DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — The man police say intentionally rammed a downtown TV station with a rented truck earlier this month is out of jail… because his case was never filed. WFAA-TV reports 34 year old Michael Chadwick Fry was released on Thursday… because, as a spokesperson for the sheriffs office explained, they can only hold…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) — Business owners near historic Bluebonnet Circle in Ft Worth say they’re fed up with construction delays. The city is putting in new water and sewer lines. The work was supposed to be finished this summer, but that won’t happen. Business owners in the area, like Kate Daniel, says the work isn’t…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — Texas Rangers looking into the death of Botham Jean have seized several additional items from Jean’s apartment. They secured five warrants on Friday, one week after Jean’s death. Two of those allowed them to remove the door locks from both Jean’s door, and that of Officer Amber Guyger. She’s the DPD Officer…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) — The Brotherhood for the Fallen has set up a link for donations for Hull’s family. They’re being collected through Assist the Officer’s Fort Worth chapter. A post on the group’s Facebook page says 100% percent of every donation will go directly to Hull’s wife. To Donate: https://www.atofortworth.org. All donations are tax…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist says he’s surprised the (hash)MeToo movement hasn’t had more impact on corporate America. Steve Bannon says he thinks Time’s Up is “the single most powerful potential political movement in the world.” Bannon spoke Saturday in New York during an ideas festival sponsored by The Economist. His…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – A North Texas man who took part in a scheme that swindled nearly $250,000 from at least 70 homeowners who were facing foreclosure after struggling to make their mortgage payments has been sentenced to six years in prison. Prosecutors say 38-year-old Mark Demetri Stein from Carrollton was part of a group of…… MORE
Dallas (AP) – Dozens of demonstrators marched through the streets of downtown Dallas to protest a white police officer’s fatal shooting of a black man in his own apartment. The march, which appeared to be peaceful, began with a rally outside Dallas police headquarters Friday evening. Demonstrators marched through the streets chanting slogans such as…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth police officer Garrett Hull, who was shot in the head while confronting robbery suspects early Friday morning, has died. Fort Worth Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald announced Hull’s death in a news conference just after midnight at the John Peter Smith Hospital were Hull was being treated. Hull was a 17-year veteran of…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Lockheed Martin is hosting a hiring event on Monday at the Sheraton Hotel in Downtown Fort Worth. They are hiring for Low Observable Material Coaters, Structural Assemblers and Electrical Assemblers to work on F-35 Aircrafts. Ken Ross with Lockheed Martin said they will be giving letters of intent to all eligible…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The family of Botham Jean, killed by a Dallas police officer last week, is demanding fairness after details of a search warrant detailing what was taken from Jean’s apartment were made public. “It’s incumbent on the City of Dallas to begin to make things right,” said family attorney Lee Merritt Friday. “We…… MORE
