Corsicana (WBAP/KLIF) – Four people were killed late Wednesday night in a pair of north Texas, head-on traffic accidents. Three occupants of the same vehicle were killed when they were hit head-on by a wrong way driver on I-45 near Corsicana. Three following vehicles then piled into the wreckage. The wrong-way driver and a passenger…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2017
Home invasion bandits rob a Fort Worth attorney and his wife
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth Police are looking for a pair of armed bandits who broke into the home of attorney Jeffrey Prostok. One of them held Prostock’s wife at gunpoint while the other took Prostok to an ATM, where he was forced to withdraw a large sum of money. In the end neither…… MORE
Will Rick Perry Move From Energy to Homeland Security?
Energy Secretary and Former Texas Governor Rick Perry is among those being considered to replace John Kelly as the Secretary of Homeland Security. According to Bloomberg News, Perry is just one of several people the President is looking at to fill the post. The position opened up when President Trump named Kelly as his new…… MORE
Ex-Baylor player sent fiery emails to media over coverage
DALLAS (AP) – Police in Dallas say it is unlikely harassment charges will be filed against a former Baylor football player who sent a series of fiery emails to The Dallas Morning News questioning coverage of his sexual-assault trial. The Waco Tribune-Herald reports Sam Ukwuachu continued to send emails to the Dallas newspaper after it…… MORE
Ikea’s Grand Prairie Location Opening Soon, 300 Jobs Expected
DALLAS, (WBAP/KLIF) – IKEA is in the final stages of constructing a new furniture store in Grand Prairie, Texas. The store is scheduled to open in the fall and is expected to bring at least 300 jobs to the Metroplex along with it. People can apply for many diverse positions available in home furnishings sales, interior…… MORE
Parkland Hospital Offer “Walk-In Wednesdays” for Back-to-School Vaccinations
DALLAS, (WBAP/KLIF) – Back to school season is around the corner the corner, which means parents will be rushing to get the children vaccinated with the proper immunizations. Parkland Health will once again offer “Walk-in Wednesdays”, where parents can bring in their children for immunizations without having to make an appointment. Immunizations during Walk-in Wednesdays will…… MORE
Dallas Businessman Named in Fox Lawsuit Denies Involvement in Murdered DNC Staffer Conspiracy Theory
(WBAP/KLIF News/CNN Money) — A Dallas businessman embroiled in a high-profile conspiracy theory has publicly denied any allegations of involvement. Wealthy Republican businessman Ed Butowsky said he did not act as a go-between in crafting a Fox News story that implicated murdered DNC staffer Seth Rich in the Wikileaks scandal. He’s been named in a lawsuit filed…… MORE
Some Texas Trailer Survivors Held in Same Lockup as Driver
HOUSTON (AP) – Federal authorities are detaining some survivors of a deadly human smuggling operation in the same facility as the driver of the truck in which they were smuggled, and advocates are worried that it could further traumatize them. Michael McCrum, an attorney for survivors, says a few of them have even briefly shared…… MORE
Texas House Passes Teacher Retirement Bills
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Texas House passed two bills that will help teachers transition once they retire. The measures would help with rising healthcare premiums and the cost of living. House Bill 20, written by Representative Trent Ashby (R-Lufkin), would transfer about $212 million dollars into the Teacher Retirement System-CARE program from the state’s Rainy Day Fund. The House…… MORE
President Trump Backs Plan to Curb Legal Immigration
(CNN) — President Donald Trump threw his support Wednesday behind legislation that looks to curb the level of legal immigration into the United States by proposing a skills-based immigration system. Trump backed the effort from Republican Sens. David Perdue and Tom Cotton in a speech at the White House. But the plan faces long odds…… MORE
