AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Austin will be the location of a new Army command headquarters. U.S. officials said Friday that the new site will focus on how to modernize the service and prepare for future wars. Fifteen cities were considered. The five finalists were Boston, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Raleigh, and Austin. “The Army chose Austin because it…… MORE
Eight MS-13 Gang Members Indicted in North Texas
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Eight members of the violent MS-13 gang have been indicted with multiple charges against ten victims in North Texas. U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox, who was joined by Dallas County District Attorney Faith Johnson says these indictments prove that the Metroplex is not gang-free. “We’d like to think that we don’t have…… MORE
Special Counsel Robert Mueller Indicts 12 Russian Intelligence Officers
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department has announced charges against 12 Russian intelligence officers for hacking offenses during the 2016 presidential election. The indictments were announced Friday by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein as part of the ongoing special counsel probe into potential coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia. The Russians are accused of…… MORE
Grapevine Man Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime, Faces Up to a Year in Prison
GRAPEVINE (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Grapevine man is facing up to a year in prison for a hate crime. Amanda McNew with the Grapevine Police Department said 64-year-old Glenn Halfin pleaded guilty to harassing an African-American family at his apartment complex. The incidents started in October of 2017 when the family was living at the Colonial…… MORE
British Prime Minister Politely Disagreed With President Trump About Brexit’s Impact on Trade
LONDON (AP) – British Prime Minister Theresa May has disagreed -politely- with U.S. President Donald Trump’s warning that her Brexit plans could scuttle a U.S.-U.K. free trade deal after the U.K. leaves the European Union. May says her plan “provides the platform for Donald and me” to strike an “ambitious” trade deal. Trump and May…… MORE
Dallas Police Fatally Shoot Man During Stolen Car Chase This Morning; Man Had Pointed Gun at Officers
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police were involved in a shooting this morning that resulted in the death of an alleged car thief. Chief Renee Hall says it started when the 27-year-old man crashed a stolen car in a neighborhood and fired shots at a citizen. He was then chased by police to another neighborhood off…… MORE
Kidnapping Conviction Upheld in Christina Morris Case
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – A Texas appeals court has upheld the conviction of a man who kidnapped a Fort Worth woman from the Shops at Legacy in Plano four years ago. Christina Morris went missing and her disappearance gained national attention — her remains were found in Anna in March. The Dallas Morning News reports, the…… MORE
Texan who killed ex-girlfriend, new boyfriend gets life term
DALLAS (AP) — Prosecutors say a North Texas man must serve life in prison with no chance for parole in the 2016 shooting deaths of his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend. The Dallas Morning News reports 22-year-old Christopher Rubio of Irving was convicted Wednesday of capital murder. Prosecutors did not seek the death penalty so Rubio…… MORE
Trump DOJ Appealing Judge’s OK of AT&T-Time Warner Merger
WASHINGTON (AP) – Stung by a federal judge’s dismissal of its objections to AT&T’s mega merger with Time Warner, the Trump Justice Department is challenging the decision with a legal appeal. The Justice Department said Thursday it is appealing the ruling last month by U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, which blessed one of the biggest…… MORE
Call Lake Worth Police If This Man Looks Familiar
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) Lake Worth – Police in Lake Worth have arrested Alexander Martinez of Hurst for allegedly taking inappropriate pictures of women around the Metroplex for years. Police say he had almost a thousand pictures that were taken under dressing room doors, through bedroom windows and up skirts…..sometimes using a selfie stick. Police were tipped…… MORE
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