Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – More Texans early voted this year than cast ballots in all of the last mid-term election cycle. The final early vote count shows more than half a million of us went to the polls Friday as early voting ended in Texas. When all the ballots cast in just the 30 most populous…… MORE
An accused child molester now also faces a murder-for-hire charge
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A 49 year old Dallas man who goes to trial next month for allegedly raping a young boy is now charged with trying to hire someone to kill that boy. The would-be killer Daniel Contreras allegedly tried to hire immediately went to the police, saying he wanted nothing to do with Contreras’…… MORE
Help Garland Police Find and Arrest Four Murderous Gunmen
GARLAND – (WBAP/KLIF) – Garland police are looking for four suspects in an attempted robbery Friday night that left a 21 year old man dead from a gunshot wound. Garland Police lt. Pedro Barineau says the man and his uncle returned home to the 800 block of Cedar Drive when they were approached by four…… MORE
Texas Rangers Name New Manager
ARLINGTON- (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Rangers will introduce and announce a new team manager on Monday. The club hires Los Angeles Dodgers third base coach Chris Woodward as the club’s new manager. 42 year old Woodward has spent the last three seasons as third base and infield coach with the Dodgers, contributing to a .589…… MORE
Police Report A Woman And Her Partner Responsible for The Death of Her Two Year Old Daughter
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) – Authorities say a 21-year-old Texas woman lied about the disappearance of her 2-year-old daughter and that she and her partner were responsible for the girl’s death before dumping her body in a bayou. A criminal complaint filed by Texas Rangers says Tiaundra Christon and 32-year-old Kenny Hewett were staying at a…… MORE
Two Young Girls Found In Deplorable Conditions, And Unable to Speak
CEDAR PARK, Texas (AP) – Police have arrested the mother of two girls, one 6 and the other 5, who were found in “deplorable” conditions at a Central Texas home and unable to speak. Authorities say the girls were only able to make unintelligible sounds when they were found in May underweight, wearing soiled clothing…… MORE
The City Of New Orleans Is Planning to Remove Over a Dozen Traffic Cameras
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The New Orleans mayor is planning to remove 20 traffic enforcement cameras across the city. Local media report Mayor LaToya Cantrell made the announcement Thursday while revealing her proposed 2019 budget to the City Council. The cameras to be taken down are outside of school zones. There are still about 80…… MORE
A Special Needs Student Left Alone On A School Bus For Hours
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – A North Texas bus driver and bus attendant have resigned after they overlooked a 5-year-old special needs student who sat strapped in his bus seat for five hours. Fort Worth school district spokesman Clint Bond says the bus stopped at an elementary school on Oct. 15 where the attendant should…… MORE
Millions of Texans have early voted
Austin (AP) – More than 4.3 million Texans have cast early ballots for Tuesday’s election in the state’s 30 largest counties alone. That’s within striking distance of the total number of ballots cast statewide during the last midterm elections in 2014. Secretary of State data through Thursday includes counties that are home to nearly 80…… MORE
Border wall contract awarded in Texas
McAllen (AP) – Federal authorities have awarded a $145 million contract to a Texas company to build six miles of wall along the U.S.-Mexico border in the Rio Grande Valley. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol said Friday that SLSCO will begin construction of an 18-foot reinforced concrete levee wall in February in the agency’s McAllen…… MORE
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