FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — Some of the children being separated from their families at the Texas-Mexico border are being given refuge in Fort Worth. Catholic Charities Fort Worth is housing a handful of the kids, though its unknown exactly how many that is. The non-profit has 26 beds available for refugees. According to WFAA…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2018
Residents scrutinize Alamo redevelopment plan at hearing
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A $450 million plan to redevelop the Alamo has drawn criticism from many Texas residents at a recent public hearing. Several residents voiced opposition to relocating a 60-foot monument, demolishing buildings or closing streets at a public meeting Monday, the San Antonio Express-News reported. “We’re already in the first minute on our conversation,…… MORE
President Trump Meets with Congressional Republicans on Immigration
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump told House Republicans he was “1,000 percent” with them on rival immigration bills up for votes, but it was not clear if he had a preference on how to handle family separations at the border. That’s according to people who were in the closed-door session, who requested anonymity to…… MORE
You Could Be Fined Up To $500 For Wild Parties in Mesquite
MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF) – The Mesquite City Council amended the City’s Code to provide a stricter enforcement of parties with ten or more attendees that become a nuisance for neighbors. The new ordinance allows police officers to shut down a party if there is evidence of excessive noise, vehicles blocking the street or other actions of…… MORE
HUD Secretary Ben Carson Launches EnVision Center in Fort Worth
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – A program started by U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson is operating in Fort Worth. One of Secretary Carson’s signature initiatives, EnVision Centers offers HUD-assisted families access to support services that can help them achieve self-sufficiency, thereby making scarce federal resources more readily available to a greater number of…… MORE
Woman’s Body Found in Upscale Fort Worth Neighborhood
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth Police are investigating why the dead body of a woman ended up in a field this morning in an upscale neighborhood about two miles southwest of TCU. Police blocked of a large part of South Bellaire Dr. with crime tape throughout the morning. As of now, there’s no word…… MORE
Most Americans don’t know the difference between fact and opinion
NEW YORK (WBAP/KLIF News) — Amid rising awareness of fake news and allegations of slanted reporting another problem has been identified: most Americans don’t know the difference between fact and opinion. The Pew Research Center released the findings of a new study of more than five thousand Americans who were given a list of statements…… MORE
Dallas Police asking for help identifying burglar
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – On June 1, 2018 at around 3 am, the pictured suspect broke into a business in the 1700 block of Empire Central. The suspect was seen driving the white panel van and break entry into the garage. The suspect stole a large amount of hardware tools. The suspect appears to be a…… MORE
Two suspects have been arrested for a double murder in Mesquite.
Mesquite (WBAP/KLIF) – Mesquite Police have arrested two suspects in a double murder that occurred a week ago. Cassius Williams and Rozman Shannon, Jr are charged with the killings of two teenagers who were shot to death in the cab of a red pickup truck. Mesquite Police describe the killings as a drug robbery… saying…… MORE
Ted Cruz: “This Must Stop. Now.”
WASHINGTON (AP) – Texas Sen. Ted Cruz says he is introducing emergency legislation intended to keep migrant families together. Cruz has released a statement saying: “All Americans are rightly horrified by the images we are seeing on the news, children in tears pulled away from their mothers and fathers. This must stop. Now.” The Republican…… MORE
