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CDC Confirms First Coronavirus Case in Texas

CDC Confirms First Coronavirus Case in Texas

SAN ANTONIO (WBAP/KLIF) – The Centers for Disease Control confirmed the fifteenth Coronavirus case in the United States on Thursday. It marks the first confirmed case in Texas and comes out of the Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio where hundreds of people are in quarantine. Health officials at the base said Thursday and one…MORE

Former Dallas Officer Found Not Guilty in Genevive Dawes Death

Former Dallas Officer Found Not Guilty in Genevive Dawes Death

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas County jury says former Dallas Police Officer Christopher Hess is not guilty in the shooting death of Genevive Dawes in 2017. This comes on the third day of deliberations after the jury wanted to go home early Wednesday. Judge Brandon Birmingham read the verdict shortly before 12:30pm Thursday. The prosecution argued…MORE

Bernie Sanders Will Bring Campaign To Mesquite

Bernie Sanders Will Bring Campaign To Mesquite

Mesquite (WBAP/KLIF)   Bernie Sanders will be spending part of his Valentine’s Day in North Texas.  He’s holding a campaign rally Friday night at the Mesquite Arena.  It’s his first visit to Dallas County since he launched his 2020 Presidential campaign.  Doors open at 6:00pm and the event starts at 8:00pm.  Sanders won the New Hampshire…MORE

The First City Sanctioned Poker Room to Open in Dallas

The First City Sanctioned Poker Room to Open in Dallas

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Just over a year after a private card house operator was denied a chance to open in Dallas, city council has given a thumbs up for the city’s first authorized poker room. It’ll be located across from the once bustling Valley View Center on Preston Road and 635. Last march, Valley View’s…MORE

$5000 Reward for Info Leading to Man Who Allegedly Flashed a Teen

$5000 Reward for Info Leading to Man Who Allegedly Flashed a Teen

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Crime Stoppers is offering a $5000 reward for information leading to an arrest and indictment of a suspect that Dallas Police say flashed a teen. Dallas police are looking for a man who they say flashed a 15-year old girl as she was walking to school Thursday morning. It happened around 7:45…MORE

Record-setting Texas Astronaut Feels Good After Near Year in Space

Record-setting Texas Astronaut Feels Good After Near Year in Space

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s new record-setting astronaut said Wednesday that aside from sore muscles and trouble with balance, she’s readjusting well to gravity after nearly 11 months in space. Christina Koch met with reporters in Houston six days after returning to Earth from the International Space Station. Her 328-day mission — which ended…MORE

Fort Worth Police Cleared in Drug Raid Death

Fort Worth Police Cleared in Drug Raid Death

(WBAP/KLIF) FORT WORTH — It took jurors less than thirty minutes to clear two Fort Worth police officers in a wrongful death lawsuit, Wednesday. The family of 34 year old Jermain Darden sued Fort Worth police in federal court, claiming they used excessive force during a 2013 drug raid. Defense attorneys argued that Darden refused to…MORE

Much Needed Public Library Opening in North Fort Worth this Summer

Much Needed Public Library Opening in North Fort Worth this Summer

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The City of Fort Worth is getting a new public library in far North Fort Worth. The 15,000 square foot Golden Triangle Library is set to open this Summer. Theresa Davis with the Fort Worth Library said the city’s library system is significantly behind Fort Worth’s population, so this is much needed.…MORE

Dallas County Grand Jury to Decide Fate of Elderly Man Charged For Hitting, Killing 12-year-old with Car

Dallas County Grand Jury to Decide Fate of Elderly Man Charged For Hitting, Killing 12-year-old with Car

CARROLLTON (WBAP/KLIF)- A Dallas County Grand Jury will determine if a man should be charged with criminally negligent homicide for a crash that reportedly killed a young boy in Carrollton. Carrollton police say 78-year-old Andrew Hewett was driving a van that hit and killed 12-year-old Victor Garcia days before Christmas. Jole DeVito with the Carrollton Police…MORE