WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – President Donald Trump threatened to mobilize the United States military to end rioting and destruction involved in protests across the country. The president said he encouraged all of the nation’s governors to overwhelm the streets with the National Guard and law enforcement. He also said those who continue the the rioting, looting…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott, along with all four United States Attorneys in Texas, announced on Monday that individuals who come to Texas from out of state to engage in looting, violence, or other destructive acts in violation of federal law will be subject to federal prosecution. According to Governor Abbott, anyone who is…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Many Downtown and Uptown Dallas business owners are taking precautions ahead of more potential protests over the death of a black man while in Minneapolis Police custody. Demonstrations called for justice in the death of George Floyd which led to violence and destruction in Dallas over the weekend. Many store front windows were…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) — The city of Fort Worth is getting ready for another night of possible unrest. A city will implement an 8 p.m. curfew following Sunday nights civil unrest which led to police using tear gas, smoke screens and flash-bang grenades to disperse a crow near the West 7th Street Bridge. Fort Worth Mayor…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Major Cities Chiefs Association penned an open letter in the wake of the death of George Floyd, the African American man whose death while in Minneapolis Police custody sparked nationwide outrage. Video shows an officer pinning Floyd’s neck to the ground with his knee as Floyd pleaded, “I can’t breathe.”…… MORE