Category Archives: WBAP News Team

Sunny and Cooler Today; Highs in the 90s

Sunny and Cooler Today; Highs in the 90s

Lows will range from the mid 60s to the lower 70s. A north to northeast wind will prevail between 5 and 10 mph. The fire threat will remain elevated across the entire region due to abundant dry fuel currently in place. Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 95. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Tuesday…MORE

Murder-Suicide Investigation Underway in Murphy

Murder-Suicide Investigation Underway in Murphy

(WBAP – KLIF) – Three people are dead, after a shooting at a home in Murphy.  Around 6:15pm, officers arrived at the 400 block of Whisperfield Drive and discovered two people, a 57-year-old woman and a 63-year-old man, were dead. Police described the alleged shooter as a 35-year-old man. He was taken to Medical City…MORE

Jury Awards Family $21.6M in Civil Lawsuit Against Former Balch Springs Cop

Jury Awards Family $21.6M in Civil Lawsuit Against Former Balch Springs Cop

DFW (WBAP/KLIF) – A federal jury has reached a verdict in the civil trial against former Balch Springs police officer Roy Oliver for fatally shooting 15 year old Jordan Edwards in 2017. Oliver must pay Jordan Edwards’ family a total of 21.6 million dollars. The jury agreed Oliver used excessive force when he shot and…MORE

SBTC Disaster Relief Sends Teams to Little Rock Following Tornado Damage

SBTC Disaster Relief Sends Teams to Little Rock Following Tornado Damage

DFW (WBAP/ KLIF) – Volunteers with Southern Baptists of Texas Convention Disaster Relief, are heading to Arkansas following Friday’s dead tornado. SBTC Disaster Relief Director, Scottie Stice, says feeding units are on their way to Little Rock to support families as well as first responders affected by the storm. Stice says, “We’ll have a mass…MORE

Justice Department in DC Taking Over Texas AG Corruption Probe

Justice Department in DC Taking Over Texas AG Corruption Probe

DALLAS (AP) – Justice Department officials in Washington have taken over the corruption investigation into Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, removing the case from the hands of the federal prosecutors in Texas who’d long been leading the the probe. That’s according to state prosecutors. The move is the latest development in the federal investigation into…MORE