Yearly Archives: 2018

President Donald Trump Expressing Disappointment With General Motors

President Donald Trump Expressing Disappointment With General Motors

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on President Donald Trump and General Motors (all times local): 2:40 p.m. President Donald Trump is saying he’s “very disappointed” in General Motors closing plants – and he says the White House is “looking at cutting all subsidies” for the auto giant. Trump tweeted his warning Tuesday, a day after…MORE

Baltimore City Council Wants Background Information On Joel Fitzgerald

Baltimore City Council Wants Background Information On Joel Fitzgerald

(Information from: The Baltimore Sun, http://www.baltimoresun.com) BALTIMORE (AP) – The man tapped by Baltimore’s mayor to lead the city’s troubled police department says he plans to stay in Texas until he’s confirmed. The Baltimore Sun reports that confirmation process has at least one roadblock ahead: The City Council wants Mayor Catherine Pugh to release the…MORE

Bank of America ATM Glitch in Houston Creates Unexpected Holiday Cash for Patrons

Bank of America ATM Glitch in Houston Creates Unexpected Holiday Cash for Patrons

HOUSTON (AP) – An ATM in the Houston area has been shut down and was temporarily guarded by law officers after mistakenly dispensing $100 bills instead of $10 dollar bills and word of the glitch spread on social media. Some Harris County sheriff’s deputies protected the outdoor ATM after Sunday night’s incident and notified Bank…MORE

MedStar: Flu-Related Calls Are Already Way Up From This Time Last Year

MedStar: Flu-Related Calls Are Already Way Up From This Time Last Year

Fort Worth, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The Centers for Disease Control says last flu season was the worst since 2009, with 80-thousand deaths, which makes new stats from MedStar a bit troubling. The ambulance service serving Tarrant County says it has already responded to five times as many patients with flu-like illness since September first through…MORE

A Parker County Wedding Photog Accused of Having Sex With A Guest & Urinating on a Tree

A Parker County Wedding Photog Accused of Having Sex With A Guest & Urinating on a Tree

Weatherford, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The alleged antics of a wedding photographer in Parker County apparently overshadowed the big day for a bride and groom in Weatherford. 26-year old professional photographer Katie Mehta was allegedly caught having sex with a guest according to WFAA, and when asked to leave, she reportedly urinated on a tree and…MORE

Beto O’Rourke Won’t Rule Out 2020 Presidential Run

Beto O’Rourke Won’t Rule Out 2020 Presidential Run

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Beto O’Rourke isn’t ruling out a potential 2020 presidential run. Asked about one at a Monday town hall in his native El Paso, the three-term Democratic congressman described vacationing last week with his family, something he said he wasn’t able to do for the past 18-plus months while challenging Texas Republican…MORE

New Esports Gaming Stadium in Arlington to Bring Big Revenue for the City

New Esports Gaming Stadium in Arlington to Bring Big Revenue for the City

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- The City of Arlington just opened the largest Esports gaming facility in the country. Deputy City Manager Jim Parajon said they sold out the entire stadium and had thousands of viewers online for the opening event this past weekend. “It’s a great addition for the city from the perspective that we’re continuing to…MORE

Fort Worth Police Looking for Bank Robbery Suspect

Fort Worth Police Looking for Bank Robbery Suspect

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Fort Worth Police need your help finding a man they say robbed a Fort Worth Bank on Friday. Buddy Calzada with the Fort Worth Police Department said the man walked into a Compass Bank on 4480 Bryant Irvin Road and handed the bank teller a note, demanding cash. “The teller, fearing for…MORE

Grand Jury Hearing Testimony in Case of Former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger

Grand Jury Hearing Testimony in Case of Former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The case against former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger is being presented to a grand jury. Guyger is charged with Manslaughter in the shooting death of 26-year-old Botham Jean in his apartment in September. Police say Guyger admits to shooting Jean but claims she mistook his apartment for her own and thought…MORE