DALLAS (AP) – Authorities say a Dallas police officer said she shot a neighbor whose home she mistakenly entered last week after he ignored her “verbal commands.” David Armstrong of the Texas Rangers wrote in an arrest affidavit released Monday that Officer Amber Guyger said she didn’t realize she was in the wrong apartment until…… MORE
ATLANTA (AP) – The Latest on Hurricanes Florence and Isaac (all times local): 1:45 p.m. North Carolina’s governor says consistency of the Hurricane Florence’s forecast track toward the Carolinas has helped the state understand the threat early on and given it time to get ready. Gov. Roy Cooper said at a news conference at the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas County District Attorney Office is now investigating the shooting death of 26-year-old Botham Jean at his apartment complex last Thursday. Dallas police officer Amber Guyger is charged with manslaughter in the shooting after she claims to have entered Jean’s apartment instead of her own by mistake and shot him.…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Haskell is completely shut down in East Dallas near Beeman after a train derailed. Concrete is scuffed up, but cars did not tip over. Three cars affected are carrying cargo. Police directing traffic around Haskell. Check back for details on this developing story. Haskell is completely shut down in East Dallas near…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott has chimed in on a proposal to delete the term “heroic” from seventh-grade social studies courses about the battle of the Alamo. Texas Monthly reports the change, suggested by a panel advising the State Board of Education did not sit well with many state lawmakers, including Abbott who tweeted,…… MORE