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
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
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
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
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
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF)- The Plano Police Department is warning elderly citizens after investigating a series of thefts where a suspect is targeting nursing homes and retirement communities. David Tilley with the Plano Police Department said the man identifies himself as a maintenance worker, pest control sprayer, or water department official and then steals while the victim is…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger took the stand in her Murder trial Friday. Within minutes of beginning her testimony Guyger was asked about her sexual relationship with her former Police partner Martin Rivera. Guyger testified that the relationship was on and off because Rivera was married. “I knew it was morally…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said months ago that if the House goes ahead and impeaches President Donald Trump, the Senate “has no choice” but to conduct a trial to determine whether the president is removed from office. The Kentucky Republican told NPR that “if the House were to act, the Senate…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley gives the state of county address. Whitley says there’s a lot of great things happening in Tarrant County with public private partnerships bringing in new businesses and job opportunities. He noted the opening of Texas Live and Live by Loews hotel in Arlington and soon there will be a…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The defense began to present its case Friday in the Murder trial for a former Dallas Police Officer. Amber Guyger told Police last September that she shot and killed Botham Jean after mistaking his apartment for her own. Click below to watch live. (WBAP/KLIF) UPDATE: 2:41PM When the Murder trial for…… MORE
