(WBAP/KLIF) — An aggressive crime reduction plan is paying dividends in the City of Dallas. Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia reports aggravated assault is down 18% (or by more than 1,300), while gun crimes dropped by 20%. He reports that overall violent crime is down more than 13% for 2023. Garcia was hired as chief…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The family of the late Eddie Bernice Johnson is threatening a lawsuit against Baylor, Scott, and White Health System. The former congresswoman was recovering from back surgery at Baylor, Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation in September of 2023, when her son Kirk says his mother called him because she was buzzing nurses…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – The Justice Department is suing Texas over a new law, Senate Bill 4, that would allow police to arrest migrants who are suspected of entering the U.S. illegally. But longtime Florida immigration lawyer, Renata Castro, says governors do not have the power to implement it. “That is the exclusive power of the federal…… MORE
SAN ANTONIO (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Less than two weeks after a missing pregnant teen and her boyfriend were found shot to death in San Antonio last month, police have made an arrest. 19-year-old Christopher Preciado is charged with capital murder and his father 53-year-old Roman Preciado is charged with abuse of a corpse for…… MORE
HALTOM CITY (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Two Haltom City police officers are among three people who were injured in a crash early Thursday morning. The Haltom City Police Department said the officers were responding to a call just after midnight, when they collided with another vehicle near the intersection of Northeast Loop 820 and Haltom…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Blockbuster economic growth continues to be the status quo in the Lone Star State. Governor Greg Abbott celebrated the state’s continuing economic expansion, Wednesday, as new numbers were released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The data shows the state’s economy grew faster than the nation for the fifth quarter in a row,…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department on Wednesday sued Texas over a new law that would allow police to arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally, taking Republican Gov. Greg Abbott to court again over his escalating response to border crossers arriving from Mexico. The lawsuit draws Texas into another clash over immigration at…… MORE
DENVER (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Colorado ruling that bars him from the state’s ballot over his role in the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack. The Republican presidential candidate on Wednesday appealed the Colorado Supreme Court’s finding that an insurrection clause in the Constitution’s 14th…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The clock is winding down on the Department of Justice’s threat to sue Texas over the state’s controversial new border law that takes effect March 5. Senate Bill 4 criminalizes illegal border crossings, allows police to arrest those caught doing it and requires judges to expel them to Mexico. Governor…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Funeral services have been set for former longtime North Texas Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson. The Democratic trailblazer died on New Year’s Eve at 88 years old. A viewing will be held at the Hall of State in Fair Park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, January 8. It…… MORE
