(WBAP/KLIF) — Houlihan’s restaurants in Fort Worth and Prestonwood have shut their doors for good. Houlihan’s parent company, HRI Holding Corp., filed for bankruptcy protection in November and have now been purchased by Houston-based Landry’s for $40 million. Landry’s is owned by Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta, who also owns the NBA’s Houston Rockets. Two Houlihan’s restaurants…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) Northwest Dallas — Three men were shot multiple times at the Deluxe Inn in Northwest Dallas early yesterday morning. 34 year old Kerry Jones was found shot to death inside the motel room by police. Two other men were also wounded in the attack. 37 year old Michael Rosa was found lying by the…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Secretary of State has permanently approved countywide vote centers for Tarrant County. The vote centers allow voters to cast ballots at any polling place in the county on Election Day. It was first tried in the November 5, 2019 election when more than 50 percent of voters cast their ballots…… MORE
FORT WORTH – That old saying “if you don’t like the weather in Texas, stick around a while; it’ll change” will not hold true for North Texas this New Year’s Eve and on New Year’s day. The current quiet weather North Texans are experiencing will stick around, with northern U.S. locations suffering through intense snowstorms…… MORE
WHITE SETTLEMENT (WBAP/KLIF) – The man who police say shot and killed two people inside a White Settlement church Sunday had a criminal history in Tarrant County. According to the River Oaks Police Department, 43 year-old Keith Thomas Kinnunen was arrested for outstanding warrants in 2009 and 2015. “He was arrested in 2015 for unpaid…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is planning minor changes on a number of select bus routes beginning Monday, January 13. One route will address the gap between inbound and outbound service in the Deep Ellum area along with schedule modifications on 18 routes across the system. The changes will take place throughout…… MORE
WHITE SETTLEMENT (WBAP/KLIF News) – A volunteer armed security guard and member of the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement is being praised after he revealed he shot and killed the gunman who opened fire during services Sunday morning. Jack Wilson issued a post on Facebook saying in part, “The events at West…… MORE
PASADENA, Texas (AP) – Authorities say two workers cleaning a chemical tank at business near Houston died after apparently becoming overcome by fumes. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said in a tweet Saturday that deputies responded to the plant overnight in Pasadena, located just southeast of Houston. Gonzalez says deputies found two men dead at…… MORE
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. (AP) – Middle Georgia governments will spend almost $2.3 million on traffic and utility improvements to attract a a branch of mammoth Texas convenience store chain Buc-ee’s. The Telegraph of Macon reports the commitments by the city of Warner Robins and Peach County are part of a deal for Buc-ee’s to invest…… MORE
A former UT-San Antonio football player is charged with murdering his pregnant adult sister. 25-year old Michael Egwuagua is jailed on $500,000 bond after a reported disturbance at the Pflugerville home of his 32-year old Jennifer Ebichi. She reportedly texted another sibling to say that their brother was having a crisis and saying strange things,…… MORE
