Snyder (WBAP/KLIF) A police officer in the town of Snyder, Texas some 70 miles northwest of Abilene shot and killed a man during a confrontation. Snyder’s police chief says officer Whitney Merket was responding to a report of a suspicious person when she got into an altercation with the suspect. It grew heated, and Merket…… MORE
Eagle Pass (WBAP/KLIF) – U.S. Border Patrol agents rescued five immigrants from Honduras who nearly drowned while trying to illegally enter the U.S. by wading across the river that separates Mexico from Texas. It happened Friday morning in the Rio Grande, between Eagle Pass, Texas, and Piedras Negras, Mexico. Some of the rescued Hondurans were…… MORE
PLANO – WBAP/KLIF – Plano Police say a 22 year old resident of Plano will face charges related to their investigation allegedly uncovering child abuse. Plano’s 22 year old Dontarius Scott was arrested in January on charges of criminal trespass. Police say they found evidence leading to arrest warrants related to online solicitation of a…… MORE
DENTON – WBAP/KLIF – Denton Police say a Friday morning crash that resulted in the hospitalization of three people caused arrest of the driver that is believed to have started a chain reaction crash. Police say the driver of a GM C Yukon towed from the scene was found in possession of a handgun, and…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Around 300 to 400 North Texans are expected to climb the Ross Tower, one of Dallas’ tallest skyscrapers Saturday 2/9. The climb, hosted by the American Lung Association, is designed to raise awareness and money to fight lung disease. Holly Motteram Executive Director for the American Lung Association in Texas said it’s open for…… MORE
WHITEWRIGHT (WBAP/KLIF) – A black Vietnam veteran from North Texas remains haunted by discrimination he says he experienced at VFW posts in Colorado and Texas in the late 1960’s. Joe Orr has fond memories of his time in the service but told WBAP that after he returned home from war he was denied service at the posts simply because he…… MORE
MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF)- The director of the North Mesquite High School band is charged with online solicitation of a minor. Police say 54-year-old Jim Cude sent sexually graphic messages to an undercover officer who was posing as a 13-year-old boy on the Grindr dating app. Police made the arrest at a Dallas taco restaurant on Gaston…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – American Airlines said Friday it’s “fully cooperating” with Police in Manchester, England after a pilot for the airline was arrested at the Manchester Airport Thursday on suspicion of being drunk. The Greater Manchester Police Department said it received a report Thursday morning that an airline pilot may have been under the influence of alcohol” at…… MORE
DALLAS – Dallas police are looking for a 15-year-old boy. Jose Montoya was last seen Thursday night walking near the 1200 block of Bagley Street, in West Oak Cliff. Montoya is 5-feet-5 inches tall, has black hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a red shirt, black pants and carrying a backpack. Police…… MORE
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A new report from the Transportation Safety Administration shows North Texans travelers led the nation on the number of guns confiscated from carry-on bags at airports in 2018. The TSA’s Year in Review report ranks DFW International Airport second in the country with 219 guns taken, 193 loaded, and Dallas…… MORE
