(WBAP/KLIF) – A white powdery substance was reportedly found inside a package delivered to Senator Ted Cruz’s Houston campaign office Tuesday. The Houston Fire Department tweeted that two people were taken to the hospital after being exposed to the substance. Two people were taken to the hospital after apparently being exposed to a white powdery substance…… MORE
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TCU Responds to Controversial Conservative Blogger Who Challenged Students to “Rape Culture” Debate
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Texas Christian University has responded after a controversial Conservative podcaster challenged students to debate his decision that rape culture is a myth. Steven Crowder set up a table near campus to record the back and forth. This TCU student said while Crowder has freedom of speech like everyone else, it wasn’t…… MORE
Police Respond to Domestic Situation at a Home Near a Crowley ISD Elementary School
Fort Worth Police arrested the man they say shot at his girlfriends car Tuesday morning. Police responded to a domestic situation at a home near Everman Parkway adjacent to Parkway Elementary in the Crowley ISD. Parkway Elementary school was on lockdown, but it was lifted after they arrested him. According to Fort Worth Police, the…… MORE
Amazon Raises its Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour for 350,000 Workers
Seattle (WBAP/KLIF) – Amazon is raising the minimum wage for its 350,000 full-time, part-time and seasonal workers in the U.S. Just in time for the upcoming holiday rush, workers will make $15 an hour starting November 1. The announcement is good news for thousands of North Texans who work at one of several Amazon facilities…… MORE
Man Accused of Kidnapping & Robbing a North Texas Uber Driver
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – It was a dangerous, wild ride for a north texas Uber driver when a man allegedly threatened him with a knife, after driving him to Louisiana. Harrison County, Louisiana authorities say 28-year old suspect Richard Darby told Tarrant Ccounty Uber driver Ekpono Eckponobong [Ek-pono-Bong] to drive him Shreveport where his family had…… MORE
Court orders hospital to keep Texas girl, 9, on life support
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The parents of a 9-year-old North Texas girl who has cancer obtained a temporary court order Monday to block a hospital from disconnecting their daughter from life support. Doctors at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth had planned to remove Payton Summons from life support at noon Monday against…… MORE
Donald Trump Jr. to Rally with Ted Cruz in Texas
(WBAP/KLIF) – Donald Trump Jr. is expected to be in Texas this week to campaign for Senator Ted Cruz. Trump Jr. is expected to campaign for Cruz in a public rally in Wichita Falls and Conroe Wednesday. Cruz, who is locked in a tight race against Congressman Beto O’Rourke, will be at the rallies. Private…… MORE
Baylor Scott and White, Memorial Hermann Health Sign Letter of Intent to Combine Forces
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Baylor Scott and White and Memorial Hermann Health are combining forces. The Hospitals’ board members signed a letter of intent to combine both hospitals to advance health care in Texas. Memorial Hermann Health Chairman Deborah Cannon said the pair is a match-made in heaven. “Working together we think we have better chance…… MORE
Allred Asks Sessions for Televised Debate in Congressional Race
(WBAP/KLIF) – Congressman Pete Sessions’ democratic challenger in the race for Congress is calling for a televised debate. Colin Allred sent a letter to Sessions asking for at least one televised debate before early voting opens October 22nd to allow let voters make informed choices on what he called “a level playing field. A post…… MORE
Family awaits trial date for Wrongful Death, Police Brutality Case Against Fort Worth Police
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- A Fort Worth family awaits a trial date for a wrongful death, police brutality case against Fort Worth Police. In 2013, officers did a ‘no knock’ drug raid at Jermaine Darden’s home, where multiple people were inside, including a pregnant woman and kids. Darden’s family attorney Daryl Washington says body camera footage shows…… MORE
