The second man wanted in the 2016 murder of an Arlington woman has been arrested. April Vancleave was shot to death outside of her apartment last December. Police say she was trying to earn Christmas money by selling jewelry online. Two men arranged to buy from Vancleave at Target but never met her. Instead, they followed…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF News) — The man shot and killed by a Plano police officer Monday was not supposed to be in the state. According to WFAA-TV, Eleuterio Amaya-Torres was an illegal alien who had been deported twice. Along with being deported in 2002 and 2007, the 63-year-old had been convicted of two DWI’s. Torres allegedly…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – Governor Greg Abbott signed legislation on Thursday that allows voters to help decide the fate of Dallas County Schools. Senate Bill 2065 and Senate Bill 1566 contain provisions that let voters decide whether the embattled school bus agency can continue operations. Interim Superintendent for Dallas County Schools Leatha Mullins issued a statement about…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Russian attempt to influence last November’s Presidential election found its way to North Texas. The department of homeland security provided a list of 600 possibly suspicious IP addresses to look out for ahead of the election. Dallas County election officials say they found 17 of those 600 attempting to access…… MORE
(CNN) — An Illinois man opened fire on a GOP congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia Wednesday around 8 a.m. ET. Five people were wounded. Here’s what we know: The Victims: – House Majority Whip Representative Steve Scalise (R-La.) was shot in the hip. He is said to be in critical condition after undergoing surgery.…… MORE
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Rep. Steve Scalise, a congressional staffer and members of the congressional police force were shot Wednesday morning in Alexandria, Virginia, in what sources are calling an apparent “deliberate attack.” President Donald Trump said the gunman had been killed. Federal law enforcement sources identified the shooter as James Hodgkinson of Belleville, Illinois.…… MORE
LONDON (AP) – London’s Fire Brigade says that a structural engineer and urban search and rescue crews have assessed the stability of the burning tower block in west London and believe it is not in danger of collapsing. The brigade says “it is safe for our crews to be in there.” It added the cause…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — A double shooting outside a North Dallas Wal-Mart left one person dead and another injured Wednesday morning. Dallas Police say it began around 1:00 am when after four men met at a neighboring Sam’s Club parking lot near 635 and Midway Road. According to police, a fight eventually broke out, leading…… MORE
An escaped Ellis County inmate is in custody. According to the Ellis County Sheriff’s Department, David Rowe was found around 2 p.m. Tuesday in a rural part of the county. “He was down in a creek line area in heavy, heavy brush under large trees,” Sgt. Joe Fitzgerald said. It’s believed Rowe spent the night…… MORE
COMMERCE (WBAP/KLIF News) — An external investigation has cleared the Commerce Police Chief of any wrongdoing following accusations of wrongfully detaining a former pageant winner and calling her a racial slur. The City of Commerce has dropped charges against Carmen Ponder, Miss Black Texas 2016, who was arrested outside a Wal-Mart after getting into an…… MORE
