Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A jury has been selected in the hig-profile murder trial of former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean who is accused of fatally shooting Atatiana Jefferson from outside her home in 2019 during a welfare check. Reply STOP to quit. Eight men and six women were chosen. none of the jurors…… MORE
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – Twitter has suspended rapper Ye after he tweeted a picture of a swastika merged with the Star of David. It is the second time this year that Ye has been suspended from the platform over anti-semitic posts. Twitter CEO Elon Musk confirmed the suspension by replying to Ye’s post of an unflattering…… MORE
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – The nation’s employers kept hiring briskly in November despite high inflation and a slow-growing economy – a sign of resilience in the face of the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate hikes. The economy added 263,000 jobs, while the unemployment rate stayed 3.7%, still near a 53-year low, the Labor…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The US Marshals North Texas Fugitive Task Force arrested the boyfriend of a woman whose body was found in an Arlington parking lot in late October. Arlington Police said 44-year-old Jose Luis Moreno Castaneda was taken into custody on a probation violation warrant. He was wanted for questioning in the…… MORE
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF) – 28 year old Tony Gray was taken into custody after Denton police saw him removing the license plate on a 2007 Hyundai Elantra – a vehicle suspected in the death of a pedestrian on Thanksgiving night. Police also discovered that Gray planned to have the vehicle destroyed. Denton PD had received various tips…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal appeals court has halted an independent review of documents seized from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate, removing a hurdle the Justice Department said had delayed its criminal investigation into the retention of top-secret government information. The decision by the three-judge panel represents a significant win for federal prosecutors, clearing…… MORE
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – A Collin County man who killed his wife and children was sentenced to prison this week. Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis announced on Thursday that 39-year-old Michael Patrick Paton of Celina, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the capital murder of his wife, 36-year-old Tamara Jo Paton, and…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has moving quickly to avert a rail strike that the Biden administration and business leaders say would greatly damage the economy. The Senate passed a bill Thursday to bind rail companies and workers to a proposed settlement that was reached between the rail companies and union leaders in September. That…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A North Texas man is facing a murder charge after fatally shooting an unarmed burglar during an altercation with two female Family Dollar Employees. 47-year-old Kevin Jackson is charged in the death of Phillip Betts. Dallas Police responded to a call about a shooting around 7:27 p.m. Tuesday at the…… MORE
Westworth Village, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Serious injuries reported after a house explosion in Westworth Village west of Fort Worth and east of White Settlement. Photos tweeted by White Settlement Police Chief Chris Cook shows the devastating aftermath of the blast this morning. One home on Waters Place was completely destroyed. One person has been airlifted…… MORE
