instead of transferring them to the agency responsible for their release, forcing local governments to help coordinate their housing, meals and travel. “We need to work toward a clean sweep,”…MORE