AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – A man convicted of murdering a Farmers Branch woman almost two decades ago has won a stay of execution. Charles Don Flores was convicted of killing the 64-year-old victim inside her home in 1998. She surprised him during a burglary. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stopped the lethal injection, which was…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF NEWS) – Two of five, and possibly more, suspects in the graffiti vandalism at Martin High School are under arrest. Earlier this week, graffiti was found on the northwest side of the school, which had racially and sexually discriminatory overtones. “Investigators are still looking for three of the individuals,” said Lieutenant Christopher Cook…… MORE
MARYLAND (WBAP/KLIF) – An eighth grader from Coppell finished fourth in the national spelling bee. Smrithi Upadhyayula is a student at Middle School West. She was disqualified in the 11th round on the word “theriaca”. Upadhyayula received $5,000 for her effort. An Austin fifth-grader was crowned co-champion with a New York student. Copyright 2016 WBAP/KLIF…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – The mother of so-called affluenza teen Ethan Couch faces charges herself. “There is a gag order on the case, so I can only basically confirm the publicly filed information,” said Sam Jordan with the Tarrant County DA’s Office. Jordan did say Couch is charged with hindering the apprehension of a…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) A Dallas teen is on track to become the youngest teacher in the school district. Melisa Simon is 17 now, and will graduate from Samuell High School next week. She’s also an undocumented immigrant, brought to the U.S. from Mexico by her parents when she was 3. Melisa enrolled in her school’s early college program and…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The case of a former Arlington police officer who shot and killed an unarmed suspect is being heard by a Tarrant county grand jury. Officer Brad Miller is accused of chasing a 19-year-old man into an auto dealership along Interstate 20 last August and shooting him four times. Miller hasn’t been…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP-KLIF) – A Dallas city council member is again talking about ending the city’s red light camera program. Phillip Kingston calls it “a racket”, and says most drivers ticketed don’t intentionally run the light. He says it’s primarily due to inattention. Kingston supports having a referendum in a city-wide vote to see if citizens…… MORE
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – The Arlington City Council has approved a master agreement setting forth the public-private setup to build a retractable-roof ballpark for the Texas Rangers.… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Quite a surprise for a Dallas county sheriff’s deputy. While on patrol early Wednesday morning he spotted a seven-foot alligator on the grounds of Steam middle school on South Polk street near Danieldale road. Dallas police and the department’s helicopter were also called to the scene, along with animal control. Officers used…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – A surprise in the republican run-off for Tarrant county sheriff. Unofficial results show former Dalworthington Gardens police chief Bill Waybourn beating incumbent Dee Anderson 55-to-45 percent. That’s a reversal of the March first primary where Anderson, who’s been in office since 2001, nearly won outright. Waybourn will face libertarian Max Koch…… MORE
