WILMER (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A murder investigation has been tied to an active Amber Alert involving a 10-year-old old boy out of Wilmer, about 15 miles southeast of Dallas. Authorities said Wednesday Ian Aguilar’s mother has been found dead and he and his father, 38-year-old Juan Aguilar-Cano, is the lead suspect in the child’s…… MORE
GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A Dallas grand jury indicted a North Texas teen who was the subject of an Amber Alert in September on a capital murder charge this week. Police arrested 17-year-old Natalie Navarro for the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Aurturo Pena during an alleged online robbery plot. Investigators said Pena’s body was…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News ) – House lawmakers sent a controversial bill to Governor Greg Abbott’s desk on Tuesday that would make unauthorized entry into Texas a class B misdemeanor. Senate Bill 4 enhances the charge to a felony if the offender is accused of other crimes or refuses to comply with a judge’s order to…… MORE
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. A Dallas company is working to “de-extinct” or bring back the woolly mammoth, last believed alive and roaming the plant four thousand years ago. Colossal Biosciences, based out of Deep Elm or “Deep Ellum” in Dallas, is using DNA from Asian elephants and the same recovered…… MORE
RICHARDSON – (WBAP/KLIF)- A dog-sniffing take down results in a big bust of methamphetime and a long prison sentence for a man Richardson police say is a member of the most violent prison gang in Texas. Richardson Police say officers were patrolling near the Econo Lodge off North Central Expressway when a pullover for traffic…… MORE
THE WILMER POLICE DEPARTMENT IS SEARCHING FOR IAN AGUILAR, HISPANIC, MALE, 10 YEARS OLD, 4’ 00”, BLACK HAIR, BROWN EYES. VICTIM WAS LAST SEEN AT 7:30 AM ON 11/14/2023, AT THE 20 BLOCK OF OAKDALE ST, WILMER, TEXAS. POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR JUAN AGUILAR-CANO, 38 YEARS OLD, WHITE, MALE, 5’ 07”, 160 LBS, BLACK HAIR,…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Tuesday to prevent a government shutdown after new Republican Speaker Mike Johnson was forced to reach across the aisle to Democrats when some conservatives revolted against his plan. The bipartisan tally, 336-95, showed Johnson’s willingness to leave his right-flank Republicans behind and work with Democrats to temporarily keep government…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The new pedestrian bridge that crosses Central Expressway in North Dallas opened to the public on Tuesday. City officials plan to hold a grand opening ceremony in a few weeks. The bridge connects the Northaven Trail, west of Highway 75, to the Cottonwood Creek trail on the east side of the highway.…… MORE
LEWISVILLE (WBAP/KLIF News ) -After two decades in Congress, longtime GOP Representative Doctor Michael Burgess announced on Monday he will not seek re-election next year. The 72-year-old first won the seat in 2002 and has held the 26th District of Texas, a heavily Republican seat in parts of Cook, Denton and Wise Counties without facing…… MORE
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – Jerry Jones says LB Vander Esch is out for the rest of the season and his career is in question after an injury to his neck in the October 8th game against the San Fransisco 49ers. Jones calls it “a significant loss”, but notes the team was waiting to see what…… MORE
