Garland, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Extra security will be in place at Garland High School today amid an unspecified threat last night. In a letter shared on social media directed at Garland High School parents, GISD Superintendent Holly Hines said the threat was immediately shared with district security and Garland police. In addition to extra security…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The man accused of killing five of his neighbors in San Jacinto County, Texas, was taken into custody Tuesday after a dayslong manhunt. Francisco Oropeza, 38, is accused of going on the deadly shooting rampage on Friday after his neighbors asked him to stop shooting his gun on his property so a child could…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Texas Capitol was shut down, Tuesday, after a transgender rights protest. The disruption forced DPS State Troopers to remove hundreds of people from the House Gallery. McKinney Representative Jeff Leach says the House had just begun debate on House Bill 14, which bans medical gender modification procedures on children when a mob…… MORE
FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF) – A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on Monday at the new Omni PGA Frisco Resort in Frisco. Slated to open in May 2023 in partnership with PGA of America City of Frisco, and Frisco Independent School District, Omni PGA Frisco Resort, is expected to become a leading destination for golf. The resort…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott advised Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot this week to call on President Joe Biden to secure the border in response to her request that Texas stop transporting migrants to her self-declared sanctuary city. In a letter to Mayor Lightfoot, the Governor said he reminded her of the necessity of Texas’…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will send 1,500 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border amid an expected migrant surge following the end of pandemic-era restrictions, according to four administration officials. Military personnel will do data entry, warehouse support and other administrative tasks so that U.S. Customs and Border Protection can focus on fieldwork, the officials…… MORE
HENRYETTA, Okla. (AP) — Authorities searching a rural Oklahoma property for two missing teenagers discovered the bodies of seven people Monday, including the suspected remains of the teens and a convicted sex offender who was sought along with them, the local sheriff said. Okmulgee County Sheriff Eddy Rice said the state medical examiner will have…… MORE
TORONTO (AP) — Gordon Lightfoot, the legendary folk singer-songwriter known for “If You Could Read My Mind” and “Sundown” and for songs that told tales of Canadian identity, died Monday. He was 84. Representative Victoria Lord said the musician died at a Toronto hospital. His cause of death was not immediately available. Considered one of…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Dallas Police are crediting a member of their canine unit for saving the life of one of their officers during a manhunt in a Pleasant Grove neighborhood last Friday. Senior Corporal Scott Jay and his K-9 partner “Figor” were shot during a manhunt for 20-year-old Brian Casillas, who’s accused of…… MORE
WHITE SETTLEMENT (WBAP/KLIF News ) – White Settlement police released surveillance footage of four suspects believed to be connected to the shooting of a homeowner amid a rash of car burglaries over the weekend. Investigators said police received several calls about shots fired in the 8200 block of Sussex Street near Meadow Park Drive just…… MORE
