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Border Patrol Agent Charged With Assault Of Juvenile

Border Patrol Agent Charged With Assault Of Juvenile

Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection says one of its Texas agents has been arrested, and charged with assaulting and mistreating a juvenile in custody. The agency says the agent was based in the Del Rio area along the border with Mexico. It neither named the agent nor described the alleged assault. It…MORE

Admitted Murderer Sentenced To Life For Killings In Texas And California

Admitted Murderer Sentenced To Life For Killings In Texas And California

Los Angeles (WBAP/KLIF) – A multiple murder suspect who pleaded guilty to at least five killings in September, 2018 has been sentenced to serve multiple life sentences.Ramon Escobar admitted murdering his aunt and uncle in Houston, then fleeing to southern California where he lived on a beach, and attacked at least a dozen homeless men…MORE

Mavs Get Defensive, Top Suns 103-94 for 2-1 Series Deficit

Mavs Get Defensive, Top Suns 103-94 for 2-1 Series Deficit

DALLAS (AP) – Luka Doncic had 26 points and 13 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks turned up the defensive pressure to get back in their Western Conference semifinal series with Phoenix, beating the Suns 103-94. The Mavericks spoiled Chris Paul’s 37th birthday, forcing the 17-year pro into his most turnovers in any half of a…MORE

Police Chiefs React to Officer Indictments in Dallas County

Police Chiefs React to Officer Indictments in Dallas County

DALLAS COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF) – Police Chiefs in Garland and Dallas are reacting to indictments against three Police Officers surrounding Downtown Dallas protests in the summer of 2020. DPD Senior Corporal Ryan Mabry was indicted on six counts of Aggravated Assault by a Public Servant, and two Deadly Conduct charges. Former DPD Senior Corporal Melvin Williams…MORE

Officers Indicted in Summer 2020 Dallas Protests

Officers Indicted in Summer 2020 Dallas Protests

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas County Grand Jury has returned indictments on multiple police officers charged in connection to the Summer 2020 Protests in Downtown Dallas over the death of George Floyd, according to the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office. According to the D.A. the cases were presented to the Grand Jury on May 4.…MORE

SPCA of Texas Hosting Weekend ‘Empty the Shelters’ Adoptapalooza Event

SPCA of Texas Hosting Weekend ‘Empty the Shelters’ Adoptapalooza Event

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – In an effort to diminish overcrowding and to help find pets a forever home, the SPCA of Texas is hosting an ‘Empty the Shelters’ Adoptapalooza event in North Texas this weekend. Potential pet parents can meet adoptable dogs and cats at SPCA shelters at the Jan Reese-Jones Animal Care Center…MORE

New Effort Races to Rescue Civilians From Mariupol Plant

New Effort Races to Rescue Civilians From Mariupol Plant

Associated Press ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) – A new international effort is racing to rescue more civilians from the tunnels under a besieged steel plant in Mariupol and the city at large. That comes even as fighters holed up at the sprawling complex made their last stand to prevent Moscow’s complete takeover of the strategic port.…MORE

Jerry Jones ‘home and fine’ after reported crash [VIDEO]

Jerry Jones ‘home and fine’ after reported crash [VIDEO]

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was “home and fine” on Thursday, one day after a report that he was involved in a traffic accident and taken to a hospital as a precaution. Stephen Jones, the owner’s son and an executive vice president for the Cowboys, updated his father’s condition to The Associated…MORE

The Red Cross to Install Thousands of Free Smoke Alarms this Weekend

The Red Cross to Install Thousands of Free Smoke Alarms this Weekend

The agency’s ‘Sound the Alarm’ campaign is an ongoing effort to raise awareness. Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Home fires claim seven lives every day, but having working smoke alarms can cut the risk of death by half. That’s why the American Red Cross is rallying volunteers to install 50,000 free smoke alarms nationwide, as part…MORE

FRIDAY: Mostly clear with above normal temperatures in the 80s and lower 90s.

FRIDAY: Mostly clear with above normal temperatures in the 80s and lower 90s.

Light north winds will transition to southerly by the afternoon at speeds of 5-10 mph. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 86. North northwest wind at 8 mph becoming southeast. Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. East southeast wind between 6 and 9 mph. Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 94. South southeast wind between…MORE