DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – Dallas Police report a 37 year old man died Friday night after he was found shot multiple times, In the parking lot of the ATERA Apartments at 4606 Cedar Spring Road, The man was taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital where he was declared dead. Police say the victim did not have…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas County jury continues deliberations in the murder trial of a former Dallas police officer who fatally shot her neighbor in his apartment. Amber Guyger is charged in the September 2018 killing of Botham Jean. The jury can convict Guyger of murder, manslaughter or can choose to acquit. Jurors deliberated for…… MORE
HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The 10 candidates who qualified will all be on one stage Thursday night during the Democratic Presidential debate on the Texas Southern University campus in Houston. To qualify, a candidate had to have recieved campaign contributions from at least 130,000 people and be polling at at least 2% in four approved polls. Candidates…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The fight between the city of Fort Worth and Former Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald continues. Dallas Judge Gena Slaughter denied the city’s first appeal, ordering city officials to be deposed produce records that were allegedly altered or deleted regarding Fitzgerald’s termination. The city says this includes written and digital documents, emails and text…… MORE
Austin (WBAP KLIF) – Consumers and businesses are urged to reduce their electricity use on Thursday, Sept. 5 and Friday, Sept. 6, especially during the hours of 2 to 7 pm . “ERCOT’s job is to ensure power is available all over Texas,” said ERCOT President and CEO Bill Magness. “When electricity demand and heat…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – Former Dallas Police Detective Jim Leavelle, who was handcuffed to Lee Harvey Oswald when Jack Ruby jumped from a crowd of reporters and shot Oswald, has died. He was 99. Leavelle described the incident in the old Dallas Police Headquarters basement at Harwood and Main Streets countless times over the past 56 years.…… MORE
EL PASO, Texas (AP) – The suspected gunman in the El Paso mass shooting earlier this month told police that the AK-style gun he used in the attack came from Romania. The Texas Tribune reported Wednesday that 21-year-old Patrick Crusius told police he ordered the weapon online before picking it up at a gun store…… MORE
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – A woman who confronted the pastor of Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church where 26 worshipers were gunned down and claimed the attack was staged has been deemed competent to stand trial. The San Antonio Express-News reports mental health experts determined 57-year-old Jodie Marie Mann of San Marcos is ready to stand…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is asking the Justice Department to propose legislation so that those who commit hate crimes and mass murders face the death penalty. The Republican president says he wants capital punishment to be imposed swiftly against those who carry out hate crimes and mass shootings. Trump spoke from the White…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Facing growing accusations of racism for his incendiary tweets, President Donald Trump is seeking to deflect the criticism by labeling a leading black congressman as himself racist. In the latest rhetorical shot at non-white lawmakers, Trump said Sunday that his weekend comments referring to Rep. Elijah Cummings’ majority-black Baltimore district as a…… MORE
