CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) – A state district judge who’s facing criminal charges has been reprimanded by a state commission that criticized his conduct on the bench and says he inappropriately touched three women. The State Commission on Judicial Conduct on Friday released the letters of reprimand against Judge Guy Williams. The panel determined Williams’…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is announcing that budget director Mick Mulvaney will be his next chief of staff. Trump tweeted Friday that Mulvaney “has done an outstanding job” in his administration and would take over next year. Trump deemed Mulvaney his “acting chief of staff” but it was not immediately clear what that…… MORE
UNDATED (WBAP/KLIF) Police and school districts around the country and the world are increasingly warning parents about a dangerous new game called ‘The Momo Challenge.’ It’s spreading across social media and cell phones by way of a random message prompting people to contact ‘Momo’ — a frightening image of a creature with bulging eyes. It…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – A Dallas jury has returned a $25 million verdict against former Dallas Cowboys player Josh Brent and the owner of a now-defunct nightclub in the death of Brent’s teammate, Jerry Brown Jr. Brown was killed six years ago when the car Brent was driving at 110 mph in a 45-mph zone and…… MORE
DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – Winter weather arrives in North Texas Thursday afternoon with a mixed bag of precipitation. A wind advisory is posted for much of North Texas from 3pm Thursday through noon on Friday. Strong winds are expected to affect all of the region, with gusts to 50 miles an hour possible at times.…… MORE
DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – Winter weather is taking aim at North through Central Texas on Thursday, bringing a mixed bag of precipitation and strong winds to the region. A wind advisory is posted for much of North Texas from 3 pm Thursday through noon on Friday. Winds gusting to 50 miles an hour will be…… MORE
Hardin County, TN (WBAP/KLIF) – File this under, “You’ve got to be kidding!” A couple in Hardin, Tennessee is facing 15 years in prison after being indicted on charges related to allegedly forced-feeding batteries to a child under the age of 8. LocalMemphis.com reports that the child’s 21-year old mother, Kristina Thompson and Lucas Todd,…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – In a last minute plea deal, a longtime State Fair of Texas performer was sentenced to 10-years probation for a sexual assault of a child charge he had been indicted on in 2014. For years, 59-year old Robert Liner performed in the the fair’s Spirit of the Horse Show demonstrating his horsemanship.…… MORE
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – A judge has revoked a former North Texas minister’s probation and ordered him to serve 10 years in prison over a 2008 sexual assault conviction involving a teenage parishioner. James Virtue Robinson IV was re-sentenced Wednesday in Fort Worth. A judge determined the 42-year-old Robinson, who in 2008 was sentenced…… MORE
UPDATE 5:15 PM: University of Texas posts this tweet in response to attention given case, in part, via response to online petitions: The University of Texas at Dallas Statement from University of Texas at Dallas President Richard C. Benson: “There is nothing more important at UT Dallas than the safety and security of our students.…… MORE
