DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — Thousands of Haitian migrants have assembled under and around a bridge in a small Texas border town, presenting the Biden administration with a fresh and immediate challenge as it tries to manage large numbers of asylum-seekers who have been reaching U.S. soil. Images showed Haitians crossing the Rio Grande in…… MORE
NEW BOSTON, TX (WBAP/KLIF News) – Prosecutors accused him of being a member of the far-right, anti-government ‘boogaloo’ movement who livestreamed threats to kill a police officer, and a Bowie County jury agreed. According to the Texarkana Gazette, 38-year-old Aaron Caleb Swenson was convicted on Thursday of attempted murder of a peace officer. During the…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – The Plano Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its one after announcing the passing of Lieutenant Earnest Oldham. According to Plano Police, Lieutenant Oldham passed due to complications of COVID-19. Oldham began his career with the Plano Police Department in January of 1992. Prior to Plano, he worked as…… MORE
Updated story: The FBI says Amari Daniel, subject to an earlier Amber Alert, was found safe on Friday. The boy was with his biological father. At this time, no charges are expected. The earlier Amber Alert was called off. Original story: Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – There is an active Amber Alert out of Pearland,Texas for…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Cook Children’s has taken what it’s calling an “extraordinary” step in postponing elective surgeries due to staff and bed shortages. The move comes amid the latest covid-19 surge due to the highly contagious delta variant. Officials at the pediatric hospital in Fort Worth also urge parents to get their eligible children…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Another Texas inmate has his execution delayed. The execution of Ruben Gutierrez has been delayed over claims the state is violating his religious freedom by not allowing his spiritual adviser to lay hands on him during his lethal injection. Gutierrez had been set to be executed on October 27th for fatally stabbing an…… MORE
AUSTIN – Texas Governor Greg Abbott is promising to maintain a law enforcement presence near U.S ports of entry in Del Rio following a recent surge of thousands of migrants to that area. On Thursday, Governor Abbott accused the Biden administration of flip flopping on a decision to close ports of entry in Del Rio.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Law enforcement agencies in North Texas, on Thursday, stressed the significance of a recently completed joint operation that targeted reducing gun violence in the Pleasant Grove area of Southeast Dallas. Operation Pegasus was a combined effort between Dallas Police, the ATF, the U.S. Attorneys Office, and Texas DPS. According to the ATF,…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD community is mourning the deaths of two brothers killed in crash Wednesday afternoon. Senior Isaiah Lopez and his brother freshman Elijah Lopez attended Boswell High School in Fort Worth. First responders were called to the intersection of Bailey Boswell Road and Twin Mills Boulevard, where a…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas State Representative Matt Krause announced on Thursday that he will forgo seeking a sixth term as state representative in pursuit of becoming the next Attorney General for the State of Texas. “After much consideration, prayer, and with the support of my family, I have decided to run for Attorney General,” said Rep.…… MORE
