AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – Protestors gathered outside the Texas Governor’s Mansion in Austin Monday morning to speak out against a law banning so-called sanctuary cities. The law makes sheriffs, police chiefs and other local leaders subject to a misdemeanor charge and jail time if they refuse to honor detainer requests from Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Governor Greg Abbott…… MORE
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Activist group calling for indictment of Balch Springs Police Officer
A local activist group says it won’t be satisfied until the Balch Springs Police Officer charged with murder in the shooting death of Jordan Edwards is indicted. Minister Dominique Alexander, President and Founder of the Next Generation Action Network, was grateful to Dallas County District Attorney Faith Johnson for charging former Officer Roy Oliver with…… MORE
Second Annual Bike to Work Challenge Now Underway
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The second annual Bike to Work challenge is now underway and organizers want North Texans to get involved. The North Central Texas Council of Governments’ Amanda Wilson said they’ve partnered with DART and the Denton County Transportation Authority to host challenges for its passengers via tryparkingit.com. She said the initiative encourages people to get…… MORE
Fired Balch Springs Officer Faces Murder Charge in the Death of Jordan Edwards
BALCH SPRINGS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Dallas judge signed an arrest warrant for a former Balch Springs police officer who shot an killed an unarmed black teenager last Saturday. Roy Oliver, who now faces a murder charge, was fired by the department on Wednesday. The department initially said the car 15-year-old Jordan Edwards was riding in was…… MORE
FBI in Houston Asking Public to Help Catch Serial Bank Robber
HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The FBI in Houston is looking for a serial bank robber that has hit several banks in Houston and Sugarland. The woman allegedly robbed at least three banks in December of 2016. Investigators said the woman never spoke but handed tellers a threatening note demanding cash. No one was physically hurt during any…… MORE
Texas Lawmakers Push Changes to STAAR Testing for Students
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Texas House passed a bill Wednesday that would scale back the number of standardized tests that students in public school would have to take. Representative Gary VanDeaver’s (R-New Boston) House Bill 515 said his bill would cut the number of standardized tests to the minimum number required by federal law.…… MORE
Arlington Police Say Customer Saved Lives in Deadly Restaurant Shooting
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Investigators are still trying to find out what led up to a deadly shooting at the Zona Caliente Sports Bar and Grill on South Cooper Street in Arlington restaurant Wednesday night. 37-year-old Cesar Perez, the restaurant manager, and 48-year-old James Jones, the gunman, were both pronounced dead at the scene. The Arlington Police Department’s…… MORE
North Texas Senator’s Call To Arm First Responders Gains Steam
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Senator Don Huffines’ (R-Dallas) bill that would allow first responders to arm themselves with a handgun while on duty has passed the Senate. To carry the gun legally, the first responder would have to get a License to Carry (LTC) and complete a 20-hour, on-duty first responder training course that will be approved by the…… MORE
Two Former UNT Basketball Players Accused of Sexual Assault, Promoting Prostitution
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Two former University of North Texas basketball players are facing charges stemming from an investigation into allegations of sexual assault and prostitution. Arrest warrants for promotion of prostitution and drug possession have been issued for the former players along with the team’s former student manager and a person unaffiliated with UNT. One…… MORE
Eight-Hour Standoff Ends Peacefully in Haslet
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – After almost eight hours of negotiating, the suspect involved in a SWAT standoff with authorities surrendered peacefully Tuesday afternoon. The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office said the suspect, identified as Jose Manuel Lomeli Junior, led officers on a chase Monday, was found on Tuesday and eventually barricaded himself inside someone else’s home on Brentwood…… MORE
