MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The family of a Dallas ISD educator who vanished in September wants answers after her body was found in a wooded area near I-20 and Lawson Road in Mesquite. The Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office made the confirmation this week after 24-year-old Jennifer Mendez Olascoaga’s remains were discovered in early…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – DPS troopers and Texas National Guard soldiers secured Fronton Island in the Rio Grande River to gain operational control and prevent cross-border criminal activity from Mexican cartels. “Our engineer teams installed over 1.4 miles of wire along the Texas-Mexico border,” said Sgt. Jake Jordan, Joint Task Force Lone Star Special Response Team platoon…… MORE
WHITE SETTLEMENT (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Almost a year after an organized crime ring began targeting Buddhist temples in North Texas, White Settlement Police have identified a suspect. In November 2022, a group of people claiming to need prayers broke into the Theravada temple’s living quarters and stole $38,000 in cash. White Settlement PD Chief…… MORE
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott threw for 404 yards and four touchdowns while running for another score, and the Dallas Cowboys routed the New York Giants for the second time this season, 49-17. The victory extended their home winning streak to 12. The Cowboys won 40-0 in the opener in New Jersey. The 72-point…… MORE
PEARLAND, TX – (WBAP/KLIF) – Several people were injured after a shooting broke out at a flea market outside of Houston. On Sunday police responded to shots fired at the Cole’s Antique Village & Flea Market off of North Main Street in Pearland, which is a suburb located outside of Houston. When authorities arrived on…… MORE
COLLEGE STATION, TX – (AP) – Texas A&M fired coach Jimbo Fisher on Sunday, a move that will cost the school $75 million. The move ends a tenure that began six years ago with the Aggies presenting him an engraved national championship trophy missing only the year. Fisher was lured away from Florida State, where…… MORE
McKINNEY, TX – (WBAP/KLIF) – A small plane collided with a car after making an emergency landing in McKinney Around 12:30 P.M. Saturday afternoon, the McKinney fire department responded to the plane crash on aero country road in McKinney. The plane which originated from Midland had to make an emergency landing at Aero Country Airport.…… MORE
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing back against growing international calls for a cease-fire, saying Israel’s battle to crush Gaza’s ruling Hamas militants would continue with “full force.” Netanyahu said in a televised address Saturday that a cease-fire would only be possible if militants in Gaza release all of…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – An early Saturday morning police raid ends with four dead, including an Austin Police Officer. A gunman shot and killed the officer, while injuring another when a SWAT team stormed the house where the man was holding hostages. Interim Austin Police Chief Robin Henderson says her SWAT team returned fire, hitting the suspect.…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The University of North Texas is taking a huge leap into the future. An advanced new technology has found a home at UNT which is intended to bring an entirely new line of future jobs to North Texas. According to UNT’s Michael Savoie, their Discovery Park Campus even has a new drone testing…… MORE
