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Supplier of execution drugs need not be identified

Supplier of execution drugs need not be identified

Austin (AP) – A supplier of Texas’ execution drugs can remain secret under a court ruling that cited a risk of “physical harm” to the compounding pharmacy if the information became public. The Texas Supreme Court’s decision Friday ends a long-running legal battle that began in 2014 over the drugs used in the nation’s busiest…MORE

Mystery woman identified

Mystery woman identified

Decatur (WBAP/KLIF) – The Wise County Sheriff’s Department says it has found the mystery woman who was seen on surveillance video asking for help outside a rural home between Bridgeport and Decatur. She apparently called the Sheriff’s office, and investigators were satisfied she was the person in the video who told a homeowner she was…MORE

Fort Worth SWAT Unit is the First Nationally to Deploy a Non Lethal Weapon

Fort Worth SWAT Unit is the First Nationally to Deploy a Non Lethal Weapon

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Fort Worth SWAT Unit is the first nationally to deploy a non lethal weapon in the field. The BolaWrap is a device the size of a smart phone, that lasso’s a suspect. “It has a trigger mechanism and a green laser light that will point where you want to shoot it.. press the…MORE

Explosive Groundbreaking for Mesquite Fire Station

Explosive Groundbreaking for Mesquite Fire Station

MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF) – City leaders in Mesquite celebrated what was an explosive groundbreaking for a new fire station Friday afternoon. The start of construction at Fire Station 4 was marked by a detonator plunger setting off charges on the construction grounds. “The ground is so hard with the black clay around North Texas we decided to…MORE

Investigation Continues into Death of Frisco Mother and Child

Investigation Continues into Death of Frisco Mother and Child

FRISCO, TX – Frisco Police are continuing their investigation into the death of a mother and child. In late March, police were called to do a welfare check near the 15200 block of Preachers Lane. When officers arrived they found a Tejas Pachika, 6, dead and the mother, 41-year-old Vasavi Vaka, clinging to life. She…MORE