Category Archives: Promo Reel

Texas Doctor Suspended Over Support of Ivermectin for COVID-19

Texas Doctor Suspended Over Support of Ivermectin for COVID-19

Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – A Texas doctor linked to a lawsuit against a Tarrant County hospital over the use of ivermectin has been suspended by the Southeast Texas hospital were she works, according to the Houston Chronicle. Houston Methodist Hospital said in a statement that Dr. Mary Talley Bowden was “spreading harmful information about covid-19 and…MORE

Trial Underway for Accused North Texas Serial Killer

Trial Underway for Accused North Texas Serial Killer

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The man accused of killing 18 elderly women is on trial this week in Dallas County. Billy Chemirmir is accused of posing as a maintenance worker at senior living facilities before killing and robbing his victims. Chemirmir pleaded not guilty and faces up to life in prison without parole, if convicted. Following…MORE

9-Year-Old Dallas Boy Becomes Youngest Victim to Die from Astroworld Festival Crush

9-Year-Old Dallas Boy Becomes Youngest Victim to Die from Astroworld Festival Crush

HOUSTON (AP) – A 9-year-old Dallas has become the youngest person to die from injuries sustained during a crowd surge at the Astroworld music festival in Houston. Ezra Blount of Dallas died Sunday at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, family attorney Ben Crump said. He was placed in a medically induced coma after he suffered…MORE

Human Trafficking Suit Spreads To Hindu Temples In Five States

Human Trafficking Suit Spreads To Hindu Temples In Five States

Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – A human trafficking lawsuit originally filed in New Jersey has expanded to four other states including Texas. The plaintiffs accuse a Hindu organization of human trafficking for luring them from India to build temples in Texas, New Jersey, California, Illinois, and Georgia. The workers claim they were illegally exploited, and paid as…MORE

Bannon Indicted on Contempt Charges for Defying 1/6 Subpoena

Bannon Indicted on Contempt Charges for Defying 1/6 Subpoena

MARKS, Miss. (AP) – Steve Bannon, a longtime ally to former President Donald Trump, has been indicted on two counts of contempt of Congress after he defied a congressional subpoena from the House committee investigating the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The Justice Department said Friday that Bannon was indicted on one count for refusing…MORE

Tuskegee Airman Recognized on Veterans Day in Dallas

Tuskegee Airman Recognized on Veterans Day in Dallas

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas’ Commemorative Air Force recognized retired Brig. Gen. Charles E. McGee during the official opening of the organization’s Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center on Thursday.  At 101 years old, McGee is the oldest living member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, the African-American military pilot group who fought during World War…MORE

$16 Million in Illegal Drugs Seized by Tarrant County Law Enforcement

$16 Million in Illegal Drugs Seized by Tarrant County Law Enforcement

A joint operation in Tarrant county led to a drug bust seizure of approximately $16 million. The two primary drugs recovered were crystal methamphetamine and liquid methamphetamine. Special Agent Eduardo Chavez said that meth is still a major problem in this part of the world. Around 15,000 pounds of methamphetamine have been seized in North…MORE

Attorney: Texas A&M Student Injured at Astroworld Dies

Attorney: Texas A&M Student Injured at Astroworld Dies

HOUSTON (AP) – A 22-year-old college senior who was critically injured at the Astroworld festival in Houston has died. Attorney James Lassiter says Bharti Shahani died Wednesday. Family members told Houston TV station KTRK that Shahani was studying electronics systems engineering at Texas A&M University and had been set to graduate next spring. She is…MORE

AMBER ALERT: Austin Police Looking for 3-Year Old McKenzie Byrne

AMBER ALERT: Austin Police Looking for 3-Year Old McKenzie Byrne

Austin, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Austin Police have issued an Amber Alert for 3-year old McKenzie Byrne who was last seen wearing a gray shirt & pink and purple pants. Police are looking for Brian Byrne who they say took the child by force. He is driving silver 2012 Toyota … license plate BP70978. Call 9-1-1…MORE