ODESSA, Texas (AP) — Police say they are not sure why a man with a misdemeanor on his record and no warrant for his arrest erupted in a spate of violence after a routine traffic stop in West Texas, killing seven including a man slain outside his parents’ home and a teenager fatally shot as…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – Authorities in Houston say three people are dead, including a child, in what investigators believe is a murder-suicide. Investigators say a married couple and their 5-year-old child were discovered in their Houston-area apartment on Friday afternoon. Their names were not immediately released. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez says relatives of a 36-year-old…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – A number of new laws went into effect in Texas, Sunday, September 1. Texans who legally own firearms will be able to carry them in public after an official declaration of a State of Natural Disaster. School districts will no longer be able to ban possession of guns stored in locked vehicles.…… MORE
UPDATE September 1, 2019 at 8:08 PM MIDLAND, Texas (AP) – Authorities say the death toll during a West Texas shooting rampage in which seven people died and 22 others were injured may have been even higher had the shooter not been stopped and killed outside a crowded movie theater. At a news conference Sunday,…… MORE
DALLAS – The Dallas County District Attorney has announced the death of Justin Lord, Assistant D A., who officials say was found dead in his home Saturday, August 31, 2019. “We are absolutely heartbroken. Justin Lord was not only a dedicated attorney, he was also an unwavering advocate for our community. Full details are unknown…… MORE
DALLAS – A man wanted by Dallas officials in connection with a homicide, assault and driving under the influence has been arrested in Mexico and handed over to U S Customs and Border Protection officers in Laredo. 22 year old Dennis Jimenez-Hernandez was reported detained after being flagged ina crime database shared by both federal…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – The Holocaust museum in Dallas is getting ready to open its doors on a new building that will also include information about other genocides, as well as human rights struggles in the U.S. The newly renamed Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum is the latest in the U.S. to broaden its permanent…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott has added eight counties to a disaster declaration because of ongoing drought in the state. Abbott released a proclamation Friday that added Brooks, Nueces, Jim Wells, and San Patricio counties in south Texas; Wilbarger and Wichita counties in northern Texas; and Briscoe and Castro counties in the Panhandle…… MORE
Dayton (WBAP/KLIF) – Several people were injured Friday afternoon when an eastbound Amtrak train rammed a tractor-trailer rig in southeast Texas. According to DPS investigators the semi pulled into the path of the train near Dayton, some 35 miles northeast of Houston. The truck driver and 16 train passengers were injured.… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- A local ride share start up company is raising money for a Dallas preschool that serves children with developmental delays. The Dallas-based ride share company, Alto, got a specially made car to promote and raise money for the Ashford rise school in Dallas. Alex Halbardier with Alto says the company aims to provide a…… MORE
