DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Roger Emrich, the iconic announcer for the Dallas Cowboys, died Saturday at the age of 62. Emrich was a longtime voice at AT&T Stadium. A tweet from the Dallas Cowboys offered condolences to the family, saying “the DFW sports world has lost a true legend…” and that his “booming voice” will…… MORE
Texas Tech Athlete Shot After An Altercation in Lubbock
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) – Authorities and school officials say a Texas Tech University football player was one of two people shot following an altercation in Lubbock. Police spokeswoman Tiffany Pelt says the shooting happened around 6 p.m. Saturday at an apartment complex about one mile east of campus. Pelt says shots were fired after a…… MORE
A kangaroo has been caught in a subdivision near Austin
Wimberley (WBAP/KLIF) – Some very adaptable wranglers caught a kangaroo Saturday near the town of Wimberley. They had been looking for the animal, named Harry, for about a week. Ever since he simply hopped out of his enclosure at an exotic animal park near Austin, and went exploring. Harry was seen a number of times…… MORE
Dallas Police looking for murder suspect
Dallas (Dallas PD) – On April 24, 2019, at about 12:38 pm, Dallas officers responded to a Shooting call at 6271 Highland Hills Drive, the Highland Park Apartments. Upon arrival, the victim, Raymond Dupree B/M/28, was found inside his vehicle with several gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to an area hospital where he was later…… MORE
Four People Hospitalized After Shooting At California Synagogue
POWAY, Calif. (AP) – The Latest on a shooting at a synagogue in Southern California (all times local): 1:30 p.m. A hospital says it’s treating four people injured in a synagogue outside San Diego but didn’t know the extent of their injuries. Derryl Acosta, a spokesman for Palomar Health Medical Center Hospital, says the four…… MORE
A North Texas Police Chief Arrested After Allegedly Ignoring A Subpoena To Testify
KERENS, Texas (AP) – A North Texas police chief is free on bond after being arrested for failing to appear in court and testify in a criminal case. The Corsicana Daily Sun reports Kerens Police Chief Wesley Bryan Miers was taken into custody after not testifying in the case of Ronnie Raindle, accused of evading…… MORE
A North Texas Man Accused of Brutally Beating His Puppy, Sentenced To Five Years in Prison
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – A North Texas man who prosecutors say brutally beat his 11-week-old German Shepherd puppy has been sentenced to five years in prison. Deric Berquist was sentenced on Friday after being convicted of animal cruelty. Prosecutors with the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office say Berquist was captured savagely beating, punching, choking…… MORE
Dallas murder suspect in custody in Louisiana
Bossier, LA (WBAP/KLIF) – A wanted Dallas murder suspect has been arrested in Louisiana. Demetrius Thompson was arrested at his home in Minden, Louisiana a few days after a capital murder warrant was returned against him in Dallas. Thompson is believed to have killed Eric Moore in late May, 2018 during a night of drinking…… MORE
Dallas Police have arrested one of their own, again.
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas Police officer has been arrested for the second time in less than three months. Senior Corporal Jeremy Courson was arrested Friday for allegedly violating a protective court order. Courson’s wife, who filed for divorce in October, got the court order three months ago after Courson was arrested in Johnson County…… MORE
President Trump Renews Threat to Close U S Border with Mexico
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF, Dallas, Texas. DALLAS – FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – President Trump appeared on WBAP’s Westwood One Mark Levin’s Show Friday evening, renewing his threat to shut down the border with Mexico if numbers of would-be immigrants from south of the border do not slow in numbers. In an easy going…… MORE
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