Update Friday: HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Texas has executed an inmate convicted of the drug-related killings of four people more than 30 years ago, including a woman who was 9-months pregnant. Arthur Brown Jr., 52, insisted he was innocent before receiving a lethal injection Thursday evening at the state penitentiary in Huntsville. He was condemned…… MORE
New Charges for Mother Accused of Killing Her 3 Children
(WBAP/KLIF) — The mother accused of killing her three children in Italy, Texas, now faces additional charges. 25-year-old Shamaiya Hall already faces three capital murder charges for killing six-year-old Legend Chapell and five-year-old twins Aliyah and Ayden Martin. Now authorities have added two charges of aggravated assault for stabbing her two other children, a four…… MORE
FBI Selects New Head of Dallas Field Office
(WBAP/KLIF) — FBI Director Christopher Wray announced that B. Chad Yarbrough has been selected as the Special Agent in Charge of the Dallas Field Office. According to the FBI’s Melinda Urbina, Yarbrough comes from Washington D.C., where he was Deputy Assistant Director in the Criminal Investigative Fivision. Yhe search took a total five months and…… MORE
Stolen Truck Scam Targeting Spanish Speakers in Tarrant County
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Tarrant County Sheriffs Office is warning residents about an increase in reports of a scam involving innocent private purchases of stolen GM Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado pickup trucks. Investigators said in the majority of the cases, Spanish-speaking victims are the target. Sheriff Bill Waybourn said the fraudsters are…… MORE
Paxton Whistleblowers Worried About Viability of Settlement Deal
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Fired staffers from the Texas Attorney General’s office are back in the news. Lawyers for former employees of Attorney General Ken Paxton have asked the Texas Supreme Court court to take up their whistleblower case again, over concern that their $3.3M settlement deal may be unraveling. In 2020 the former deputies to…… MORE