Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – An Arlington man will spend three-and-a-half years in jail in connection with a fraudulent home remodeling operation. Police say 45-year old Ernest Thibodeaux – who also went by the name of Kris Malachi — would stop work after getting paid. Thibodeaux also gave customers low-ball estimates, then did shoddy work, or…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Update: Adrian Breedlove’s bond has been set at 75-thousand dollars with restrictions. Breedlove bonded out of jail in 24 hours over the weekend, but was taken back into custody monday on insufficient bond because there were no restrictions.Today a judge reinstated the bond and added a 7 pm to 7 am curfew, he…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth Police are investigating a case involving an 8-year old boy who was living at the Next Day Floors store on Jacksboro Hghway for about 8-months … Police received multiple tips about the situation, and after an investigation found out the child had been living there with a man the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The aggravated robberies happened in Dallas, but all six suspects were arrested in Mesquite. In each robbery the victims were surrounded, and their property taken at gunpoint. Police believe these six armed bandits were involved in at least four robberies early Sunday morning between midnight and 1a.m. In one instance a…… MORE
WEATHERFORD, Texas (AP) – A 25-year-old man is jailed on $10,000 bond on animal cruelty charges after authorities say he broke the neck of a dog that had been abandoned at a North Texas trailer park and threw the animal in a trash container. Parker County authorities say the dog was bothering Kyle Rufus Childers…… MORE
SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) – Authorities in San Marcos say they’ve recovered the bodies of three people in the rubble of two apartment complex buildings destroyed by fire. The blaze that broke out before dawn Friday gutted the Iconic Village Apartments and Vintage Pad Apartments in San Marcos, between Austin and San Antonio. Five people…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) –The heat’s so severe today Medstar has implemented enhanced responses to anyone injured outside. That means if an ambulance is called for you because you fell and twisted your knee on a sidewalk, Medstar’s ambulance will arrive with lights and sirens blaring. Spokesman Matt Zavadsky tells us the extreme responses are put…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The National Weather Service has issued an EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING for North and Central Texas through 7 PM CDT Sunday. An Excessive Heat Warning means that a prolonged period of extremely hot conditions will occur. This is a dangerous situation in which heat illnesses are likely. Temperatures may climb into the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Law enforcement officials across the state are mourning the loss of a 32 year veteran of the Dallas Police force. Senior Corporal Earl Jamie Givens with the Dallas Police Department was killed early Saturday morning, while assisting with a funeral procession near I-20 & Bonnie View in Dallas. According to Dallas…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) –The old adage “It”s so hot, you could fry an egg on that sidewalk” is literally true, say forecasters with the National Weather Service in Fort Worth. Meteorologist Lee Carlaw warns children and dogs should not be allowed to walk on either light colored sidewalks or darker road surfaces, even hours after…… MORE
