GOLIAD, Texas (AP) – Benny Martinez, a Mexican American civil rights leader who helped organize the historic Latino gala with President John F. Kennedy, has died at 85. His daughter Loretta Martinez Williams said Martinez died Sunday of natural causes. Born in Goliad, Martinez served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He returned…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF – A tragic discovery at a motel in south Dallas where the body of a 3-week old infant was found inside a cooler. Dallas child abuse detectives had been called by Children’s Protective Services over the weekend to the motel on South Lancaster to do a welfare check; the baby was found in…… MORE
White Settlement, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A candlelight vigil was held outside the West Freeway Church of Christ last night, just a day after the deadly shooting that claimed 2 lives. Pastor Britt Farmer spoke of the one of the victims who was part of the church’s security team “He was my best friend. He died…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) Plano, TX — 53 year old Timothy Morris Collins faces charges of sexual assault for luring teenage boys into sexual encounters using the dating app ‘Grindr’. Two victims have come forward years after the assaults to testify against the Plano doctor for trading meth for sex when they were minors. One of the victims accuses…… MORE
(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
