WASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department is suing Georgia over the state’s new election law and alleging that Republican state lawmakers rushed through a sweeping overhaul with an intent to deny Black voters equal access to the ballot. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the lawsuit on Friday, two weeks after he said his department would…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – After a weeks-long investigation, Austin Police arrested a 19-year-old suspect in the deadly mass shooting that claimed the life of one person and injured thirteen others. It happened in the popular 6th Street entertainment district on June 12th. The Travis County District Attorneys Office said the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force took…… MORE
Arlington, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The Arlington Police Department, along with detectives assigned to the US Marshals Service North Texas Fugitive Task Force arrested 18-year old Cameron Lavon Stephens without incident overnight in connection with a fatal shooting near Hurricane Harbor Wednesday night. Stephens was located in the 2700 block of Harverwood Lane near the Dallas…… MORE
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa will send up to 30 state police officers on a two-week deployment to Texas after Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds agreed to a request from GOP governors to help fight crime at the U.S.-Mexico border, officials said Thursday. A statement from the Iowa Department of Public Safety did not say…… MORE
Associated Press SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) – Authorities say over 150 people are still unaccounted for after part of a 12-story beachfront condo building collapsed in a town outside Miami. The collapse in the community of Surfside killed at least one person and trapped others in rubble and twisted metal. Rescuers pulled dozens of survivors from…… MORE
Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas County DA has decided against seeking the death penalty for alleged serial killer Billy Chemirmir. The 48-year old former health care worker, long considered one of the worst serial killers ever in Texas, is charged with 18 murders in Dallas and Collin counties. About two years ago, District Attorney…… MORE
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) – Former Vice President Mike Pence is defending his role in certifying the results of the 2020 election and says he is proud of his own actions on Jan. 6. The comments Thursday night at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library were Pence’s strongest rebuttal to date of former President Donald Trump’s…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The rare and rather unique, star-shaped fungus with the Latin name Chorioactis geaster received official designation last week when Governor Greg Abbott signed a resolution making it the State Mushroom of Texas. The mushroom is highly selective about where it grows, mostly attaching to decaying cedar elm stumps in the central and northern…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden declared on Thursday that “we have a deal,” announcing a bipartisan agreement on a $953 billion infrastructure plan that would achieve his top legislative priority and validate his efforts to reach across the political aisle. Biden made a surprise appearance in front of the cameras with members of a…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Police Chief is praising a new training program being provided to the department. The ABLE program teachers Officers tactics meant to cut down on mistakes and prevent misconduct. Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia said Thursday that the program is a proactive tool for police. “We all have our issues, but…… MORE
