EVERMAN (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The City of Everman will officially dedicate an inclusive playground on Monday in honor of a missing special needs child who is presumed to be dead. 6-year-old Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez became the subject of an Amber Alert in March and authorities said he was last seen alive in October of 2022.…… MORE
WILMER (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A murder investigation has been tied to an active Amber Alert involving a 10-year-old old boy out of Wilmer, about 15 miles southeast of Dallas. Authorities said Wednesday Ian Aguilar’s mother has been found dead and he and his father, 38-year-old Juan Aguilar-Cano, is the lead suspect in the child’s…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News ) – House lawmakers sent a controversial bill to Governor Greg Abbott’s desk on Tuesday that would make unauthorized entry into Texas a class B misdemeanor. Senate Bill 4 enhances the charge to a felony if the offender is accused of other crimes or refuses to comply with a judge’s order to…… MORE
THE WILMER POLICE DEPARTMENT IS SEARCHING FOR IAN AGUILAR, HISPANIC, MALE, 10 YEARS OLD, 4’ 00”, BLACK HAIR, BROWN EYES. VICTIM WAS LAST SEEN AT 7:30 AM ON 11/14/2023, AT THE 20 BLOCK OF OAKDALE ST, WILMER, TEXAS. POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR JUAN AGUILAR-CANO, 38 YEARS OLD, WHITE, MALE, 5’ 07”, 160 LBS, BLACK HAIR,…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Tuesday to prevent a government shutdown after new Republican Speaker Mike Johnson was forced to reach across the aisle to Democrats when some conservatives revolted against his plan. The bipartisan tally, 336-95, showed Johnson’s willingness to leave his right-flank Republicans behind and work with Democrats to temporarily keep government…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The new pedestrian bridge that crosses Central Expressway in North Dallas opened to the public on Tuesday. City officials plan to hold a grand opening ceremony in a few weeks. The bridge connects the Northaven Trail, west of Highway 75, to the Cottonwood Creek trail on the east side of the highway.…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – An early Saturday morning police raid ends with four dead, including an Austin Police Officer. A gunman shot and killed the officer, while injuring another when a SWAT team stormed the house where the man was holding hostages. Interim Austin Police Chief Robin Henderson says her SWAT team returned fire, hitting the suspect.…… MORE
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia says he won’t seek reelection in 2024, giving Republicans a prime opportunity to pick up a seat in the heavily GOP state. The 75-year-old Manchin revealed the news Thursday in a statement, saying he had made the decision “after months of deliberation and long…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas County jury returned a verdict in the case of the man charged with capital murder in the Dallas Hospital shooting. 31-year-old Nestor Hernandez was found guilty, Thursday, in the shooting deaths of two Methodist Dallas Medical Center healthcare workers in October of 2022. The judge levied the immediate sentence as…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — With no laws passed on school vouchers or teacher pay raises, the governor calls another special session. Governor Greg Abbott praised the Texas Legislature for passing COVID-19 protections and increased penalties for human smuggling. However, he elected to call a fourth Special Session to pass bills on increased funding for strategic border barriers…… MORE
