Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A Fort Worth Police officer shot a drug suspect late Saturday night. Fort Worth Police say their officer contacted the suspect as part of a drug investigation. They then got into some sort of altercation, and the suspect was shot as he tried to back his car over the officer. The…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2017
Standoff Ends Peacefully After Shots Fired
Dallas(WBAP/KLIF)- A domestic dispute lead to a six hour police standoff in the Preston Hollow area of Dallas Saturday. Dallas Police say a father and son got into an altercation at the home at 10500 Pagewood Avenue near Benjamin Franklin Middle School, when shots were fired, with one of men eventually barricading himself inside the…… MORE
State Rep. Fallon Dissappointed in Frisco District Policy
Frisco (WBAP/KLIF)- The policy by Frisco ISD to not punish student athletes who kneel during the national anthem has upset Texas State Rep. Pat Fallon. Fallon’s district covers part of the school district and said he is disheartened and shocked with the directive. “I can’t believe this. I wanna be proud of the school district and…… MORE
Fourth suspect arrested in White Settlement murder
White Settlement (WBAP/KLIF) – A fourth suspect has been arrested for the murder of a teenager who was gunned down while standing in the driveway of his White Settlement home. 24 year old Chase Nix turned himself in Friday night. He is now in the Tarrant County Jail, facing a capital murder charge. White Settlement…… MORE
Task force issues recommendations on confederate monuments
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The task force created by the Dallas City Council to advise what should be done with the city’s various confederate monuments and markers issued its report Friday. It thinks the Robert E. Lee statue that was removed from what was then Lee Park should be loaned out or donated to a museum…… MORE
Texas Gives Houston $50 Million to Help Recover From Hurricane Harvey
HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Houston hopes to remove debris from Hurricane Harvey within 3 months and the state of Texas has given them the support to be able to accomplish that goal. Governor Greg Abbott has given Houston $50 million from the state’s “Disaster Relief Fund”. “This is what the state of Texas is for and…… MORE
State Fair of Texas Kicks Off in Dallas
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The State Fair of Texas is officially underway and millions of people are expected to attend over the next three-and-a-half weeks. 2.4 million people attended the Fair last year and spent a record $56 million dollars on food and rides. This year is no different except for the fact that a fatal accident after a ride…… MORE
Price Out as HHS Secretary After Private Plane Scandal
(CNN) — President Donald Trump accepted the resignation of Tom Price, the embattled health and human services secretary, Friday in the midst of a scandal over his use of private planes. Price’s departure came as he’s being investigated by the department’s inspector general for using private jets for multiple government business trips, even to fly…… MORE
Two Richardson ISD Students Punished For Posting Racial Meme Against Rival Football Team on Social Media
RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Two schools in the Richardson Independent School District came together in a show of unity this week after two students posted racially insensitive photos on social media. This week was “rivalry week” between J.J. Pearce and Richardson High Schools. District spokesperson Chris Moore said two J.J. Pearce students posted images online with…… MORE
Texas Ranchers Fare Better Than Thought From Harvey
GLEN FLORA, Texas (AP) – The damage Harvey inflicted on Texas’ cattle industry hasn’t been calculated yet. But there’s evidence that it might be less than initially feared and perhaps not as costly as Hurricane Ike. That came ashore in 2008 as a weaker storm but with more salty storm surge that wiped out pastures…… MORE
