El Paso (AP) – Federal officials are reimbursing organizations that fed, sheltered, and transported migrants this year during a spike in crossings along the U.S.- Mexico border. Members of the House announced Friday the first of $30 million in awards to charities and municipal governments. Charities and local governments scrambled to help migrants who had…… MORE
Midlothian (WBAP/KLIF) – Two students at Midlothian High School have been arrested for filing false alarms shortly after the new school year began. Midlothian Police say they told faculty members on September 6 that they had seen someone with a handgun inside the school. The school was locked down for several hours, extra officers were…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Updated 10/06/2019 at 8PM: A message from Chief Hall regarding Joshua Brown’s Murder: Today at approximately 12 p.m., the Dallas County Medical Examiner confirmed the identity of Joshua Brown to the Dallas Police Department. Brown, a witness in the Amber Guyger trial was shot and killed Friday, Oct. 4 in the 4600 block of Cedar Springs…… MORE
Carrollton (WBAP/KLIF) – Carrollton Police shot and killed a man Saturday night while checking on his welfare. They were called to a Racetrac service station to check a man with a gun who was slumped over in a parked vehicle. At first they had no luck getting his attention, then as officers were trying to…… MORE
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – President Trump has approved a major disaster declaration for the parts of Texas most affected by Tropical Storm Imelda in mid-September. That makes federal funding available in 6 counties along the Gulf Coast centered on the Houston area. Governor Greg Abbott requested the declaration October 1. President Trump signed it Friday.… MORE