AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — State officials and experts testified Wednesday before a Texas legislative committee evaluating issues related to mass violence in the wake of two August shootings that left nearly 30 people dead in the state. The Senate Select Committee on Mass Violence Prevention and Community Safety met in Texas’ capital of Austin to…… MORE
Judge Cancels Dallas DA’s Contempt Hearing From Guyger Trial
DALLAS (AP) – A judge has postponed a hearing over whether to hold the Dallas County district attorney in contempt of court for allegedly violating a gag order during a police officer’s murder trial. District Attorney John Creuzot had been set to appear in court Thursday over comments he made to a local TV station…… MORE
Former Texas Ranger Josh Hamilton Arrested, Charged with Injuring Daughter
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Former Texas Ranger outfielder Josh Hamilton turned himself in Wednesday afternoon in Fort Worth on an allegation of injury to a child, a 3rd degree felony. According to an arrest affidavit obtained by WBAP/KLIF News, one of Hamilton’s daughters made an outcry to her mother saying Hamilton threw a water bottle at…… MORE
Street Outside American Airlines Center Renamed Nowitzki Way to Honor Mavs Legend
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- It’s official! Olive Street outside the American Airlines Center is now called Nowitzki Way to honor dirk Nowitski’s 21-year NBA career with the Dallas Mavericks. “For Dirk, fame was something he was never interested in…he was only interested in what was true in his life; his team, his fan base and his family…For…… MORE
Family of Man Charged in Hunt County Shooting Plans Protests, Maintains Innocence
GREENVILLE (WBAP/KLIF) – The family of the man charged in the shooting deaths of two people at a Texas A&M Commerce homecoming party this week in Greenville maintains his innocence. 23-year-old Brandon Ray Gonzalez was arrested at the autoshop where he worked Monday and remains in the Hunt County jail. Those close to Gonzalez said…… MORE
WATCH: Lightning Strike Creates Large Crater at Fort Worth Gas Station
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – A lightning strike left a large hole in the parking lot of a Chevron gas station on Shaydell Dr. and Boat Club Rd. Wednesday morning. It happened around 6 a.m. as thunder and lightning storms moved across North Texas. The bolt sent debris flying and left a 15 by 15 feet…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: NCAA Paying Students “Ruins College Athletics,” and Kids Want Day After Halloween Off
0:24 — The NCAA will soon pay student-athletes, but someone who used to work closely with student athletes thinks it could “ruin college athletics as we know it.” Steven Bartolotta, former UNT Athletics Communications Assistant and play by play voice, talks to Dave & Amy about the ramifications of the move. 8:45 — A lot…… MORE
Man With 3 Prior DUI Convictions Charged in Fatal Wrong-Way Crash
D-FW (WBAP/KLIF) – A habitual D-U-I offender admits to having at least five shots before a fatal wrong-way crash on the Dallas North Tollway. Police say 30-year Chaz Thames was driving northbound in the southbound lanes of the DNT around 2 a.m. Monday, when he crashed head-on into a car driven by 57-year-old Melvin Anthony…… MORE
Pence Tells Troops in Texas That Terrorism Fight ‘Goes on’
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) – Vice President Mike Pence used a stop at an Army post in Texas to praise U.S. military forces whose weekend raid left Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dead. Pence on Tuesday addressed troops at Fort Hood. In a patriotic message before a large U.S. flag, he said, “The fight…… MORE
World Series Goes To 7th Game
HOUSTON (AP) – Anthony Rendon drove in five runs and Stephen Strasburg pitched into the ninth inning as the Washington Nationals whipped the Houston Astros, 7-2 to send the World Series to a seventh game. Rendon was 3-for-5 with an RBI single, a two-run homer and a two-run double as the Nationals pulled within one…… MORE
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