Fort worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Prosecutors in Tarrant County won’t seek the death penalty for a 78 year old man who was arrested last year, and accused of the 1974 abduction and slaying of a teenage girl. The Tarrant County district attorney’s office has filed documents seeking life imprisonment without parole for Glen McCurley. He was…… MORE
San Antonio (AP) – Federal prosecutors say a Dallas man has been arrested on a charge of smuggling migrants after more than three dozen people were found in and around a big rig that was stopped near San Antonio. Prosecutors say 49 year old Aron Griffin was arrested Thursday night at a gas station after…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A former Keller police officer accused of using excessive force was indicted by a Tarrant County grand jury, Friday. The grand jury handed down an indictment on a charge of official oppression against Blake Shimanek, a former sergeant with the Keller Police Department. The charge stems from a much-publicized incident where Shimanek allegedly pepper-sprayed…… MORE
MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF)- On Tuesday, May 4 at 7:45 am, the Mesquite Police Department received a 911 hang-up call, where a woman was heard screaming and crying in the background. MPD dispatch was able to locate the address based on a prior call from the same phone number. In response to this call, officers were dispatched…… MORE
MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF)- Dallas-based developer CenterPoint Commercial Properties will invest approximately $650,000 to improve the Northridge Shopping Center located at 1805 North Galloway Avenue. The improvements will include façade enhancements, new tenant signage, roof repairs and storefront renovations. In 2020 the developer purchased the shopping center, which was constructed in 1960, and has proposed plans to…… MORE
TEXARKANA, Texas (AP) – A Texas man charged with the attempted capital murder of a peace officer is set for trial next month in Bowie County. The Texarkana Gazette reports that Bowie County District Attorney Jerry Rochelle said the state is ready to present the case to a jury June 1. According to a probable…… MORE
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – America’s employers added just 266,000 jobs last month, sharply lower than in March and a sign that some businesses are struggling to find enough workers as the economic recovery strengthens; analysts predicted up to 1,000,000 jobs. With viral cases declining and states and localities easing restrictions, businesses have added…… MORE
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – A police official in Texas says 29 people out of up to 1000 have been recovered from a big rig that was stopped near San Antonio, including one person who was taken to a hospital. Lt. Jesse Salame says a passerby called police to report a suspicious semitruck. An officer performed…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The group that manages the grid that provides electric power to most of Texas assures that the grid will provide sufficient power to meet peak summer demand. In a Thursday statement, however, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas said it expects record-breaking demand for electric power that could mean tight reserve…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republican lawmakers advanced a sweeping elections bill early Friday following hours of discussion that would put America’s biggest red state closer to imposing a raft of new voting restrictions in the face of growing warning from corporations. The key vote at 3 a.m. in the Texas House followed hours of…… MORE
