AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A bill that would “harden” Texas campuses with increased security and a boost in student mental health resources has cleared a key hurdle in the Legislature a year after a mass shooting at a local high school killed eight students and two substitute teachers. The Texas House on Tuesday gave tentative…… MORE
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Fort Worth Kidnapping Suspect Transferred to FBI Custody
UPDATE: 5/21/19 11:35 A.M. (FORT WORTH) – The man charged in the kidnapping of an 8-year-old Fort Worth girl is in federal custody. Salem Sabatka was snatched from her Fort Worth neighborhood in broad daylight with her mother at her side. The girl was later found at a Forest Hills motel, thanks to two good…… MORE
Denton Man Accused of Using a Hacksaw to Decapitate His Mother
Denton, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A 22-year old Denton man is in Denton county jail on charges that he decapitated his mother with a hacksaw earlier this month. The discovery came after a series of bizarre incidents involving Isaac Israel Warriner, who was arrested in Oklahoma and returned to Denton County late last week. He faces charges…… MORE
Ft. Worth Police Chief Fired
FT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – FT. Worth Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald has been fired. The move comes after he had an argument with the president of the Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas during Police Week in Washington D-C. “Our conversation with Chief multiple times has been that you are always representing the city of Fort…… MORE
DFW Airport to Add Sixth Terminal by 2025
DFW AIRPORT (WBAP/KLIF) – DFW Airport has plans to expand with continued growth being seen across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. “We want to provide a world class experience for millions of customers said DFW Airport, CEO, Sean Donohue. “We want to provide safe and efficient operations that makes DFW a good business partners for our…… MORE
Road Rage Incident from FTW to Dallas, Ends in Front of Dallas County Jail
UPDATE: 8:37AM Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police are questioning two people involved in a road rage incident that began in Fort Worth and ended just outside the Dallas County Courthouse. Around 15 or so Dallas and Fort Worth squad cars were on the scene of Commerce and Riverfront early this morning. The altercation escalated to…… MORE
Mavs Dancers and Mavs ManiAACS to Go Bye-Bye
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Mavericks are overhauling its in-game entertainment team, replacing the dancers and Mavs Maniacs with what it’s calling a new family-friendly “entertainment squad.” Run, learn, & play!! Had a great time at the @mayor_mike_rawlings #GetKidzFit Fest!! pic.twitter.com/hgN0GUMktB — Mavs ManiAACs (@ManiAACs) May 11, 2019 The team says it’s holding an open-ended…… MORE
Transgender Woman Found Dead, Same Woman Who Was Brutally Beaten Last Month
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – According to a statement from Dallas Police, a transgender woman found dead on Saturday, is the same woman whose brutal beating at an Oak Cliff apartment complex last month, was caught on video. Major Vincent Weddington with DPD said “the Dallas Police Department responded to a shooting call at 7200 Valley…… MORE
Man Dies At Dallas City Hall Reflecting Pool, According to Police
DALLAS (AP) – Police say a man who rode a scooter to Dallas City Hall has died after jumping into the exterior reflecting pool and not resurfacing. Police Sgt. Warren Mitchell says the incident happened late Friday night. Emergency personnel recovered the body. Police did not release a possible cause of death. The Dallas County…… MORE
New Sanctuary Opens in Sutherland Springs After 2017 Massacre
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) – A South Texas church where a gunman in 2017 opened fire and killed more than two dozen congregants will unveil a new sanctuary and memorial room honoring the victims. Worshippers and relatives of those killed or injured at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs are expected to gather at…… MORE
