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Army Redacts Report on Texas Training that Killed 9

Army Redacts Report on Texas Training that Killed 9

KILLEEN, Texas (AP) – The U.S. Army is not publicly releasing its full investigation into a 2016 training accident at a Texas military post that left nine people dead. Eight soldiers and a West Point cadet died when their vehicle overturned while crossing Fort Hood’s Owl Creek during a flash flood on June 2, 2016.…MORE

Plano Investigates Officer Involved Shooting Following Stabbing

Plano Investigates Officer Involved Shooting Following Stabbing

PLANO (WBAP/KLIF)- The Plano Police Department is investigating an officer-involved shooting following a stabbing on Parker Road east of Central Expressway. David Tilley with The Plano Police Department said officers responded to a stabbing call just after 9 am. He said when the officer arrived on scene he observed one victim suffering from multiple stab…MORE

North Texas Volunteers Head South Following Damaging Floods

North Texas Volunteers Head South Following Damaging Floods

HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Volunteers from Dallas-Fort Worth are hard at work in Southeast Texas following last week’s flooding. Close to 40 inches of rain fell in just days as Tropical Depression Imelda moves around Beaumont and surrounding areas. Many homes and businesses were flooded out. Now, the Texas Baptist Men are on the ground making…MORE

Injured Transgender Woman Tells Story To Police

Injured Transgender Woman Tells Story To Police

DALLAS (AP) – Police in Dallas say a transgender woman was seriously wounded after being shot multiple times and are investigating the attack as a hate crime. Investigators say a man driving a pickup pulled alongside the woman late Friday, yelled slurs about her gender identity and fired several times, striking her in the chest…MORE

Texas A&M Student From Frisco Dies of Injuries From Hit & Run Accident

Texas A&M Student From Frisco Dies of Injuries From Hit & Run Accident

College Station, TX  (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas A&M student from Frisco who was critically injured by a suspected impaired driver died from her injuries Sunday. 19-year old Carly Beatty was walking home with two roommates early Sept. 14 when she was hit by a car near campus. Police say the 17-year old driver was drunk and…MORE

Trump Welcomes Indian Prime Minister During Texas Visit

Trump Welcomes Indian Prime Minister During Texas Visit

HOUSTON (AP) – President Donald Trump joined a Texas welcome party for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who’s visiting the United States amid trade tensions between the allies. Deafening drums marked the entrance of President Trump and Prime Minster Modi as they clasped hands and walked across the stage in a packed Texas stadium Sunday…MORE

Arlington Police Searching For a Man In Connection With a Sexual Assault

Arlington Police Searching For a Man In Connection With a Sexual Assault

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Arlington Police are looking for a man in connection with a sexual assault over the weekend. According to police, a woman was approached from behind, on Brown Blvd., around 10:30a.m., Saturday. She was on a trail in the Crystal Canyon Natural Area Park, and the suspect allegedly had a gun. The…MORE

10 Year Old Girl Drowns in Fort Worth

10 Year Old Girl Drowns in Fort Worth

FORT WORTH – WBAP/KLIF – Tarrant County Medical Examiner says a ten year old girl died by drowning in a Fort Worth apartment complex pool Saturday night. Authorities identify the girl as Jacqueline Juarez.  The girl was found in the pool of the Martha’s Vineyard Apartments in Fort Worth on South Calloway Street; near where…MORE

2 Stabbed; Serious Condition, Fort Worth Quinceañera

2 Stabbed; Serious Condition, Fort Worth Quinceañera

FORT WORTH – WBAP/KLIF – Two people were stabbed at a Quinceanera in Fort Worth early this morning at a hall at 5601 Lancaster Avenue.   Fort Worth Police are reported as arriving to Lancaster Hall after midnight to find one person stabbed in the back and another person stabbed in the abdomen.   Both stabbing victims…MORE