Yearly Archives: 2018

Two Train Crashes in Fort Worth

Two Train Crashes in Fort Worth

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Two people are in the hospital following a train and car accident in Fort Worth at the intersection on West Biddison and Ryan Avenue. Both were sent to JPS Hospital one with serious injuries the other with minor injuries. Matt Zvadsky from MedStar said there was another train and truck crash in…MORE

Dallas High School Student Dies in Car Accident on the way to school

Dallas High School Student Dies in Car Accident on the way to school

A 16 year old Kimball High School student was killed and 3 other teens were injured in a car crash Wednesday morning. Police say Deisy Torres, was pronounced dead at the scene after being ejected from a car. Three other teenagers in that car were taken to the hospital and had broken bones. According to…MORE

No Voting Problems, but Collin County Smashes Voting Records

No Voting Problems, but Collin County Smashes Voting Records

MCKINNEY – (WBAP/KLIF) – No issues were reported with voting machines or voters having difficulty getting into polls, or even aggressive campaigning by last minute political die hards at or too near election polls themselves.  But voter registration, early voting counts, and even voting numbers on election day smashed records for mid term elections this…MORE

Dallas Child Rapist Gets Death Row Punishment for Killing Prison Guard

Dallas Child Rapist Gets Death Row Punishment for Killing Prison Guard

ANSON – (WBAP/KLIF) – A 24 year old man convicted of the rape of a 10 year old girl in Dallas County when he was 16 years old has been handed a death sentence for the 2016 beating and choking death of a prison guard at Abilene’s Robertson Unit Prison. Inmate Dillion Gage Compton attacked…MORE

Attorney General Jeff Sessions Resigns

Attorney General Jeff Sessions Resigns

WASHINGTON (AP) – Attorney General Jeff Sessions has resigned as the country’s chief law enforcement officer. Sessions announced his plan to resign in a letter to the White House on Wednesday. President Donald Trump announced in a tweet that Sessions’ chief of staff Matt Whitaker would become the new acting attorney general. The attorney general…MORE

Arlington Voters Green Light Term Limits for City Council, Mayor

Arlington Voters Green Light Term Limits for City Council, Mayor

ARLINGTON  (WBAP/KLIF News) – Arlington voters gave the green light to impose term limits on city council members and the mayor. 63 percent of voters approved the measure on election night, which means three two-year terms for elected officials. It was placed on the ballot after supporters gained more than 11,000 signatures. Zack Maxwell led…MORE

President Trump Tweets a Threat to New Incoming House Majority

President Trump Tweets a Threat to New Incoming House Majority

WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – President Trump announce via Twitter this morning that he’ll hold an 11:30am White House press conference on the 2018 Midterm election results. I will be doing a news conference at The White House – 11:30 A.M. Will be discussing our success in the Midterms! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7, 2018…MORE

Frisco ISD Bond Proposal Gets The Thumbs Up

Frisco ISD Bond Proposal Gets The Thumbs Up

Frisco (WBAP/KLIF)  Voters in Frisco have approved a nearly 700-million dollar bond package for the school district.  Nearly 60% of voters approved the measure which will help build new schools, renovate old schools and pay for a new fine arts auditorium.  Voters also approved a tax swap.  It will move money from the tax rate…MORE

Beto O’Rourke’s political future uncertain

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Republican Ted Cruz is returning to the Senate, scuffed by a surprisingly close race but still President Donald Trump’s take-no-prisoners defender on the hard right in Texas. His own White House ambitions remain intact, too. What’s next for Rep. Beto O’Rourke is less clear. His loss deflated supercharged Democrats across…MORE