FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth Police said on Tuesday they’ve received a confession in the killings and dismemberment of three people found in a dumpster. According to Police, surveillance video led investigators to 41-year-old Jason Thornburg who was seen on camera loading body parts into his Jeep at a Euless motel. Sergeant Joe Loughman…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – In his first congressional testimony on the tumultuous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is defending the military’s execution of a frantic airlift from Kabul. He also asserted on Tuesday that it will be “difficult but absolutely possible” to contain extremist threats in Afghanistan without troops on the ground. Meantime,…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson on Monday unveiled an ethics reform proposal produced by his task force on ethics. According to the Mayor, the task force’s recommendations would both simplify and strengthen the city’s ethics code while also placing an emphasis on improved training for city officials. The report can be read here. The…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – If you received a COVID -19 vaccination from Denton County Public Health, be on the lookout for a text or email this week about scheduling a booster shot. According to an email from Denton County: The FDA, CDC, and the Texas Department of State Health Services recently approved booster doses for…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Fort Worth Police Department is investigating after burned bodies were found in a dumpster.Fort Worth Police said the Fort Worth Fire Department were called to extinguish a dumpster fire outside a business on Bonnie drive by I-30W and 183, that’s when three bodies were discovered. Police said they appear to be that…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- North Texans can donate to more than 3,000 local non-profits for this The 2021 Communities Foundation of Texas’ North Texas Giving Day. The 13th annual Giving Day follows another record-setting year, where more than 106,000 donors raised $58.8 million for more than 3,000 nonprofits. After a tough year it’s been for many businesses,…… MORE
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – According to a tweet from KHOU- Houston reporter Adam Bennett who is covering the migrant crisis in Del Rio a Texas non-profit “has arranged transportation for migrants, 95% of whom are Haitian” to be transported to Houston. About 500 of the migrants who entered Texas illegally arrived in Houston on Wednesday, with…… MORE
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott added two additional agenda items on Wednesday for the Third Special Session that began Monday. “These two additional agenda items are crucial to improving the quality of life for all Texans,” said Governor Abbott. “I look forward to working with my partners in the Legislature to pass these additional items that will…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – After a nearly two hour SWAT standoff in East Dallas, a suspect wanted in connection with a shooting near White Rock Lake last month was arrested. Overnight, Dallas Police received a tip that the suspect was at a home on San Leandro Drive near Ferguson Rd. Police last week released a photo…… MORE
DEL RIO (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott spoke to reporters on Tuesday in Del Rio where he vowed to continue surging state resources to secure the Texas-Mexico border and address what he called “chaos” created by the Biden Administration. During his remarks, Governor Abbott thanked the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Texas Military…… MORE
