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TxDOT Winds Down Public Hearing Phase of US 80 Project

TxDOT Winds Down Public Hearing Phase of US 80 Project

Dallas- Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Tonight is the final chance for the public to weigh in on TxDOT’s proposed improvements to Highway 80 in Dallas and Kaufman counties Michelle Raglon with TxDOT says the project affects people in Dallas, Mesquite, Forney, and Sunnyvale. “We’re looking to reconstruct US 80 main lanes from 6 to 8…MORE

Irving Mom Says ‘Demons’ Told her to Kill Her Son

Irving Mom Says ‘Demons’ Told her to Kill Her Son

Irving, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – An Irving mother has been charged with capital murder in the connection with the death of her son. 8-year old Joevani De La Pena was found dead Sunday morning inside an RV located in an Irving backyard on Peach Tree lane. Police say Tisha Sanchez said “demons told her to sacrifice…MORE

Government Moves Migrant Kids After Poor Conditions Exposed

Government Moves Migrant Kids After Poor Conditions Exposed

The U.S. government has removed most of the children from a remote Border Patrol station in Texas following reports that more than 300 kids were detained there and caring for each other with inadequate food, water and sanitation. Rep. Veronica Escobar said 30 children were at the facility near El Paso as of Monday. Her…MORE

Texas Teen Sentenced to 40 Years For Shooting, Wounding Girl

Texas Teen Sentenced to 40 Years For Shooting, Wounding Girl

WAXAHACHIE, Texas (AP) — A teenager who opened fire last year at a Texas high school, seriously wounding a 15-year-old girl, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison. Eighteen-year-old Chad Anthony Padilla (pa-DEE’-yah) was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty last week to one count of attempted capital murder and two counts of aggravated assault.…MORE

Fort Worth Car Burlgar Targets Ryan Place Neighborhood

Fort Worth Car Burlgar Targets Ryan Place Neighborhood

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Fort Worth Police say the Ryan Place neighborhood has been targeted with multiple motor vehicle burglaries over the past few months (April-June). One suspect involved in the burglaries has not been identified and continues to commit these burglaries. Spare change and miscellaneous items are usually taken from the vehicles, and several firearms…MORE

North Texas Roofing Company Installs Free Roofs for Veterans in Need

North Texas Roofing Company Installs Free Roofs for Veterans in Need

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Every quarter Lon Smith Roofing offers a free roof installation to a Veteran who can’t afford it. First a veteran is nominated, then a committee goes to look at the roofs to make a selection. On Monday, they installed a roof for 95-year-old Raymond Barton, a Fort Worth man who served in the…MORE

Richardson Father Pleads Guilty to Lesser Charge in Sherin Mathews’ Death

Richardson Father Pleads Guilty to Lesser Charge in Sherin Mathews’ Death

DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – The Richardson father charged with Capital Murder in the 2017 death of his adopted daughter Sherin Mathews has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. Just before Wesley Mathews’ murder trial began Monday, he pleaded guilty to Injury to a Child by Omission. During the punishment phase of the trial, the state…MORE

Conservative North Texas Legislator Won’t Seek Re-Election

Conservative North Texas Legislator Won’t Seek Re-Election

BEDFORD (WBAP/KLIF) – A sometimes controversial, conservative State Representative from North Texas won’t seek re-election. Republican State Rep. Jonathan Stickland of Bedford assured supporters Monday that he “never sold out” and “never gave up.” He said he was “walking out on [his] own terms.” Stickland was the author of a bill last session that led…MORE

Man Accused of Kidnapping Fort Worth Girl Pleads Not Guilty

Man Accused of Kidnapping Fort Worth Girl Pleads Not Guilty

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Federal trial for a man accused of kidnapping a Fort Worth girl last month is set for July. 51-year-old Michael Webb is charged with Federal kidnapping. According to Police, Webb was found in a hotel room with the girl he allegedly snatched from a Fort Worth neighborhood hours after she was…MORE

Trump Tightens Sanctions on Iran

Trump Tightens Sanctions on Iran

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has signed an executive order targeting Iran’s supreme leader and his associates with financial sanctions. Trump says the supreme leader is responsible for Iran’s hostile conduct. He says the United States does not seek conflict with Iran but will continue to increase pressure on its Middle East adversary to…MORE