(WBAP/KLIF) — A new study finds that female soldiers at army bases in Texas, Colorado, Kansas and Kentucky face a greater risk of sexual assault and harassment than those at other posts. More than a third of all active duty army women were sexually assaulted at bases in those four states during 2018. The study by…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas woman is in Police custody accused of fatally stabbing a young girl. 24-year-old Troyshaye Mone Hall is charged with Capital Murder and Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. According to the Dallas Police Department, Officers responded to reports of a stabbing at a home on Frazier Street, south of Fair Park,…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki is returning to the team in an official capacity. The Mavericks announced on Friday that Nowitzki will serve as a special advisor to the franchise. The hiring comes a day after the resignation of Head Coach Rick Carlisle. A day before that, the Mavericks and long-time General…… MORE
WACO, Texas (AP) – A judge has denied a request to suppress the confession of a woman accused of helping kill and dismember Spc. Vanessa Guillén, who was missing for about two months before her remains were found. The Houston Chronicle reports U.S. District Judge Alan D. Albright rejected to toss Cecily Ann Aguilar’s confession…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)-Mayor Eric Johnson has kicked off the Mayor’s Vaccine Raffle, a program meant to encourage the city’s residents to get their COVID-19 vaccines this summer. The mayor is partnering with The Dallas Foundation to run the raffle program. Prizes available for the Mayor’s Vaccine Raffle entrants include airline tickets from American Airlines and Southwest…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) — While a fatal robbery and the case of a 3-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself wouldn’t appear to be connected, authorities said Thursday the same gun was used in both, leading police to arrest the boy’s father for the robbery. Nicholas Thomas has been charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Tarrant County is warning residents about a possible passport scam The Tarrant County Clerk’s office has received complaints from several customers claiming they paid a company to schedule appointments to get a passport with the clerk’s office. The county says it has no association with any company claiming to expedite the issuance…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The state has begun transferring inmates from a state prison to make room for detained illegal immigrants. The program began on Wednesday. Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman Jeremy Desel said, Thursday, that the prison system began moving inmates from the medium-to-minimum-security on Wednesday. he said prisoners at the Dolph Briscoe Unit prison…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — On April 8th, the 3 year old son of Nicholas Thomas shot himself after finding his father’s gun at their Houston home. Police say the same firearm was used four days earlier in an attempted robbery in front of a Dave & Busters. Thomas has been charged with capital murder for the death…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP) -Two years after Botham Jean was shot and killed by a Dallas police officer in his apartment, Governor Greg Abbott has signed The Botham Jean Act into law. “Bo’s Law” provides more accountability for officers who misuse their power and also requires police departments to provide more transparency when it comes to their…… MORE
