Yearly Archives: 2017

Fort Worth Councilman Proposes Formal Vote On Joining Senate Bill 4 Lawsuit

Fort Worth Councilman Proposes Formal Vote On Joining Senate Bill 4 Lawsuit

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Fort Worth City Council could vote Tuesday on whether or not to join a statewide lawsuit fighting the anti-sanctuary city law. Councilman Carlos Flores submitted a proposal asking the council to vote, though it could be delayed until the end of the month.In the proposal, Flores writes that the…MORE

Amber Alert Issued for South Texas Teenager, Suspect Last Seen in Dallas

Amber Alert Issued for South Texas Teenager, Suspect Last Seen in Dallas

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — An Amber Alert has been issued for a South Texas teenager. The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office says 13-year-old Priscilla Martinez, pictured to the left, is 5’11, 160 pounds, has dark hair, brown eyes, and was last seen wearing black eyeglasses.   They believe she was kidnapped by 41-year-old Rudolfo Nunsio Jr.,…MORE

Big Texas cities feeling stunted by governor’s agenda

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – As Texas’ big cities boom like few places in the U.S., Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is trying to rein them in and reassert himself ahead of his 2018 re-election bid, but some of his summer demands are wilting. That includes a “bathroom bill” targeting transgender people that by Saturday was all…MORE

17 immigrants found locked inside Edinburg truck

17 immigrants found locked inside Edinburg truck

EDINBURG (WBAP/KLIF News) – Police are investigating after 17 undocumented immigrants were found locked inside a hot trailer on Sunday in the South Texas border city of Edinburg. It started when an individual from Mexico called Edinburg police and reported a relative was trapped inside a trailer parked at the truck stop, and that they…MORE

Officials identify child killed in Fort Worth traffic accident

Officials identify child killed in Fort Worth traffic accident

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Officials in Fort Worth have identified a child who was killed over the weekend in a wreck on East Loop 820. 4 year-old Tionna Gray was rushed to Cook Children’s hospital, where she later died after being ejected during a rollover wreck Saturday evening around 8:30. Police determined that the…MORE

One of the 35 injured in Charlottesville is from Texas

One of the 35 injured in Charlottesville is from Texas

(WBAP/KLIF) The total count of people injured after a car plowed into a crowd during a White Nationalist Protest “Unite the Right” and counter-protesters has gone up to 35 with one fatality. 20 year old Natalie Romero is one of the 35 who happens to be from Houston ,Texas. She is currently in a Virginia…MORE

Flooding in Sherman forces evacuations

Flooding in Sherman forces evacuations

SHERMAN (WBAP/KLIF News) – Raging flood waters across North Texas forced many people out of their homes over the weekend. Evacuations were ordered in Sherman, where up to six inches of rain fell in just twelve hours. Sherman police said flood waters from Post Oak Creek, which runs along the western side of the city,…MORE

3 people killed and dozens injured after protest in Charlottesville

3 people killed and dozens injured after protest in Charlottesville

(WBAP/KLIF) One person has died after a vehicle plowed into a group of people marching through downtown Charlottesville, Virginia, injuring 19 others. Following the incident President Trump addressed the nation while on vacation in New Jersey saying: “We have to heal the wounds of our country.” Trump gave high praises to the State and Local Police…MORE

Grand Prairie crash kills three

Grand Prairie crash kills three

GRAND PRAIRIE (WBAP/KLIF News) – Police are investigating a crash that killed three people Friday night. it happened on I-30 at Belt Line where police say 26 year-old Demitiri Gomez lost control of his car and crashed into a concrete light pole, killing a 29 year-old passenger, along with two young children. Gomez was taken to…MORE

Fort Worth fraudsters admit cheating the government

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Two Fort Worth brothers pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges Friday afternoon. Matthew and Britt Hawrylak admitted bilking the military’s Tricare health care system out of some $36 million by charging for unnecessary medical tests ordered by doctors who received kickbacks for sending patients to the brothers’ toxicology testing laboratory. In…MORE