DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas residents elected the city’s new Mayor Saturday night after months of debate and a runoff for the position. State Representative Eric Johnson defeated Dallas City Councilman Scott Griggs with 55% of the vote. Johnson got off to an early start after early voting numbers showed him ahead by 12 percentage points…… MORE
Vigil Planned Sunday Night for Fallen Grand Prairie Police Officer
GRAND PRAIRIE – WBAP/KLIF – A vigil will be held at the headquarters of the Grand Prairie Police Department at 8:30 pm. Sunday evening for an officer killed on the Bush Turnpike Friday morning. Address; 1525 Arkansas Lane, Grand Prairie. Officer A J Castenada died Friday morning on the Bush Turnpike near Dickey Road while…… MORE
Three Face Capital Murder Charges in a Dallas Gun Related Death
DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – Three men are under arrest and face capital murder charges in the death of a man found in the street dead of gunshot wounds, in the latest spate of gun violence and tragedy in Dallas. Dallas Police report the arrest and capital murder charges against 18 year old Jamie Israel Saenz…… MORE
Grand Prairie Police Reports One Man is Dead Following Auto-Pedestrian Accident
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Grand Prairie Police are investigating an auto-pedestrian accident that left one man dead. According to police the incident happened about 4:45 a.m., Saturday morning when two men tried to cross the main lanes of Highway 360 North. One of the men was hit by a gold Chevy Malibu on the North…… MORE
Texas Border Patrol Agent Credited With Saving Migrant Woman and Her Son From Bee Attack
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) – A U.S. Border Patrol agent in Texas is credited with saving a migrant woman and her young son who were attacked and covered by thousands of bees. The agency said in a statement Friday that the agent was patrolling the Rio Grande in Brownsville, in southernmost Texas, when bees entered his…… MORE
Missing Fort Worth hiker found
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A missing hiker from Fort Worth has been found alive in an Arkansas wilderness area. Joshua McClatchy disappeared June 1. He was found late Friday night in a remote, rocky part of the Caney Creek Wilderness Area near Mena, Arkansas. Rescuers brought him out of the rugged area, and took him…… MORE
A prison inmate may be the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history
.Odessa (WBAP/KLIF) – A Texas prosecutor says investigators have linked more than 60 killings in at least 14 states to a now 79 year old prison inmate who may be the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history. Ector County’s District Attorney says Samuel Little continues to cooperate with investigators from around the country who…… MORE
Mexican Import Tariffs Called Off
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – Friday evening, President Trump tweeted a deal has been reached with Mexico to avoid imposing threatened tariffs as of Monday. Negotiations have been underway for some time as President Trump pushed Mexico to do more to stop the flow of Central American…… MORE
**Located Safely** Help Farmers Branch Police Find a Critically Missing Person
UPDATE 06/08/2019: Farmers Branch Police indicate this woman has been located and is safe. FARMERS BRANCH – WBAP/KLIF – The Farmers Branch Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Emily Tovar who is a critically missing person. Emily was last seen at around 5:15 PM on June 7, 2019 near 2700 Cooks Creek…… MORE
Senator John Cornyn Speaks at a Collin County Business Event, Talks on Trade War
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF)-UPDATE: President Donald Trump said in a twitter announcement, “The United States of America has reached a signed agreement with Mexico. The Tariffs scheduled to be implemented by the U.S. on Monday, against Mexico, are hereby indefinitely suspended.” Senator John Cornyn spoke at a Collin County State of the Business luncheon Friday afternoon. Cornyn touched…… MORE
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