FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A number of agencies are working to identify the cause and assess structural damage from the explosion at the Sandman Signature Hotel in downtown Fort Worth Monday afternoon. The blast injured 21 people, one critically and four seriously. Miraculously, no one was killed in the explosion. In an update…… MORE
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – If bracing for the first blast of intense and very serious cold weather approaching North Texas is not enough, the WBAP Morning News Team offers you a glimpse into the madness caused by a building-wide fire alarm check, featuring loud audio tones and flashing strobe lights that refuse to turn off.…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has prostate cancer and his recent secretive hospitalization was for surgery and later to treat a urinary tract infection related to that operation, doctors said Tuesday. The 70-year-old Austin was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Dec. 22 and underwent surgery to treat the cancer.…… MORE
UPDATE 02/08 7:40 AM – Fort Worth first responders report 1 person in critical condition after the explosion; 4 in serious, and 16 with non-life threatening or minor injuries. Fort Worth Police spokesman Jimmy Polizani reports first responders also pulled some victims trapped in buildings or businesses nearby the hotel. FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) —…… MORE
WISE COUNTY – (WBAP/KLIF) – The suspect accused of murdering 7-year old Athena Strand is asking to be moved from the Wise County Jail; the attorney for him cites “cruel and unusual punishment” in conditions. Horner has been kept in solitary confinement since a reported prior suicide attempt and concerns he again may harm himself.…… MORE
WASHINGTON DC – (WBAP/KLIF) – President Joe Biden is expected to travel to Dallas today, arriving at Dallas Love Field around 6:15 pm to attend a prayer service and say last goodbyes to a longtime colleague and self described friend, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson. “EBJ” died New Year’s Eve. The prayer service and wake Monday…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — FOXNEWS.COM — Michael Bolton has been diagnosed with a brain tumor, the “When a Man Loves a Woman” singer revealed to fans on Friday. “Just before the holidays, it was discovered that I had a brain tumor, which required immediate surgery,” the 70-year-old wrote on his Facebook page. “Thanks to my incredible medical…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether former President Donald Trump can be kept off the ballot because of his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, inserting the court squarely in the 2024 presidential campaign. The justices acknowledged the need to reach a decision quickly, as voters…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The family of the late Eddie Bernice Johnson is threatening a lawsuit against Baylor, Scott, and White Health System. The former congresswoman was recovering from back surgery at Baylor, Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation in September of 2023, when her son Kirk says his mother called him because she was buzzing nurses…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department on Wednesday sued Texas over a new law that would allow police to arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally, taking Republican Gov. Greg Abbott to court again over his escalating response to border crossers arriving from Mexico. The lawsuit draws Texas into another clash over immigration at…… MORE
