Yearly Archives: 2018

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt Resigns

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt Resigns

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says he has accepted the resignation of scandal-plagued Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt. Pruitt had become a constant source of embarrassment to a president who had entered Washington promising to “Drain the Swamp.” Pruitt has faced an array of ethical questions about his travel spending, security costs, dealings…MORE

Gas Stations Agree to Refund Consumers for Hurricane Harvey Price Gouging

Gas Stations Agree to Refund Consumers for Hurricane Harvey Price Gouging

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Thursday that his Consumer Protection Division finalized settlements with 48 Texas gas stations accused of price gouging after Hurricane Harvey. Under separate agreements, 48 businesses will pay $166,592 in civil restitution to refund Texans who were charged exorbitant or excessive prices for gasoline. Most of the businesses that…MORE

Patriotic Mural on Deep Ellum Building Will Not Be Restored

Patriotic Mural on Deep Ellum Building Will Not Be Restored

DALLAS  (WBAP/KLIF News) – A patriotic mural in Deep Ellum that was painted over last month will not be restored. The real estate group that owns the Green Room Pub, where the mural is located, said it has decided not to allow it. Westdale Real Estate Investment and Management said it only approved the mural…MORE

Dallas Police Search for Indecent Exposure Suspect

Dallas Police Search for Indecent Exposure Suspect

DALLAS  (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas police are searching for a man who has been accused of multiple incidents of indecent exposure. Investigators said the first incident happened on June 27th around 6:20 a.m. A woman told police she had been followed by a Hispanic man who was driving a red Dodge Ram. She noticed he…MORE

Wildfire Continues to Burn in Palo Pinto County

Wildfire Continues to Burn in Palo Pinto County

(WBAP/KLIF) – A wildfire continues to burn in Palo Pinto County. According to the Texas A&M Forest Service, the blaze has burned close to 5,000 acres and crews remain on scene. “We have a lot of resources from the U.S. Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife and then a great showing from local agencies,” said Texas…MORE

Fort Worth celebrity chef facing domestic assault charges

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — Fort Worth celebrity chef Grady Spears was arrested early Tuesday following a report of domestic violence. When police arrived at Spears’ home his wife, Wendy Mann-Spears, had bruises on her face and body. She told officers her husband had hit her multiple times. Now she’s defending him. In a Facebook…MORE

Bank of America has restored the oldest living veteran’s stolen money

Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The oldest living U.S. veteran has his money back. Someone managed to get into 112 year old Austin resident Richard Overton’s bank account, and drained it of every cent he had in the world. Overton requires 24 hour care. He has four caretakers who switch off 12 hour shifts. Austin Police and…MORE

A Texas woman has been arrested for selling her children

Corpus Christi (WBAP/KLIF) – A drug raid in Corpus Christi turned into something else entirely when the Department of Public Safety arrested 29 year old Esmeralda Garza. DPS agents say they found she had sold her 7 year old son to two men, and was in the process of selling her three year old and…MORE

Dead Baby Found in Trunk During Drug Search at Texas Home

Dead Baby Found in Trunk During Drug Search at Texas Home

SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Authorities discovered the dried remains of a baby in a trunk while searching a home near San Antonio on a drug warrant. Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar says the baby’s remains were found in a trunk in a closet Tuesday. Salazar says the body is beyond decomposed and is in a…MORE

New Citizens Welcomed to the U.S. with Naturalization Ceremonies

New Citizens Welcomed to the U.S. with Naturalization Ceremonies

(WBAP/KLIF) – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is celebrating the 242nd anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, and our nation’s birthday, by welcoming more than 14,000 new citizens in nearly 175 naturalization ceremonies between June 28 and July 10. The Independence Day activities kicked off with a naturalization ceremony at the Bexar County Courthouse in San…MORE