DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – As the nation mourns in solidarity with the communities in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio… North Texas religious groups are trying to help their own communities heal. In Dallas, Bishop Edward Burns scheduled a special mass Wednesday night to honor the lives of the 31 people killed in the massacres. The…… MORE
SWAT Standoff at Wilmer Apartment Complex
WILMER (WBAP/KLIF News) — A SWAT situation at an apartment complex in Wilmer is now over. Police had initially surrounded an apartment near I-45 and Belt Line for several hours Wednesday morning, where an armed man had holed himself up inside. There were reports of a young child being inside — neighbors say they heard…… MORE
Texas Game Wardens Offering Reward to Find Gator Poacher
LAKE WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Texas Game Wardens in Tarrant Coutny are offering a $1,000 reward for help finding a local alligator poacher. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says somebody killed a gator on or around Thursday, August 1, and left the animal floating on Lake Worth without its tail. Operation Game Thief…… MORE
Fort Worth Commissioner Removed from Position on Racist Allegations
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Fort Worth City Council unanimously agreed Tuesday to remove Michael Steele from the city’s Human Relations Commission after he posted a series of inappropriate messages on Facebook. WFAA reported one post included a link to an article blaming immigrants for the decline of the Texas Republican Party. It included…… MORE
Dallas Fire-Rescue Behind National Standard In Response Times
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Dallas Fire-Rescue is reportedly well behind the national standard for response times to life-threatening emergency calls. According to the National Fire Protection Association, Dallas Fire-Rescue has only responded to 50.7% of those type of emergency calls within five minutes. The national standard set forth by the association is for first responders…… MORE
Texas Speaker Gives Vague Apology For ‘Hurtful’ Comments
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas House speaker is apologizing to lawmakers for “embarrassing” and “hurtful” things he said on a secretly-recorded conversation with a hardline conservative activist in a scandal that has rocked state Republicans. First-term Speaker Dennis Bonnen sent an apology email Tuesday. It doesn’t address anything specific that Bonnen said and it…… MORE
City of Fort Worth Comes Together, Community-Wide Prayer to Honor those Killed in Mass Shootings
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- A large crowd gathers outside Fort Worth City Hall for a community-wide vigil/prayer to honor those killed in recent mass shootings. Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price led the prayer, she reminded the crowd to hug a loved one, smile at a stranger and make someones day. “This isn’t about red or blue…… MORE
President Trump to Visit El Paso in Wake of Tragedy
EL PASO (WBAP/KLIF) – After meeting with victims of the Dayton mass shooting Wednesday morning in Ohio, President Trump will visit El Paso to meet with victims and first responders of the Wal Mart massacre that left 22 people dead. Many locals have mixed emotions ahead of the President’s arrival. A number of elected officials have asked President…… MORE
JPS Nurse Crushed by Elevator Sues Elevator Company for Negligence
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- A Fort Worth nurse who was seriously injured by a JPS Hospital elevator has filed a negligence lawsuit against Thyssenkrupp Elevator Co., stating that the company failed to perform routine maintenance that would have prevented the January 2019 tragedy. According to the lawsuit filed by The Law Offices of Frank L. Branson, 56-year-old…… MORE
Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price to Hold Community-Wide Vigil Tuesday Honoring El Paso, Dayton Mass Shooting Victims
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price is holding a community-wide prayer vigil Tuesday evening in honor of the victims of the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio. It’s being held at 6:15 p.m. outside the City Hall by the flag poles. Price said all residents are welcome. In…… MORE
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