DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Vietnam Veterans were honored Friday for their sacrifice with pinning ceremonies at Army & Air Force Exchange stores around the world. The events were held in conjunction with National Vietnam War Veterans Day. Doug Dixon, from Camden, South Carolina, spent 13 years in the Navy during the Vietnam War. He said he never…… MORE
Man Caught on Video Punching Woman in Deep Ellum Rearrested
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The white man caught on video repeatedly punching a black woman in Deep Ellum last week was re-arrested Friday morning. According to jail records, Austin Shuffield was booked into the Dallas County jail after 8:30 a.m. Friday for carrying a weapon without a license. The Dallas Police Department added the charge to…… MORE
Apartment Building Destroyed in Four-Alarm Dallas Blaze
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Fire Rescue battled a four-alarm apartment fire Friday afternoon in Northwest Dallas. The blaze took out Forest West Condominiums at 3022 Forest Lane near LBJ Freeway and I-35E. There were no reported injuries however 40 people are without homes. American Red Cross DFW has been notified and will assist these people.…… MORE
Trump Threatens to Close Border with Mexico Next Week
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says he will close the nation’s southern border, or large sections of it, next week if Mexico does not immediately stop illegal immigration. In a tweet Friday, Trump ramped up his repeated threat to close the border by saying he will do it next week unless Mexico takes action.…… MORE
Former Texas Ranger Pitcher Indicted on Child Sex Charges
(WBAP/KLIF) – A member of the baseball Hall of Fame and former Texas Ranger pitcher, John Wetteland, has been indicted on child sex charges. The 52-year-old is accused of forcing a relative to perform sexual acts on him. The victim was said to be 4 years old at the time the incidents began, back in…… MORE
Border Control Union VP: “Multiple Emergencies” at Border
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Vice President of the Border Control Union says there are multiple emergencies at the Texas-Mexico border. Speaking with the WBAP Morning News, Chris Cabrera said there are people who evade capture every day on the border, and that the ones who come to checkpoints all have similar stories about seeking…… MORE
Texas Rangers Hall of Fame pitcher indicted for child molesting
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Rangers Hall of Fame pitcher John Wetteland has been indicted on child molesting charges. He was arrested in January when he was accused by a relative of sexual assault beginning in 2004 when that relative was 4 years old. Wetteland played with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos and New York…… MORE
Border Patrol orders quick releases of families
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of migrant families and children entering the U.S. from Mexico is so high that Border Patrol is immediately releasing them instead of transferring them to the agency responsible for their release, forcing local governments to help coordinate their housing, meals and travel. “We need to work toward a clean sweep,”…… MORE
Supreme Court blocks Thursday night Texas execution
Huntsville (WBAP/KLIF) – The U.S. Supreme Court issued a reprieve Thursday night preventing the execution of Patrick Murphy. Murphy is the next-to-last surviving member of the Texas 7 prison escapees who murdered an Irving Police officer on Christmas eve, 2000. The court prevented the scheduled lethal injection of Murphy to give his attorneys time to…… MORE
Congress Investigating Texas Secretary of State’s Review of Voter Rolls
(WBAP/KLIF) – Congress is now investigating the Texas Secretary of State’s review of voter rolls for supposed non U.S. citizens. The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform sent a letter to Secretary of State David whitley saying the committee is “disturbed by reports that his office took steps to remove thousands of eligible voters…… MORE
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