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An alleged Fort Worth pimp has been indicted on multiple charges

An alleged Fort Worth pimp has been indicted on multiple charges

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A grand jury has indicted an alleged kingpin among Fort Worth pimps. 39 year old Tremont Blakemore, who also calls himself “Macknificent,” allegedly ran his criminal enterprise in an upscale north Fort Worth neighborhood. He is now charged not only with prostitution, but with racketeering, money laundering, tampering with evidence, and…MORE

Remembering Dallas Officer Killed in Kennedy Assassination Immediate Aftermath

Remembering Dallas Officer Killed in Kennedy Assassination Immediate Aftermath

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas 55 years ago Thursday and while President Kennedy is honored on this day every year, many North Texans honor the police officer who was gunned down in the aftermath of the shooting in Dealey Plaza. Dallas Police Officer J D Tippit stopped a man…MORE

Texas AG Ken Paxton Wins A Round In Court

Texas AG Ken Paxton Wins A Round In Court

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A court has handed a loss to prosecutors trying to bring indicted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to trial on charges of securities fraud, throwing the long running-criminal case into new doubt. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Wednesday ruled that payments approved to special prosecutors were set beyond legal…MORE

How to Prevent Thanksgiving House Fires

How to Prevent Thanksgiving House Fires

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Fort Worth Fire Department reported seeing an uptick in house fires during Thanksgiving in recent years. Mike Drivdahl with the Fort Worth Police Department said this is their most demanding day because people tend to leave their food unattended and some even started to deep fry turkeys in ways that aren’t safe.…MORE

Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign Kicks Off in North Texas

Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign Kicks Off in North Texas

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Salvation Army’s famous red kettles are popping up outside of grocery and retail stores this week, marking the start of the giving season. The Red Kettle Campaign is kicking off across the world. At a Wednesday ceremony outside Neiman Marcus in Dallas, Mayor Mike Rawlings spoke about the value of the organization. “The Salvation…MORE

Residents Save Family in Large Apartment Fire in East Dallas

Residents Save Family in Large Apartment Fire in East Dallas

DALLAS  (WBAP/KLIF News) – An East Dallas family is safe today thanks to the quick thinking of residents during a large fire that broke out at the Meadows at Ferguson apartments Wednesday morning. Melvina Love lives in the complex and said she ran next door to the building as flames were shooting through the roof.…MORE

Broken sewer line has Carrollton work crews scrambling

Broken sewer line has Carrollton work crews scrambling

Carrollton (WBAP/KLIF) – The city of Carrollton is praising quick action by its Environmental Services Department for preventing a broken sewer line from turning into an environmental disaster. The sewer line broke late Monday morning when the bank of Hutton Branch Creek gave way. 150,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled into the creek, but by…MORE

Train hits tanker truck in Fort Worth

Train hits tanker truck in Fort Worth

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – An 18 wheeler tanker truck was ripped apart this morning when it was hit by a Trinity Railway Express passenger train while driving across the tracks on Calloway Cemetery Road. That’s an uncontrolled railroad crossing in an industrial area on the east side of Fort Worth. No word on what the…MORE

Environmentalists Ask Whataburger to Stop using Styrofoam Cups

Environmentalists Ask Whataburger to Stop using Styrofoam Cups

(WBAP/KLIF) – A Texas based environmental group is asking Whataburger to stop using styrofoam cups.  Environmental Texas says it has gathered more than 50,000 signatures on a petition asking the burger chain to stop using the cups.  In a letter, the group says millions of the cup end up on roadways and it costs the…MORE