DENTON, Texas (AP) — A North Texas woman who was rescued from a trash- and feces-strewn closet as a child and later spoke publicly about her abuse has been indicted on child sex abuse charges. The Dallas Morning News reports a Denton County grand jury indicted 25-year-old Lauren Ashley Kavanaugh on Thursday. She’s been in Denton County…… MORE
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF)- a Denton High School teacher accused of having sexual relations with a student, turned herself in Thursday morning. Denton police say 46-year-old John H. Guyer High School teacher Jeanna Wesson was arrested and charged with improper relationship between a 17-year-old male student 2 years ago. Bryan Cose with the Denton Police Department said the…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) Funding for the final stage of the North Tarrant Express project was approved. Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price heads back from Austin with a big update, the $662 million project, that won’t affect tax payers, will alleviate traffic and connect thousands of citizens in the region. “As we continue to grow we’ve…… MORE
CEDAR HILL (WBAP/KLIF) – State and local authorities are investigating the deaths of three people found inside a burned home in Cedar Hill. According to city officials, the Cedar Hill Police Department responded to assist the Cedar Hill Fire Department on a Structure Fire at 705 Lovern Street early Thursday morning. When officers arrived, they saw…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Military veteran entrepreneurs are in Dallas this week in an effort to grow their businesses. The ‘Edge’ conference hosted by ‘Institute of Military Veterans and Families’ at Syracuse University is the largest gathering of veterans business owners, supporters, stakeholders, VIPS, influencers and CEO’s from the fastest-growing veteran-owned businesses in the country. “We’re in…… MORE
Midland (WBAP/KLIF) – The childhood home of George W. Bush is one step closer to becoming a national landmark. The designation to the Midland, Odessa home is part of a much larger deal in the recently Senate and House passed, Natural Resources Management Act. Occupants of the home include two presidents, two governors and a first…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – Jason Witten is coming out of retirement and rejoining the Dallas Cowboys after one season as a television analyst. The 36-year-old Witten says the “fire inside of me to compete and play this game is just burning too strong.” The Cowboys announced Thursday that the 11-time Pro Bowl tight end had agreed…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The nomination of embattled Secretary of State David Whitley is moving forward a day after a federal judge blamed him for wrongly questioning the U.S. citizenship of tens of thousands of voters. A Senate committee voted 4-3 along party lines Thursday to send his nomination to the full chamber. However,Democrats have…… MORE
Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) Below freezing temps causing slick spots on roadways. The result of ice build up on spots along 635 near I-35 in Farmers Branch. Similar scenes across DFW. @WBAP247NEWS @570KLIF pic.twitter.com/DHEyUBcbCf — Clayton Neville (@ClaytonNeville) February 28, 2019 Dozens of crashes have been reported including a 10-car pile up at northbound Loop 12…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Saying people are “fed up with testing,” State Representative Matt Krause has filed the ‘Student Testing and Assessment Reform Act,’ which would cut down on the number of standardized tests that aren’t federally required. The bill would included doing away with writing tests in fourth and seventh grades and the social…… MORE
