AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – For the third time, Attorney General Ken Paxton has failed to remove the judge presiding over his criminal case. Paxton is facing trial for securities fraud charges. Paxton’s attorneys had asked the Judge George Gallagher to step aside twice before and argued that he could only make decisions until his assignment expired at…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Dallas first responders got a head start on preparing for a common cause of death over the summer. The Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center says drowning is the No.2 cause of accidental death among kids and No. 3 among adults. As a result, they hosted free training throughout the week to educate…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – It’s a tradition for the Dallas Mayor to place a wreath at an annual memorial to honor fallen police officers but this year Mayor Mike Rawlings has been asked to stay away. The Fraternal Order of Police President Michael Walton sent Rawlings a letter asking him not to attend this…… MORE
CELINA, TX (WBAP/KLIF News) – A man has been walking into Celina businesses trying to coerce young women into posing naked. Investigators say it happened at four different places that employed young women. Celina police say in each case, an Asian man came into the stores and told the women he was a producer shooting a…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Dallas County has provided an update on this year’s mumps outbreak. The Health Department says there have been 90 cases in 2017 — 69 of those connected to the recent outbreak in Cedar Hill ISD. The county has also confirmed four related cases in Desoto and 17 unrelated cases in Mesquite,…… MORE
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
