COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) – Records show that Texas A&M University since 2003 has allowed 20 students who were held responsible for sexual misconduct to continue attending classes. A review of thousands of student misconduct hearings by the Houston Chronicle comes as Texas’ largest public university faces criticism for its handling of sexual misconduct cases…… MORE
An Unofficial Report Shows a Significant Drop in Arrests At the Border
MCALLEN, Texas (AP) – A U.S. official tells The Associated Press that Border Patrol arrests fell sharply in June to the lowest level since February, ending a streak of four straight monthly increases. The drop may reflect seasonal trends or it could signal that President Donald Trump’s “zero-tolerance” policy to criminally prosecute every adult who…… MORE
Palo Pinto County Wildfire – Some Progress
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Firefighters are making progress on the Palo Pinto County wildfire that’s burned almost 4,500 acres so far, fueled by drought and tinder-dry brush. Containment has grown to 65 percent as of Friday. National Weather Service meteorologist Jason Godland tells us the area did receive as much as one quarter of an inch…… MORE
The source of a springtime food poisoning outbreak has been found
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – Three months ago a nationwide warning was issued to avoid eating romaine lettuce because a lot of it had been contaminated with e-coli bacteria. At least 200 people, including 4 in Texas, were sickened. It was the largest single food poisoning outbreak in the country in more than a decade. After much…… MORE
Five Arrested at Immigration Protest; Dallas ICE Offices
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) –Five people are arrested at a Saturday immigration policy protest outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Dallas. Dallas Police say four face charges of blocking a public roadway; one is accused of assaulting an officer. About twenty five hundred people turned…… MORE
One Dead, One Injured After A Shooting at Big T Bazaar
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas Police are investigating a shooting early Saturday morning at Big T Bazaar. Police were called to the shopping center at 4515 Village Fair Drive about 1:30 a.m., with reports of gun fire. Police found 2 gunshot victims at the scene, who were taken to Methodist Central Hospital. One victim was…… MORE
For the first time invasive zebra mussels have been confirmed in Grapevine Lake.
Grapevine (WBAP/KLIF) – A juvenile zebra mussel was found attached to a water sampler in the southern end of the lake on June 22, and microscopic larvae were found in the lake in May. They’ve already been confirmed in five other north Texas lakes, including Eagle Mountain Lake, Lake Lewisville, and Lake Ray Roberts. The…… MORE
Balch Springs Police Arrest Escaped Federal Inmate Wanted by Dallas FBI
DALLAS, Texas – The Dallas FBI Violent Crimes Task Force reports police have again arrested a 54 year old prisoner who escaped from a Seagoville prison Thursday night. They say William Laurence Stanley was found hiding around a Highway 635 underpass in Balch Springs Friday night, and taken to the Balch Springs City Jail. William Laurence…… MORE
Sewage Spill Not Expected to Reach White Rock Lake
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – It is now believed White Rock Lake in Dallas will not be affected by a sewage spill that flowed into White Rock Creek in Plano. Denise Hickey with the North Texas Municipal Water District says tests show it is contained 10 miles north of the lake. “Water quality and environmental assessment indicates…… MORE
Trump says He’ll Name High Court Pick on July 9
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump tells reporters aboard Air Force One he plans to announce his choice to succeed retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on July 9. The president says he is considering two women among a group of at least five potential candidates for the nation’s high court. Trump says as many as…… MORE
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