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Donald Trump Pleads not Guilty to 34 Felony Charges, Reports Say

Donald Trump Pleads not Guilty to 34 Felony Charges, Reports Say

UPDATE: NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, according to several news reports. He entered the plea Tuesday during a brief arraignment in a lower Manhattan courtroom as prosecutors unsealed a grand jury indictment. The charges stem from a hush money payment…MORE

Stevie Nicks, Billy Joel Concert Postponed due to Illness

Stevie Nicks, Billy Joel Concert Postponed due to Illness

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – A concert planned for this weekend at AT&T Stadium is being rescheduled for next year due to an illness. Because of an ongoing illness within Stevie Nicks’ band, the Stevie Nicks and Billy Joel concert, scheduled for April 8, is now rescheduled for March 9 of next year. A statement from the…MORE

Surveillance Video Helps Clear North Texas Man of Murder Charge

Surveillance Video Helps Clear North Texas Man of Murder Charge

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – There’s new information on the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office’s decision to drop charges against four men involved in a minor car accident in Fort Worth that lead to a fatal shooting. Newly released surveillance video and a 911 call shed light on what happened on University Boulevard Drive…MORE

Possible Road Rage Shooting Injures Two People in Arlington

Possible Road Rage Shooting Injures Two People in Arlington

Arlington, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Arlington police are investigating a road rage shooting last night. It happened around 7:45 p.m. on Six Flags Drive just off Highway 360. According to WFAA-TV, one of the drivers involved told police that a motorist cut him off. Both drivers then reportedly exited, pulled up next to each other and…MORE

Dallas and Collin Counties Receive Fund to Combat Homelessness

Dallas and Collin Counties Receive Fund to Combat Homelessness

DFW (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas and Collin Counties are Receiving $22 Million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. President and CEO of Housing Forward, Joli Robinson says the funds will help further many of their system goals by providing housing and supportive services for those who are unhoused. A portion of the money…MORE

Republican State Lawmakers Call on School Districts to cut Ties with TASB

Republican State Lawmakers Call on School Districts to cut Ties with TASB

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Carroll ISD Board of Trustees, and conservative state lawmakers, have an ask of other Texas school districts. Carroll ISD recently cut ties with the Texas Association of School Boards, citing “woke” diversity and inclusion policies. State Rep Nat Schatlzine of Fort Worth said during a Monday press conference at the State…MORE

Hood County Inmate Jailed For Wife’s New Year’s Day Murder Found Dead

Hood County Inmate Jailed For Wife’s New Year’s Day Murder Found Dead

HOOD COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News ) -An inmate in the Hood County Jail was found dead in his cell Saturday. 58-year-old Jeffrey McLaughlin was jailed in connection with the January 1, 2023 death of his wife, former assistant Hood County prosecutor Venisa Maria McLaughlin. According to the Hood County Sheriff’s Office, staff requested paramedics for an…MORE

Two Killed in Wrong Way Crash on I-35E

Two Killed in Wrong Way Crash on I-35E

CARROLLTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Carrollton Police Department is investigating a deadly wrong way crash that happened early Sunday morning on I-35E near President George Bush Turnpike. Carrollton police said three vehicles were involved in the crash after one of them drove northbound on the southbound lanes. The driver of the wrong way vehicle and one…MORE

Popular Tex-Mex Restaurant Closes

Popular Tex-Mex Restaurant Closes

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A popular, DFW-area Tex-Mex restaurant has closed. Matt’s Rancho Martinez on Skillman Street, a little west of White Rock Lake, served its last meals Sunday afternoon. Owner Nicholas Martinez says his family is tired of leasing, and from now on intends to own its restaurant sites. The Martinez’s do already have two…MORE