CROWLEY, Texas (AP) — Crowley police announced Thursday that two Fort Worth men have been charged in the August shooting deaths of two teenagers whose bodies were found near a North Texas road. Kyle Mathis Otey and Shailen Alexander Chowdhury, both 20, were charged with capital murder of multiple persons in the shooting deaths of…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2017
Texas County Sues Chemical Plant Owner over Fires, Blasts
DALLAS (AP) – The county that’s home to Houston has asked a state court to order safeguards and fine the owner of a chemical plant that partially exploded during Hurricane Harvey. In a lawsuit filed Thursday, the Harris County Attorney’s Office says Arkema Inc.’s facility in Crosby violated Texas environmental laws by releasing toxic chemicals…… MORE
Mother of Richardson Toddler Arrested
RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF) – The adopted mother of a Richardson toddler found dead last month is behind bars. The Richardson Police Department has arrested and charged Sini Mathews with Abandoning or Endangering a Child, a State Jail Felony. Police say Investigators determined Sini Mathews left 3-year-old Sherin Mathews alone while she and Wesley Mathews went to dinner…… MORE
Woman says Franken Groped, Kissed her without Consent in 2006
(CNN) — A woman said Thursday that Minnesota Democratic Senator Al Franken groped her and kissed her without her consent in 2006 while she was on a USO Tour overseas. Leeann Tweeden is now a morning news anchor on TalkRadio 790 KABC in Los Angeles and posted her story in a lengthy post on the station’s…… MORE
Surveillance Video Released To Find Witnesses in Woman’s Death
DALLAS(WBAP/KLIF- Dallas Police has released surveillance video from an Uptown parking garage, in an effort to find witnesses who may have seen what happened in the September death of a 26-year-old woman. Taylor Gruwell was found dead by police after she fell from a parking garage at 1707 North Hall Street. Anyone with information regarding the identity…… MORE
Texas Business Leaders Speak About Potential Impact of So-Called ‘Bathroom Bill’
(WBAP/KLIF) – Texas business leaders are speaking out about how the proposed ‘Bathroom Bill’ could prevent big companies from relocating to the state. The House Select Committee on Economic Competitiveness was formed to bring big business to the state. Dallas Mavericks Owner and Entrepreneur Mark Cuban spoke in front of the committee this week saying that…… MORE
Solid Harvest Season Credited With Lowering Cost of Thanksgiving Dinner
DALLAS(WBAP/KLIF)- Feel free to get seconds at that Thanksgiving feast, as the average cost for the iconic meal is its lowest since 2013. Dr. John Newton with the American Farm Bureau Survey says for a gathering of ten, you can expect to pay $49.12, a 75 cent decrease from last year. “We’ve seen lower commodity…… MORE
Private Donation Saves Dallas Holiday Parade
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Holiday Parade has been saved by a private donation. This year’s parade was in jeopardy after a big sponsor dropped out. When the week began, organizers needed more than $300,000. Citizens and businesses came forward with donations, including one private donor who took care of the remaining costs. “They are…… MORE
Texas Wind Energy Sector Worried About House Bill EliminatingTax Credits; Jobs at Stake
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Wind Operations Dallas Conference is slated for April at the Westin Galleria, as industry leaders keep an eye on upcoming Congressional action regarding the energy alternative. As part the House tax reform bill, the Texas’ lucrative and job-producing wind energy sector could lose a 10.9-billion dollar tax credit. The bill would…… MORE
Record Number of Texans Will Travel This Thanksgiving; Highest Volume in Years
Coppell (WBAP/KLIF) – Higher gas prices aren’t stopping Texans from traveling this Thanksgiving holiday weekend. AAA Texas projects 3.9 million Texans will travel 50 miles or more away from home, a three percent increase over last year. Across the United States, AAA projects 50.9 million Americans to travel away from home this Thanksgiving. The 2017…… MORE
