HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) – A death row inmate who was part of the notorious “Texas 7” gang of escaped prisoners has received an execution date for late this summer. Texas Department of Criminal Justice officials say they’ve received documents setting 45-year-old Joseph Garcia for lethal injection Aug. 30. Garcia was serving 50 years for a Bexar…… MORE
Three Agencies Work Together To Pull A Body From Lake Ray Hubbard
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The combined efforts of Dallas Fire Rescue, Dallas Police and the Texas Game Warden’s office result in a woman’s body being found and recovered from Lake Ray Hubbard. Dallas Fire Rescue & Dallas Police responded to a 9-1-1 call water rescue call, Saturday evening just before 6p.m. According to police, a…… MORE
A False Report Sends Grand Prairie Police On a Wild Goose Chase
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Due to false information, police in Grand Prairie issued an Amber Alert for a child that was not actually missing. In fact, the child does not even exist. According to police, a North Texas woman falsely reported that her 10-month old baby was inside her car when it was stolen, so…… MORE
Former President George H.W. Bush hospitalized after experiencing fatigue
(WBAP/KLIF) – According to his spokesperson, Jim McGrath, Former President George H.W. Bush has been taken to Southern Maine Health Care on Sunday, after experiencing low blood pressure and fatigue. McGrath reports that the former President will remain in the hospital for a few days for observation; he adds that Bush is awake, alert and not…… MORE
Police officer shoots car burglary suspect
Grand Prairie (WBAP/KLIF) – A Grand Prairie Police officer was attacked early Sunday morning by a suspected car burglar. The officer was called to the Sunridge Apartments about 4:00 AM, and reportedly caught a suspect in the act of burglarizing a vehicle. That suspect, 26 year old Gary Rogers attacked the officer in what Grand…… MORE
Roaming assailants attack pedestrians in Deep Ellum
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A pack of thugs seems to be roaming the streets in Deep Ellum. Twice so far this Memorial Weekend a dozen or more assailants have attacked single victims in two different areas of Elm Street a little after 3:00 AM. There are surveillance videos of them rushing out of the shadows to…… MORE
Child Drowns at Little Elm Park
A three year old girl has drowned at Little Elm Park Beach Saturday. Despite the efforts of first responders and after transport to Medical City of Denton, officials say they were unable to revive the child. Authorities say family reported the child missing. She was later found in the shallow portion fo the lake, unconscious,…… MORE
Astronaut Alan Bean Dies in Houston, Texas.
Astronaut Alan Bean has died in Houston at the age of 86. Family members say Bean died after a short illness that began while on a trip about two weeks ago. Bean was the fourth person to walk on the moon, and the last surviving member of the 1969 Apollo 12 mission. He commanded Skylab…… MORE
Two Brothers in Law Enforcement: One Arrested On A Murder Warrant for Killing the Other
STAGECOACH, Texas (AP) – A Texas police officer has been arrested on a murder warrant in the fatal shooting of a deputy sheriff, who was the officer’s brother. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says 59-year-old Stagecoach officer Robert Lee was arrested early Saturday for the shooting death of 57-year-old Harris County Deputy Rocky Lee. Authorities…… MORE
No Charges Against Woman Making False Trooper Assault Charges
The attorney for a metro area woman who made allegations about inappropriate sex contact by a state trooper has apologized, and no charges will be filed. Sherita Dixon Cole was arrested for suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Officials say as she was being booked into the Ellis County jail, she told a detention officer the…… MORE
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