HUNTSVILLE (AP) – A member of the notorious “Texas 7” gang of escaped prisoners has been executed for the fatal shooting of a suburban Dallas police officer during a Christmas Eve robbery nearly 18 years ago. Joseph Garcia received lethal injection Tuesday evening for the 2000 shooting death of Irving police Officer Aubrey Hawkins. The…… MORE
North Dallas Murder Prompts Questions about Police Response Time
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The murder of a Dallas woman near the Galleria mall is raising questions about police response time. Dallas police Officer Nick Novello told WBAP’s Rick Roberts Show that it took officers close to 90 minutes to arrive at Maria Ezquerro’s apartment after a 9-1-1 call from one of her co-workers reporting suspicious…… MORE
US Stocks Dive as Trade Jitters Return
NEW YORK (AP) – Stocks took a nosedive on Wall Street as investors worried that a U.S.-China trade truce reached over the weekend wasn’t all it was cracked up to be. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank almost 800 points Tuesday. Boeing and Caterpillar, two major exporters which would have much to lose of trade…… MORE
Trial Underway for Southlake Swim Coach Accused in Drowning Death of Student
SOUTHLAKE (WBAP/KLIF)- A former Southlake highschool swim coach goes on trial Tuesday. Tracey Anne Boyd, a former Caroll ISD swim coach is accused in the drowning death of one of her swimmers. Boyd is charged with abandoning and endangering 13-year-old Elise Cerami. The indictment states Boyd allegedly failed to supervise Cerami or have someone watch her…… MORE
Dallas Career Fair set to Help Job Seekers Before the New Year
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- A Dallas career fair offering several job opportunities begins Wednesday December 5th. A free career fair offering oppurtunities for job seekers before the bnew year will take place at the Double Tree Hilton at 4099 Valley View Lane, in Dallas. This includes several companies and positions offering base and uncapped commission pay, flexible…… MORE
The NTSB Releases Final Report On What Caused 2016 Crash That Killed Nine and Injured 40
DALLAS (AP) – Federal inspectors say a Texas driver suffering from “acute sleep deficit” failed to maintain his lane and caused his passenger bus to careen out of control, killing nine people in 2016 and injuring nearly 40 others. The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday released its final report on the crash, determining that…… MORE
One Of The ‘Texas Seven’ Scheduled To Die Tonight, But Attorneys Fighting To Spare Him
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) – Attorneys for a death row inmate who is scheduled to die say he should be spared because he wasn’t the one who killed a suburban Dallas police officer during a Christmas Eve robbery 18 years ago. Joseph Garcia’s lawyers say the 47-year-old convicted murderer shouldn’t be executed Tuesday night because it…… MORE
Few Patients Benefiting from Medical Marijuana Under Texas Law
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Less than 600 of the estimated 150,000 Texas patients with uncontrollable epileptic seizures have been prescribed marijuana-derived oil under the state’s strict medical cannabis law. The San Antonio Express-News reports that about 45 doctors signed up to prescribe cannabidiol, or CBD, almost a year after the first marijuana plants were legally…… MORE
Remains of Houston Aviator in WWII Recovered, Identified
HOUSTON (AP) – The remains of a military pilot from Texas missing since his plane was shot down in France during World War II have been recovered and identified. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency on Monday announced the remains are 22-year-old Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Ottaway B. Cornwell of Houston. Cornwell was accounted for…… MORE
Bush Will Be ‘Carried to His Final Resting Place’ in Gray Socks Saluting Armed Forces
Houston (WBAP/KLIF) – President George H. W. Bush was known in his later years for wearing noticeable socks. Family spokesman Jim McGrath tweeted former President Bush “will be carried to his final rest wearing gray socks saluting the armed forces. he says the socks pay tribute to Bush’s “lifetime of service,” which started when he…… MORE
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