A local activist group says it won’t be satisfied until the Balch Springs Police Officer charged with murder in the shooting death of Jordan Edwards is indicted. Minister Dominique Alexander, President and Founder of the Next Generation Action Network, was grateful to Dallas County District Attorney Faith Johnson for charging former Officer Roy Oliver with…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Governor Greg Abbott has signed a bill that bans sanctuary cities in Texas. The governor posted a video of him signing the bill on Facebook. The law makes sheriffs, police chiefs and other local leaders subject to a misdemanor and jail time if they refuse to honor detainer requests from Immigration…… MORE
BALCH SPRINGS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Dallas judge signed an arrest warrant for a former Balch Springs police officer who shot an killed an unarmed black teenager last Saturday. Roy Oliver, who now faces a murder charge, was fired by the department on Wednesday. The department initially said the car 15-year-old Jordan Edwards was riding in was…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas Fire-Rescue Firefighter/Paramedic is improving while hospitalized after being shot Monday. William An remains in critical condition but Dallas Fire Rescue reports Friday that An is consistently improving. According to a statement, An has gone from, “Incomprehensible indication of discomfort and fatigue to normal verbal exchanges, sitting upright and even the…… MORE
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)–The family of Jazeera Gonzalez, the North Lake College student who was gunned down on campus Wednesday, says they waited until the evening hours to find out she was dead. “We were in the parking lot until five something asking people left and right if they had seen my sister,” said Janeera’s brother…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Dallas Fire Department and the Assist the Officer Foundation hosted a blood drive Friday morning at the downtown La Madeline restaurant in honor of the paramedic who was shot in the line of duty Monday. Members of the department say the amount of community support, from blood donations to monetary…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – Records show that a white Texas police officer who was fired for fatally shooting a black teenager was briefly suspended in 2013 following a complaint about his conduct while serving as a witness in a drunk-driving case. Personnel records from the Balch Springs, Texas, Police Department obtained by The Associated Press show…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is celebrating the passage of the House Republican health care bill, saying he is confident it will get through the Senate. Trump says the health care debate has “really brought the Republican Party together.” He’s noting that the party includes many different groups, from conservatives to more moderate Republicans,…… MORE
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF News) — A GoFundMe account has been set up for a woman’s funeral after she was shot and killed at North Lake College yesterday. The campaign was set up last night by Janeera Gonzalez’s sister, and the goal was to raise $10,000. In less than 12 hours, that goal was surpassed. On the…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Legislature has passed a ban on so-called “sanctuary cities” that allows police officers to ask about a person’s immigration status and threatens sheriffs and police chiefs with jail time if they don’t work with federal authorities. Republican Governor Greg Abbott has pledged to sign the bill into law, which…… MORE
