BURKBURNETT, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Police in Burkburnett, north of Wichita Falls, have issued an Amber Alert for a missing 2-year-old. Eli Scott Smith, a white boy approximately 36 inches tall weighing 32 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes was last seen wearing a light blue thermal with a truck on it and blue jeans.…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Captain Bobby Washington with the Fort Worth Fire Department was a hero this past weekend. Washington and his crew responded to a house fire on Whitten Drive where a 5-year-old boy was trapped inside. After searching Washington found the boy in his room. “I could hear him whimper,” Washington said. “He initially…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – A Tarrant County Judge is considering a request to move the trial for the mother of the so-called ‘affluenza teen’ to another county. The defense argued during a hearing Tuesday in Fort Worth that media coverage of Tonya Couch and her son Ethan’s cases could cause a jury to be prejudice.…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. health officials are telling people to avoid eating romaine lettuce because of an E. coli outbreak that has sickened 32 people in 11 states. The Food and Drug Administration says it’s working with officials in Canada, where people are also being warned to stay away from romaine lettuce. The strain…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – A Houston man has been charged with child abandonment after his 6-year-old daughter strangled her 1-year-old brother with a seat belt when he left them alone in a car. Adrian Dreshuan Middleton was charged Friday in the May 20 killing in Houston. A criminal complaint says the 26-year-old father told investigators he…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas troopers will be out in force over the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend in an extended effort to keep all travelers safe. The Texas Department of Public Safety on Monday reminded travelers that everyone in a vehicle must wear a seat belt. Troopers will also be on the lookout for drunken…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – After more than two decades, Texas Ranger Adrian Beltre has decided to hang up his cleats. In a statement released Tuesday morning, Beltre reflected on his accomplished career. “I have enjoyed the privilege of playing professional baseball since I was 15 years old. I have been blessed to have played 21 seasons…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Monday was the first day Texas lawmakers could file their proposals for new bills in the next session of the legislature that begins in Austin January 8. 600 proposals were filed including a bill that would exempt Texas from daylight saving time. There’s also a proposal that would require commercial pecan buyers…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the normal west to east wind patterns over the United States could carry California wildfire smoke across the country, affecting all of north Texas including the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Some computer models show the smoke is likely to reach the east coast. However they also…… MORE
Houston (WBAP/KLIF) – A Houston man is facing criminal charges six months after his 6 year old daughter apparently killed her one year old brother while they waited for their father to come out of a store. Adrian Middleton has been charged with child abandonment. He told Houston Police he left his children in the…… MORE
