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Cold Temperatures Put Shelters at Capacity

Cold Temperatures Put Shelters at Capacity

(WBAP/KLIF) — With North Texas warming shelters at capacity, one group is stepping up. Cold temperatures are creating a shortage of beds at area shelters as temperatures are expected to remain in the low thirties through the weekend. According to Salvation Army Major Paul McFarland, the homeless can take advantage of a warm meal, comfortable…MORE

Arlington Sex Trafficker Sentenced to 125 Years

Arlington Sex Trafficker Sentenced to 125 Years

(WBAP/KLIF) — A Tarrant County sex trafficker is headed to prison for 125 years. 37-year-old Otis Wesley Lang has been found guilty by a Tarrant County jury on three counts of sex trafficking and two counts of sexual assault of a child. In 2019, the Arlington man groomed two teenage victims into prostitution and later…MORE

UNT Campus Lockdown Caused By Cameraman

UNT Campus Lockdown Caused By Cameraman

(WBAP/KLIF) — A lock down scare at UNT’s Fort Worth Campus. University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth was under lock down, Wednesday afternoon, after someone reported a person possibly carrying a rifle on campus. UNT staff sent a social media message to students and staff warning of a potential threat of…MORE

UNT Campus Lockdown Caused By Cameraman

UNT Campus Lockdown Caused By Cameraman

(WBAP/KLIF) — A lock down scare at UNT’s Fort Worth Campus. University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth was under lock down, Wednesday afternoon, after someone reported a person possibly carrying a rifle on campus. UNT staff sent a social media message to students and staff warning of a potential threat of…MORE

GOP Wins Slim House Majority

GOP Wins Slim House Majority

WASHINGTON (AP) – Republicans have won control of the U.S. House, returning the party to power in Washington and giving conservatives leverage to blunt President Joe Biden’s agenda and spur a flurry of investigations. But a threadbare majority will pose immediate challenges for GOP leaders and complicate the party’s ability to govern. More than a…MORE

McKinney Police Warn of Developing Trend ahead of Holiday Shopping

McKinney Police Warn of Developing Trend ahead of Holiday Shopping

MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – The McKinney Police Department is warning of a developing trend among thieves ahead of the holiday shopping season. According to MPD, a man wearing a hat and mask, approached a shopper around 12:30 on November 11 in the Costco parking lot. He told the woman there was something at the rear of…MORE

Hesitancy among some Republicans around Former President Trump’s Bid for another Term

Hesitancy among some Republicans around Former President Trump’s Bid for another Term

(WBAP/KLIF) – There’s some hesitancy among Republicans surrounding former President Donald Trump’s decision to run for a second term in 2024. Earlier this week, the Republican Party of Texas announced results of a statewide poll that shows a plurality of Texas Republican primary voters support Ron DeSantis to be the party’s presidential nominee in 2024.…MORE

FTW police fatally shoot suspect who opened fire on them outside a gas station

FTW police fatally shoot suspect who opened fire on them outside a gas station

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A man was pronounced dead at a hospital after a shooting involving Fort Worth officers at a gas station early this morning. Police said multiple people called 911 about a man “walking back and forth” with a gun in his hand inside the Quiktrip on Northeast 28th Street. Officers were dispatched…MORE

FTW police fatally shoot suspect who opened fire on them outside a gas station

FTW police fatally shoot suspect who opened fire on them outside a gas station

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A man was pronounced dead at a hospital after a shooting involving Fort Worth officers at a gas station early this morning. Police said multiple people called 911 about a man “walking back and forth” with a gun in his hand inside the Quiktrip on Northeast 28th Street. Officers were dispatched…MORE

Ferris Residents Receiving Free Healthcare Via “Access for All” Program

Ferris Residents Receiving Free Healthcare Via “Access for All” Program

FERRIS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Residents of Ferris are receiving free healthcare thanks to the city’s “Access For All” program. Officials spent the summer disseminating information about the services and getting the community signed up. The mobile healthcare team from MD Health Pathways arrived in the city’s downtown square last week and setting up a…MORE