FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Fort Worth police say residents and businesses in the Northwest Fort Worth area by Eagle Mountain Lake are unable to make 911 ladline calls due to a network issue. Police say AT&T is currently working on this as fast as possible There is no timeframe of when the issue will be fixed. AT&T…… MORE
Online Petition Calls for Removal of Member of City of Fort Worth’s Human Relations Commission
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – An online petition calling for the removal of Mike Steele from the City of Fort Worth’s Human Relations Commission is gaining support. The Change.org petition was started by TCU Political Science Professor Emily Farris. She’s calling for Steele’s removal because of some posts on his Facebook page that many said are…… MORE
Billionaire Ross Perot Dead at 89
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Self-made billionaire and two-time independent candidate for U.S. president, Ross Perot has died at the age of 89. Perot had been fighting a battle with leukemia. The East Texas native founded Electronic Data Systems Corp, known as EDS, in 1962. The company made him a multi-millionaire by 1968 and he’s often referred to as the “Bill Gates…… MORE
Grand Prairie ISD Superintendent Dies in Motorcycle Crash in Arizona
Grand Prairie, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The Grand Prairie Independent School District superintendent has died after being involved in a motorcycle accident while on vacation in Arizona. doctor Susan Hull died at an Arizona hospital. Burke Hall, president of the Grand Rrairie ISD Board of Trustees, sent a letter to staff saying in part: “This is…… MORE
FTW: 1920’s KKK Hall Set for Demolition; Group Proposes Restoring it into a ‘Site of Healing’
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A time-battered 95-year old building, north of downtown Fort Worth that once served as the meeting place for the Ku Klux Klan is set for demolition. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that the building may be the last standing purpose-built Klan building in the U.S. And now, there is a move…… MORE
A Small Earthquake Rattled Rendon
Rendon, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A weak earthquake was rattled Tarrant County Monday. A the 2.6 trembler was recorded in Rendon, west of Mansfield, shortly after noon Monday. The depth of the quake was about 3 miles, according to the United States Geological Survey. The Dallas Morning News reports that vibrations of weak earthquakes are similar…… MORE
Frisco: Second Test For West Nile Virus is Positive
FRISCO, TX (WBAP/KLIF News) — West Nile virus has been detected in Frisco. According to city news release the discovery came from testing of a mosquito pool near Panther Creek and Teel parkways. The city will apply larvicide in stagnant water in the area. So far nobody has been infected but Frisco Environmental Health Supervisor…… MORE
Students In TX Marching Bands Now Need Physicals
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A new University Interscholastic League rule requires physical exams or medical histories for students in school marching bands across Texas. KXAN-TV in Austin reports doctors want to make sure marching band students are healthy enough to participate, especially during excessive heat. The physicals requirement applies to marching band members entering the…… MORE
Amber Guyger’s Defense Attorneys Request Change of Venue in Murder Trial
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A motion was filed Monday to move the murder trial of former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger out of Dallas County. According to Police, Guyger shot and killed Botham Jean in his Dallas apartment last year after mistaking his unit for her own. Guyger’s lawyers claim their client wouldn’t get a fair trial…… MORE
Memorial Honoring ‘Dallas Five’ Unveiled Outside Police Headquarters
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The four Dallas Police Officers and one DART Officer killed in the 2016 Police ambush were honored Monday with the unveiling of a memorial outside the Dallas Police Headquarters. The ceremony came a day after the third anniversary of the shootings, which was the deadliest attack on law enforcement since September 11, 2001.…… MORE
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