(WBAP/KLIF) Country Music Hall of Famer and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee Mel Tillis died early Sunday morning. According to his publicist he died at the Munroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala, Florida. Tillis was a well known singer, songwriter, businessman and even comedian. He earned a vast majority of fans throughout his career while…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2017
Toyota North America Saves Dallas Holiday Parade
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Holiday Parade has been saved by a corporate giant new to North Texas. Toyota North America opened its headquarters in Plano earlier this year and has come forward with the money needed to throw this year’s parade in downtown Dallas. The parade was more than $300,000 short of what it needed…… MORE
Billions of Dollars Start to Flow Into Texas To Rebuild After Harvey
(AUSTIN)WBAP/KLIF- Five billion dollars in federal funding will be available in the next several weeks to help Texas homeowners rebuild after Hurricane Harvey. U.S. Senator John Cornyn says he is grateful for the disaster relief funding considering the high demand with hurricanes, wildfires and flooding affecting states all over the country. “We’re not going to…… MORE
Dallas Police Looking For Package Thieves
Dallas police need your help in tracking down a pair of burglars who hit a shoe store and northwest Dallas home. The male suspects with baseball caps and sweatshirts are shown breaking into a Preston Hollow DSW Shoe Warehouse early Sunday morning and then a few hours later approaching a northwest Dallas home porch and…… MORE
Suspect shot, Two Officers Hit by Stolen Car in Arlington
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Arlington Police Department is investigating an Officer involved shooting after two Officers were hit by a stolen car. According to Police, Officers responded to an Arlington motel on a suspicious person call and found the man to be driving a stolen car. When they tried to pull him from the car…… MORE
Mother of Missing Richardson Toddler Makes Initial Court Appearance
Richardson(WBAP/KLIF)- The mother of a missing Richardson toddler who was found dead in October made her first appearance before a judge in Richardson. Bond is set at $250,000 on charges of child endangerment for Sini Matthews. She is accused leaving 3-year-old adopted daugther Sherin Matthews at their home alone, the night before Sherin disappeared on…… MORE
A Fort Worth jury has returned a guilty verdict in a capital murder case
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A Tarrant County jury has found Tevin Wilson guilty of capital murder, arson, and tampering with evidence. He was promptly sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Wilson was on trial for the 2015 murder of Kendal Craddock. Craddock was shot in the head during a drug heist.…… MORE
Former U.S Homeland Security Secretary Hospitalized in Austin
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge is in critical condition after undergoing an emergency heart procedure at a hospital in Austin, Texas. Ridge spokesman Steve Aaron says the 72-year-old Ridge, Pennsylvania’s Republican governor from 1995 to 2001, was attending the Republican Governors Association conference when he called for help at…… MORE
North Texas Man Announces Primary Challenge to Senator Ted Cruz
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A North Texas media exec has announced a primary challenge to Texas Senator Ted Cruz. Bruce Jacobsen of North Richland Hills officially announced his intentions Thursday. Jacobsen bills himself as ‘Reagan conservative’. Many establishment Republicans are on board with Jacobsen an alternative to Cruz’s extreme views and style. Mr. Jacobsen vows to…… MORE
Quadruple Arrest in Princeton Love-Triangle-Murder-For-Hire
(Collin County) WBAP/KLIF – Four people were arrested Thursday in connection with the alleged murder-for-hire of a Princeton woman last month. 46-year old Kelli Underwood was found dead in her Park View Drive home on September 20th, with a gunshot wound to the head. Police say it’s a love-triangle case involving Underwood’s boss and the…… MORE
