Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Dallas Man Charged With Murder After Allegedly Shooting at Burglar

Dallas Man Charged With Murder After Allegedly Shooting at Burglar

DALLAS (AP) – A police affidavit says the wife of a Dallas man charged in the fatal shooting of someone they thought was a burglar contacted a lawyer before the husband called 911 to report a home invasion. The Dallas Morning News reports James Michael Meyer was charged with murder in Thursday’s shooting, with bond…MORE

Space-X is working on a new spacecraft at its Texas facility

Space-X is working on a new spacecraft at its Texas facility

Boca Chica Village, Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Space-X has unveiled its latest spacecraft. Company founder Elon Musk did so Saturday in a livestreamed speech from Space-X’s Cameron County launch facility. Musk says the craft, which he’s named “Starship,” is designed to carry a crew and cargo to the moon, Mars or anywhere else in the solar…MORE

5 People Stabbed at Baltimore Shopping Mall

5 People Stabbed at Baltimore Shopping Mall

ASSOCIATED PRESS – WBAP/KLIF – Maryland police say five people were stabbed at an outdoor shopping mall before police officers shot and killed the suspect Authorities say the victims were rushed from the Hunt Valley Towne Centre to hospitals Saturday afternoon.  The center is in Cockeysville, about 15 miles north of Baltimore. Four of the…MORE

Carrollton Police Look for Deadly Hit and Run Driver

Carrollton Police Look for Deadly Hit and Run Driver

Carrollton – WBAP/KLIF =- Carrollton Police are looking for the driver of a 2017 grey Honda Pilot, believed to have been involved in a deadly crash near the George Bush Turnpike Friday that killed a 65 year old woman. Police spokeswoman Jolene DeVito says the Pilot collided with the Ford Focus carrying the trio, also…MORE

65 Year Old Houston Pastor Accused of Sexually Assaulting A Teenage Girl

65 Year Old Houston Pastor Accused of Sexually Assaulting A Teenage Girl

HOUSTON (AP) – A longtime Houston-area pastor is being held by authorities on charges he repeatedly sexually assaulted a young girl. Sixty-five-year-old Paul Christopher Cain was being held Friday in the Harris County jail on charges of sexual abuse of a child and sexual assault of a child. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said in…MORE

Increased Security in the Trial of Former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger

Increased Security in the Trial of Former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger

DALLAS (AP) – Security has been ramped up around a white former Dallas police officer’s high-profile trial for murder in the killing of her unarmed black neighbor. Each morning, men in suits escort Amber Guyger out of a black SUV. Armed officers then flank the petite 31-year-old through a side door of the yet-to-open courthouse.…MORE

A Texas Democratic Judge Apologizes For Greg Abbott Comment

A Texas Democratic Judge Apologizes For Greg Abbott Comment

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A county administrator in Texas is apologizing for saying Texas Gov. Greg Abbott “hates trees because one fell on him.” The Texas Tribune reports that the comment made Friday by Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt, a Democrat, during a panel discussion was first reported in a tweet by the online magazine…MORE

Amber Guyger’s Murder Trial to Resume Monday

Amber Guyger’s Murder Trial to Resume Monday

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Testimony resumed Saturday on day 6 of the Murder trial for Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger. Guyger told Police last September that she shot and killed Botham Jean after mistaking his apartment for her own. Less than two hours after court began Judge Tammy Kemp called for recess until 9:30 a.m. The…MORE

Homeowner allegedly kills burglar, then goes back to bed.

Homeowner allegedly kills burglar, then goes back to bed.

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A 72 year old Dallas man has been arrested for allegedly fatally shooting a burglar then going back to bed before calling police two hours later. James Meyer reportedly told detectives he was awakened early Thursday morning by the sound of someone trying to break into his backyard storage shed. He told…MORE

Sheriff’s deputy gunned down near Houston

Sheriff’s deputy gunned down near Houston

Jersey Village, Texas (AP) – A Houston man has been charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of a sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop near Houston. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office says 47 year old Robert Solis has been charged in the Friday shooting death of Harris County sheriff’s Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal. Sheriff…MORE