DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A prisoner who escaped from a correctional facility in Wyoming last month has been captured in Dallas after authorities warned the public he could be in North Texas. The Dallas Police Department arrested 30-year-old Robert Simpson without incident on Tuesday. Simpson and another inmate, 48-year-old Jason Green, escaped from the Wyoming…… MORE
EL PASO, Texas (AP) – A man who drew worldwide sympathy and support after his wife was killed in the mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart store has been arrested on a drunken-driving charge. Antonio Basco remained Tuesday night in the El Paso County Jail on a misdemeanor count of driving while intoxicated. Bond…… MORE
Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Just weeks after unveiling its new headquarters in Fort Worth, American Airlines has another multi-million dollar construction project in the works.. The Fort Worth-based carrier is planning a 100-million dollar parts distribution center near DFW Airport. The facility will serve as the central distribution center for all aircraft parts for American…… MORE
LAS VEGAS (AP) – As impeachment fever overtakes Washington, the progress made on stemming gun violence risks falling by the wayside. But gun control advocates are determined to prevent that from happening. Ten White House hopefuls will be in Las Vegas for a forum on gun policy on Wednesday – almost two years to the…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former Rep. Pete Sessions of Texas is expected to run again in 2020, but not in his old Dallas district that Democrats flipped last year. Prominent Republican megadonor Roy Bailey and two GOP operatives with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press that Sessions will run for the rural central…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Overdue fines are a thing of the past at the Fort Worth Public Library starting Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. This means the Library will no longer charge overdue fines in the future, and existing overdue fines are forgiven. “We don’t want there to be any obstacles to residents enjoying their Library,” said…… MORE
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF)- Three Irving ISD middle school students at Lady Bird Johnson Middle School are charged with invasive visual recording after allegedly taking a picture of special needs boy using the bathroom and sharing it on social media. Officer Robert Reeves with the Irving Police Department says the incident involved a 13-year old boy who…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The sentencing phase is underway in the the trial for a white former Dallas Police Officer convicted of Murder in the shooting death of an unarmed black man in his home. Amber Guyger claims she shot Botham Jean after mistaking his apartment for her own. She was found Guilty of Murder Tuesday in a…… MORE
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens pharmacies have pulled Zantac heartburn medication and generic versions of the product off their shelves after the Food and Drug Administration warned the drug may contain low levels of a substance that could cause cancer. The FDA said that Zantac and other products containing ranitidine contain…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Amber Guyger, the former Dallas police officer who shot and killed Botham Jean in his own apartment last year, has been found guilty of murder in the shooting. Judge Tammy Kemp announced the verdict shortly before 10:45am on Tuesday just less than 24 hours after the jury was given the case on…… MORE
