Yearly Archives: 2021

Tarrant County Launches Landmark Program to Crack Down on Car Thefts

Tarrant County Launches Landmark Program to Crack Down on Car Thefts

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s office has a warning to auto thieves: Don’t steal vehicles in Tarrant County. Law enforcement here has a new way to fight auto crimes. Zane Reid, assistant criminal district attorney in Tarrant County, has been appointed to work with the TarrantRegional Auto Crimes Task Force and…MORE

11-Year-Old Boy Hit and Killed While Crossing Fort Worth Freeway

11-Year-Old Boy Hit and Killed While Crossing Fort Worth Freeway

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – An 11-year-old boy was killed when he was hit by a car as he and two other children tried to cross Loop 820 Tuesday evening. Fort Worth Police said the trio attempted to cross at Camp Bowie Boulevard around 5:45 p.m. One of the children sustained minor injuries and was…MORE

Texas Woman and Her Boyfriend Arrested in Death of Woman’s Child

Texas Woman and Her Boyfriend Arrested in Death of Woman’s Child

HOUSTON (AP) – A woman and her boyfriend have been arrested in the death of the woman’s 8-year-old son, whose skeletal remains were found inside a Houston-area apartment with three surviving but apparently abandoned siblings. Brian W. Coulter, the boyfriend of the dead child’s mother, was charged Tuesday with murder. The mother, Gloria Y. Williams,…MORE

Some Universities in Texas Are Still Reviewing Federal COVID Vaccine Mandate

Some Universities in Texas Are Still Reviewing Federal COVID Vaccine Mandate

Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Some institutions of higher learning that have contracts with the federal government have mandated COVID vaccinations for all employees, as per a new vaccination strategy laid out by President Joe Biden in early September. But, according to the Texas Tribune, many public universities in Texas are still reviewing the federal order, while…MORE

Judge briefly blocks Texas schools’ gender-based hair policy

Judge briefly blocks Texas schools’ gender-based hair policy

MAGNOLIA, Texas (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Texas school district’s enforcement of a grooming policy that prohibits boys from having long hair. Chief U.S. District Judge Lee Rosenthal’s ruling on Monday came days after seven students, ages 7 to 17, sued the Magnolia Independent School District alleging gender discrimination over the…MORE

Soler, Braves Overcome Morton injury, Top Astros In Game 1

Soler, Braves Overcome Morton injury, Top Astros In Game 1

HOUSTON (AP) – Making his first start since testing positive for COVID-19, Jorge Soler became the first player to begin a World Series with a home run and the Atlanta Braves, despite the loss of pitcher Charlie Morton to a broken leg, hushed the Houston Astros 6-2 in Game 1. Boosted by a strong bullpen…MORE

Cities in Southeast Dallas County Partner to Address Mental Health

Cities in Southeast Dallas County Partner to Address Mental Health

BALCH SPRINGS (WBAP/KLIF) – One of the first major collaborations by multiple cities in Dallas County, Texas to address mental health was announced on Tuesday. The Southeast Alliance Community Care Team will take a unified approach toward public mental health response needs. The program will focus on proactive and reactive mental health services for citizens…MORE