FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) Hundreds of kids in Fort Worth can get their vision checked for free today (Friday). Dozens of eye-care professionals and volunteers will be on hand at the Tarrant County College Trinity River campus in Fort Worth. Organizers say children who are found to need glasses will get to choose the “coolest” frames…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – An Arlington police officer is in serious condition and a suspect is dead after a traffic stop spiraled out of control Wednesday night. It happened around 11:30 p.m. on Spring Lake Drive just south of I-30 near Fielder Road. Lieutenant Chris Cook said an officer called for backup after discovering that…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) Dallas officially has a new city manager. It’s the first day on the job for T.C. Broadnax. He comes from Tacoma, Washington and is hitting the ground running on a number of city issues like hiring a police chief, finding a solution to the uptick in crime, and resolving the finances of the police…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – A City of Fort Worth panel has declined to investigate the leakage of a police officer’s bodycam video. Officer William Martin’s attorney, Terry Daffron, told the panel that her client does not trust the Fort Worth Police Department after the video and his personnel file were made public and pleaded with them…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF News) – Governor Greg Abbott has laid out his priorities for the Texas legislature’s 2017 session. Abbott delivered his “state of the state” address Tuesday, describing Texas’ current state as “exceptional.” Abbott says he is hopeful that the state’s economy will recover from lower oil prices, but he did announce a hiring freeze for…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP & KLIF News) — A wheelchair-bound Iraqi man who worked for the U.S Army was detained at DFW Airport Monday afternoon, but was released Tuesday morning. Labeeb Ibrahim Issa was detained around 3:30 yesterday afternoon, prompting an attorney for his friend to file a Writ of Habeas Corpus to expedite his release. In…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – Scores of North Texas lawyers are volunteering to help foreign nationals detained at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport because of President Donald Trump’s travel ban. As many as 100 lawyers at a time have donated their time at a “war room” at an airport-area hotel, preparing writs of habeas corpus and other documents…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – Former President George H. W. Bush has been released from a Houston hospital. 92-year-old Bush was admitted to Houston Methodist Hospital on January 14th for respiratory problems stemming from pneumonia. A statement from family spokesman Jim McGrath read, “He is thankful for the many prayers and kind messages he received during his stay,…… MORE
FRISCO (WBAP & KLIF News) — A local Whataburger will be offering assistance to a recently killed police officer. The Whataburger located off Stonebrook and Main Street on the Frisco/Little Elm border will be donating 20 percent of its earnings from 5:00 to 7:00 tonight to the family of Little Elm Detective Jerry Walker, who…… MORE
(Austin – WBAP/KLIF News) – As President Donald Trump continues to claim that millions of votes were cast illegally in November’s general election Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton agrees. Paxton told Fox 4 News, “We have our own voter fraud investigation. It’s pretty clear that there is some fraud going on, at least in Texas.…… MORE
