RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the body of three-year-old Sherin Mathews. Investigators discovered her body Sunday afternoon in a culvert less than a mile from the Mathews home. On Monday, police re-arrested Sherin’s father, Wesley Mathews, after he changed he changed the details of what happened in the early-morning hours of…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Prosecutors are dropping their case against Democratic state Rep. Dawnna Dukes months after the longtime Austin lawmaker was indicted on corruption charges. Travis County District Attorney Margaret Moore said Monday the case unraveled over conflicting witness statements about whether Dukes improperly sought travel reimbursements. Moore now says felony charges “should not…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Citizens of Dallas another chance to voice their opinions on the future of confederate monuments this week. A city committee voted to hear from the public again before the city council considers the recommendations of a task force appointed by the mayor. Council member Ricky Callahan said he thinks its important to…… MORE
(CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday disputed a widow’s account of a condolence call he made to her following the death of her husband in Niger earlier this month. Trump tweeted shortly after Myeshia Johnson, the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson, discussed her disappointment with the call on “Good Morning America” Monday morning,…… MORE
GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF News) – Garland Police arrested the person believed to have shot and killed a teenager at a Garland Park. Garland Police Lieutenant Pedro Barineau said 17 year-old Scott Litton is charged with murder in the death of 15-year-old Miguel Esquivel. Investigators said on Friday, October 20, an altercation spiraled out of control at Embree Park…… MORE
GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Garland Police Department is searching for clues in the death of a young woman who was shot to death in her front yard. It happened around 1:30 in the morning at a home on East Linda Drive just south of East Miller Road. Lieutenant Pedro Barineau said 20-year-old Jocelyn Sarabia Marlon…… MORE
KILLEEN, Texas (AP) – Officials in the Killeen Independent School District said a substitute teacher put duct tape over the mouths of 10 fifth-grade students. The Killeen Daily Herald reports that the incident happened Thursday at Maxdale Elementary School. A news release from Killeen ISD said three other students put duct tape over their own mouths as…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas Police Department said a suspicious package found outside a women’s health clinic was a hoax. The call came from the Southwestern Women’s Surgery Center at 8616 Greenville Avenue near Royal Lane Friday morning. The clinic performs numerous services, including abortions, and has been the target of both protesters and threats in…… MORE
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Today is the deadline for Amazon to receive proposals from cities nationwide to be the home of a second headquarters and cities within the Metroplex sent a unified proposal to the company. Dallas, Fort Worth, McKinney and other North Texas cities are all bidding but Brandom Genglebach with the Fort Worth Chamber…… MORE
(CNN) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that Puerto Rico faced a situation “worse than Katrina” as he explained why he was rating his administration’s response to the hurricane a 10 out of 10. “It was probably the most difficult when you talk about relief, when you talk about search, when you talk about all the different levels. Even…… MORE
