ROCKWALL (WBAP/KLIF) – A visitation and funeral service were held on Thursday for fallen Mesquite Police Officer Richard Houston at Lake Pointe Church in Rockwall. Sgt. Houston was killed last Friday outside a Mesquite grocery store after responding to a disturbance call. The suspect is charged with Capital Murder of a Peace Officer. During Thursday’s…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Astronomers say the best chance north Texas residents will have to see Comet Leonard will be this weekend. The comet will be closest to Earth on December 12. Leonard is already visible, but after Sunday it will be dimming, and probably not visible to the naked eye by the end of the…… MORE
Keller (WBAP/KLIF) – A Keller man who boasted on Facebook that he romped through the U.S. Capitol building with a beer in his hand during the insurrection riot was arrested Wednesday. Thomas Conover is the 20th north Texas resident to be charged in connection with the January 6 uprising. His Facebook postings showed him in…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The city of Dallas has agreed to pay $1 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit. The family of Juan Segovia sued six months ago claiming the city violated his civil rights by leaving him alone in a cell without checking on him after he had been arrested for drunkenness. The city…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The city of Dallas has created a new office to investigate corruption claims. The city council Wednesday unanimously approved a number of accountability reforms, including the creation of an Inspector General division in the city attorney’s office. That new office will investigate complaints of internal fraud, waste, abuse, and corruption. The first…… MORE
MOSCOW (AP) – U.S. President Joe Biden says that he has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that Moscow will face a severe economic pain if it tries to attack Ukraine, but promised prospective talks to address Russia’s concerns about NATO’s expansion. Biden said he was “very straightforward” with Putin during their Tuesday’s call, warning the…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott thanked Tennessee Governor Bill Lee this week following Lee’s announcement that the Tennessee Guard will deploy an additional 50 members to the Texas-Mexico border early next year. “An open border has far-reaching consequences that are fueling a drug crisis impacting both our national security and the safety of our…… MORE
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – A traffic stop in Collin County led to the discovery of 21 kilograms of methamphetamine. According to the Collin County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy with the North Texas Sheriff’s Criminal Interdiction Unit conducted a traffic stop on U.S. 75 in Collin County on Monday. The meth was found inside the vehicle. The Sheriff’s…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Fort Worth-based American Airlines announced Doug Parker will retire as chief executive officer of American Airlines on March 31, 2022. Robert Isom, currently president of American, will succeed him. Isom also will join the airline’s board of directors on that same date, and Parker will continue to serve as chairman of American’s…… MORE
MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF) – The suspect in the killing of Mesquite Police Officer Richard Houston was identified by the department on Monday. According to MPD, 37-year-old Jaime Jaramillo of Balch Springs will be charged with Capital Murder of a Peace Officer. Jaramillo is accused of shooting and killing Officer Houston outside a Mesquite grocery store late…… MORE
