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Former Texas Ranger Pitcher Indicted on Child Sex Charges

Former Texas Ranger Pitcher Indicted on Child Sex Charges

(WBAP/KLIF) – A member of the baseball Hall of Fame and former Texas Ranger pitcher, John Wetteland, has been indicted on child sex charges. The 52-year-old is accused of forcing a relative to perform sexual acts on him. The victim was said to be 4 years old at the time the incidents began, back in…MORE

Border Control Union VP: “Multiple Emergencies” at Border

Border Control Union VP: “Multiple Emergencies” at Border

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Vice President of the Border Control Union says there are multiple emergencies at the Texas-Mexico border. Speaking with the WBAP Morning News, Chris Cabrera said there are people who evade capture every day on the border, and that the ones who come to checkpoints all have similar stories about seeking…MORE

Texas Rangers Hall of Fame pitcher indicted for child molesting

Texas Rangers Hall of Fame pitcher indicted for child molesting

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Rangers Hall of Fame pitcher John Wetteland has been indicted on child molesting charges. He was arrested in January when he was accused by a relative of sexual assault beginning in 2004 when that relative was 4 years old. Wetteland played with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos and New York…MORE

Border Patrol orders quick releases of families

Border Patrol orders quick releases of families

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of migrant families and children entering the U.S. from Mexico is so high that Border Patrol is immediately releasing them instead of transferring them to the agency responsible for their release, forcing local governments to help coordinate their housing, meals and travel. “We need to work toward a clean sweep,”…MORE

Supreme Court blocks Thursday night Texas execution

Supreme Court blocks Thursday night Texas execution

Huntsville (WBAP/KLIF) – The U.S. Supreme Court issued a reprieve Thursday night preventing the execution of Patrick Murphy. Murphy is the next-to-last surviving member of the Texas 7 prison escapees who murdered an Irving Police officer on Christmas eve, 2000. The court prevented the scheduled lethal injection of Murphy to give his attorneys time to…MORE