Texarkana (WBAP/KLIF) – A 36 year old man with apparent ties to a loose movement of right-wing extremists has been indicted on several charges including attempted capital murder of a peace officer. Aaron Swenson was arrested in April in Texarkana. He’s accused of threatening to ambush and kill a police officer. Swenson was wearing a…… MORE
El Paso (WBAP/KLIF) – An accused plant smuggler has pleaded guilty to being part of a West Texas ring that smuggled rare Living Rock cacti, a plant that wildlife officials say is a protected species. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas says Harry Bock II, of El Paso, pleaded guilty in…… MORE
Brownsville (AP) – A federal appeals court has cleared the way for a Texas man to be executed this week for the 1998 fatal stabbing of an 85 year old woman, though his lawyer says he’ll appeal. Ruben Gutierrez is scheduled to die Tuesday for the killing of Escolastica Harrison at her home in Brownsville.…… MORE
DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – Dallas County Saturday listed a new peak in Covid 19 infections; the fourth day of record numbers for the novel coronavirus. Dallas County reports 345 new Covid 19 infections and three additional deaths. Tarrant County reports 3 deaths as well on Saturday, and 133 new Covid 19 infections; a rate also…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Dallas has received a court order granting removal of the confederate monument at Pioneer Park. According to a city spokesperson, the city is working with the vendor to develop a plan for removal, nothing has been determined yet. The ruling comes after city attorneys asked an appeals court to…… MORE