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Former NBA Star Kobe Bryant and Others Dead in Helicopter Crash

Former NBA Star Kobe Bryant and Others Dead in Helicopter Crash

UPDATE 4:42p.m. Officials in Los Angeles report a total of nine (9) dead in today’s crash.  Kobe Bryant’s daughter Gianna, reportedly among the dead. UPDATE 2:24 pm – Authorities say the crash happened just before 10 am, Pacific time.  A news conference is scheduled to begin soon.  The helicopter crash sparked a brush fire, with…MORE

Arrest; Bail Set for Suspect in Central Expressway Road Rage Shooting

Arrest; Bail Set for Suspect in Central Expressway Road Rage Shooting

DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF –  Bail is set at $450,000 for a man charged with three counts of aggravated assault, after a woman was shot in the face in a Central Expressway road rage shooting Saturday afternoon.  It happened near Forest Lane. Police say they believe 33 year old Gabriel Alfaro shot into the passenger side…MORE

Dallas Police are looking for a pair of young murder suspects

Dallas Police are looking for a pair of young murder suspects

(Dallas) WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police are looking for two young suspects in the January 2nd murder of a 47 year old man in southeast Oak Cliff. Anthony Moss was gunned down in the middle of a neighborhood street near University Hills Boulevard and Red Bird Lane. Police have identified his killers as 17 year old…MORE

Euless Toddler Hit, Killed On West Airport Freeway

Euless Toddler Hit, Killed On West Airport Freeway

EULESS – WBAP/KLIF – A four year old boy was killed when the disabled vehicle he was in with an adult and three other children was struck Friday night.  Police say an S U V ran into the toddler’s vehicle on West Airport Freeway in the 800 block of West Airport Freeway. Authorities say another…MORE

Three Year Old Reportedly Shot During West Texas Drug Raid

Three Year Old Reportedly Shot During West Texas Drug Raid

UPDATE: MIDLAND, Texas (AP) – A 3-year-old girl has been shot in a gunfight between police and 16-year-old male suspect during a drug raid at a West Texas house. The Texas Department of Public Safety says Midland police officers were serving a search warrant at a house near Hogan Park in eastern Midland Wednesday night…MORE

Man Steals More Than $1 Million from Dr. Pepper Snapple Group

Man Steals More Than $1 Million from Dr. Pepper Snapple Group

HOUSTON (AP) – A Houston man has been sentenced to five years probation for participating in a rebate scheme that defrauded soda giant Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. of more than $1 million. Joseph A. Isaac was sentenced during a court hearing in Houston federal court on Wednesday. He had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to…MORE

Former Fort Worth Gymnastics Coach Sentenced to 50 years for Sexually Assaulting Young Girls

Former Fort Worth Gymnastics Coach Sentenced to 50 years for Sexually Assaulting Young Girls

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- A former Fort Worth gymnastics coach was sentenced to 50 years in prison for sexually assaulting young girls. 53-year-old  Skipper Glenn Crawley pleaded guilty to 4 counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child. Crawley was an instructor at Sokol Gymnastics in Fort Worth when reports surfaced he had sexually assaulted 3 young…MORE

Two Suspected Coronavirus Cases Reported in Texas

Two Suspected Coronavirus Cases Reported in Texas

(WBAP/KLIF) – Another suspected case of the coronavirus is being reported in Texas. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is testing samples from two Texas college students who came down with symptoms of the virus. The Waco-McLennan County Public Health District is currently monitoring a suspected case of the 2019 novel coronavirus involving a Baylor…MORE

Flight Attendants Call For Increased Precautions Around Coronavirus

Flight Attendants Call For Increased Precautions Around Coronavirus

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – As the number of suspected cases in the United States continues to rise, including two in Texas, flight attendants are now calling for airlines to increase precautions around the deadly Coronavirus. The Association of Professional Flight Attendants specifically called for American Airlines to provide the latest information on the virus, including how to…MORE