DETROIT (AP) – Hertz announced Monday that it will buy 100,000 electric vehicles from Tesla, one of the largest purchases of battery-powered cars in history and the latest evidence of increasing commitments to EV technology. The purchase by one of the world’s leading rental car companies reflects its confidence that electric vehicles are gaining acceptance…… MORE
HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Skeletal remains and three children were found in horrific conditions inside an abandoned apartment in west Harris County Sunday. According a police statement, officers were tipped off by a 15-year-old who called the Harris County Sheriff’s Office and said his 9-year-old brother had been dead for a year and his remains…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban is standing by the team’s vaccine requirement for home games this season, despite Governor Abbot’s ban on COVID related mandates. “I’ll buck the Governor rather than buck my customers who are immunocompromised or cancer survivors,” Cuban told WBAP/KLIF on Monday. “I would rather deal with the government…… MORE
MARTINDALE, Texas (AP) – A Central Texas man has been charged with murder in the driveway shooting of a motorist who had pulled into his driveway. 65-year old Terry Duane Turner of Martindale, Texas, turned himself in Friday after an arrest warrant accused him of murdering Adil Dghoughi on Oct. 11 as the 31-year-old Moroccan…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – An innocent bystander is hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the back of the head amid a disturbance at an Uptown pizza restaurant last night. The establishment is located at the corner of Howell and Vine streets, according to WFAA where two groups were trash-talking when things escalated into gunfire. One of…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Texas Department of Public Safety is now accepting applications for the 2022 Trooper Trainee School. You must be at least 20 years old to apply, and 21 by the time you graduate the academy. However, there is no maximum age limit to apply. Applicants must complete and pass a written…… MORE
Kerrville (WBAP/KLIF) – A driver lost control during a Texas drag racing event Saturday afternoon, and slammed into a crowd of spectators, killing two children and injuring eight other people. 6 year old and 8 year old boys were killed when the car went out of control during “Airport Race Wars 2” at the Kerrville-Kerr…… MORE
New York (WBAP/KLIF) – Robert Durst has been charged with murder in New York in the death of his first wife nearly four decades after she disappeared. Authorities confirmed Friday that the charge was filed this week against the eccentric 78 year old real estate heir. The charge came days after he was sentenced to…… MORE
Houston (WBAP/KLIF) – Investigators say the private jet that crashed through an airport fence and burst into flames at a Houston airport had not been flown since December. The National Transportation Safety Board is examining maintenance work done on the plane. The NTSB also says tire marks on the runway indicate the plane’s pilots were…… MORE
SATURDAY: Partly to mostly sunny, breezy, and warm. High: 87. Winds: S 10-15. SUNDAY: Partly cloudy, breezy, and muggy. Stray shower or storm possible (20%). High: 86. Winds: S 10-20.… MORE
