DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – There was a dash to the shelters on Thursday morning after the anticipated cold front blew into the metroplex. “We’ve seen the snow, we’ve the wind chill, and everyone is realizing how cold it is going to be,” said Juliana Williams with homeless outreach center Our Calling. “So people are taking shelter…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – As temperatures are expected to dramatically drop to below freezing across North Texas on Thursday, The Salvation Army is poised to respond with services our most vulnerable neighbors need to stay safe and warm. Based on the current forecast, overnight warming shelters will activate this week. Each shelter follows guidelines by the city…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott provided an update on the state’s cold weather response on Wednesday, ahead of the cold snap that is expected to impact the Texas beginning tomorrow and lasting through the Christmas holiday weekend. The Governor said that with “little-to-no” precipitation expected, Texans across the state should prepare for a severe cold weather…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Former Fort Worth Police Officer Aaron Dean was sentenced to just under 12 years in prison on Tuesday in the 2019 killing of Atatiana Jefferson. Dean was convicted of manslaughter last week. Dean shot Jefferson through a bedroom window while responding to an open door call. “The verdict reads, we the jury…… MORE
UPDATED 6:44AM FERNDALE, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook parts of Northern California, jolting people awake, and thousands were without power afterward. No injuries were immediately reported following the earthquake, which occurred about 2:34 a.m. PT Tuesday near Ferndale, a small community about 213 miles northwest of San…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott is directing the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles and Texas Department of Criminal Justice to investigate any lapses in the release and parole supervision of Nestor Hernandez and Zeric Jackson. Hernandez was wearing an ankle monitor when Police say he shot and killed two Methodist healthcare workers on…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The House January 6th committee has unveiled a criminal referral for former President Donald Trump, citing evidence that it says merits prosecution by the Justice Department. Among the crimes the panel cited at its final public meeting Monday are obstruction of an official proceeding, aiding in an insurrection and conspiracy to defraud…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The jury in the trial for former Fort Worth Police Officer Aaron Dean began deliberating in the punishment phrase of the trial just before 10 a.m. on Monday. Dean was convicted of manslaughter last week in the 2019 killing of Atatiana Jefferson. On Monday, both sides gave closing arguments. The defense…… MORE
Rain chances should come to an end from west to east Monday evening ahead of a weak cold front. Monday A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 48. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Monday Night A chance of sprinkles before…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Someone stole the baby Jesus from the nativity display in Sundance Square. It was taken off the Sundace Square stage sometime between 2:00 AM and 2:20 AM Saturday. The thief was photographed in the act by Sundance Square Plaza’s security system, and that photograph has been turned over to Fort Worth…… MORE
