FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Emergency teams across Tarrant County are out assessing damage from storms that swept through the area during Tuesday morning rush hour. Winds in excess of 60-miles an hour ripped roofs off stores and forced motorists to seek shelter. A number of high-water rescues were reported. Power outages were common. The weather…… MORE
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS (WBAP/KLIF) – Now that’s called “Saving the Bacon”. The North Richland Hills police department has tweeted out a story about one of their officers rescuing a pig that had run out into traffic near Loop 820 and Boulevard 26. A photo included in the “tweet” showed the officer holding the pig wrapped…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF News) The handcuffs on an inmate accused of killing a guard were not locked. That’s according to a new report released by the state of Texas. Records show last year Billy Joel Tracy from Garland, was able to free himself from handcuffs that weren’t secure and beat to death corrections officer Timothy Davison. At the time, Tracy was…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Former president George W. Bush is one of many remembering Nancy Reagan. In a statement released by his Dallas office, the 43rd president said “Laura and I are saddened by the loss. Mrs. Reagan was fiercely loyal to her beloved husband and that devotion was matched only by her devotion to our…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The medical examiner’s office is working to identify a body discovered in an unincorporated area of Dallas county. A search group came across the decomposing remains under a bridge along Interstate 20 near Dowdy Ferry Road. Police think it could be those of 34-year-old Marisol Espinoza. The Pleasant Grove mother of three…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – It will be next month before the Texas Public Utility Commission signs off on a plan to “bury the lines” in Frisco. The panel delayed a final decision on a proposed agreement between the city and Brazos Electric Cooperative. After months of negotiations, new high-voltage power lines would be buried along West…… MORE
Patrolman David Hofer died earlier this week after responding to a call about shots fired at J-A Carr park. The gunman was hiding in a drainage ditch and apparently waiting to ambush responders. 22-year-old Jorge Gonzales was killed by other cops. The memorial will be at 1 p-m Saturday afternoon at Pennington Field on Central…… MORE
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF NEWS) – Investigators near Houston are working to see if a convicted kidnapper’s recent cooperation will help solve a 19-year-old case out of Denton. 20-year-old Kelli Cox disappeared in 1997. Her mother Jan Bynum hopes the investigation will finally lead to a resolution for the family. “If not for Kelli, I certainly am…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – A sex offender with Fort Worth ties is on the states ten most wanted sex offender list. Police are offering a $5,000 cash reward for any information that leads to the capture of Lavinci Henderson. The Texas Department of Public Safety says he’s wanted for the sexual assault of a child and…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Despite the warm weather this winter it’s still flu season and doctors are reporting an increase in people with the illness across North Texas. At least one death has been attributed to the flu in Dallas county. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says this year’s vaccine is a good match,…… MORE
