MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF) – A Mesquite police officer accidentally fires his handgun at Horn High School Thursday. Police say the School Resource Officer was inspecting his handgun and unloading it when it went off. Apparently he forgot to eject a round of ammunition from the chamber. The bullet ricocheted off the concrete floor and then disintegrated. …… MORE
Texas Instruments Announces New Facility in Richardson
RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) announced Thursday it will increase its presence in Richardson and build a new 300mm analog semiconductor wafer fabrication facility. Upon completion, the new facility is expected to create more than 488 jobs and represent more than $3.1 billion in capital investment. “The Lone Star State continues to be a…… MORE
Short-circuit ‘Likely Caused’ Notre Dame Fire
PARIS (AP) – A French judicial police official said investigators think an electrical short-circuit most likely caused Notre Dame Cathedral fire. The official, who spoke anonymously about the ongoing investigation, said investigators still don’t have the green light to work in the cathedral and search in the rubble for safety reasons. He told The Associated…… MORE
Woman Behind Bars for Stealing $1.3 Million from Fort Worth Stockyards Rodeo
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- D’Ann Wagner is guilty of stealing $1.3 million from the Fort Worth Stockyards Rodeo over a three year period. Wagner was a bookkeeper for the rodeo and set up a PayPal account on the website for online ticket sales. She then linked the account to her own personal account and used the money…… MORE
Mueller Report Released: The Redacted Version
WASHINGTON D.C. (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Department of Justice posted a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report Thursday morning, less than two hours after Attorney General William Barr delivered an assessment of the findings. Before the release, Barr told reporters the report did not find that President Donald Trump or members of his campaign…… MORE
AG William Barr Details Redacted Mueller Report
WASHINGTON: Attorney General William Barr is detailing the redacted Mueller report. The Justice Department’s redacted version of the special counsel’s report on Russian election interference and the Trump campaign, comes nearly two years after the probe began. U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Thursday that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation did not find that President…… MORE
Arlington Police Looking for Victims of Alleged Car Repair Scam
Arlington, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – In a tweet, Arlington Police say that they have unraveled a ‘big and fraudulent’ scam that involved cheating thousands of dollars from victims by offering car repairs. So far, police have identified 3 victims that were taken for a total of $10,000 by a woman identified as Debra ‘Elise’ Turner. Police…… MORE
A Day After the Hail Storm That Wasn’t; Airports Playing Catch-Up After Cancellations
Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The much talked about golf ball and baseball sized hail storm didn’t materialize Wednesday as expected in the DFW metroplex, but many areas saw heavy rains and high winds. Weather watchers had initially expected three rounds of storms to be possible that could produce large hail and possible tornadoes. The weather threat…… MORE
Severe Weather Related Cancellations in North Texas
UPDATE: 11:42 PM. Flash flood warning issued for portions of Denton, Wise and Cook Counties. 2-3 inches of rain; possibly more, has fallen in this area, especially hard hit Wise County, which has been pounded by strong thunderstorms tonight. WBAP’s Chief meteorologist Brad Barton reports damaging winds in excess of 70-80 mph are currently reported…… MORE
Mother of Newborn Found Dead in Flower Pot Charged with Capital Murder
CARROLLTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The mother of a newborn baby girl found dead in a flower pot at a Carrollton cemetery is under arrest. Lopez is charged with Capital Murder by intentionally and knowingly causing the death of a child under 10 years of age. She was arrested Tuesday in Carrollton without incident. Lopez is now held…… MORE
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