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Fatal Rollover Crash in Fort Worth; 3 Dead, Including an Infant

Fatal Rollover Crash in Fort Worth; 3 Dead, Including an Infant

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A tragic accident in Fort Worth last night left 3 people dead–including an infant– and two others injured. Police say the driver of a white Honda Civic may have veered into oncoming traffic where it collided head-on with a passenger truck. A third vehicle then rear-ended the car. Two adults in…MORE

Hunt is On for Man Who Shot his Roommates at Fort Worth Home

Hunt is On for Man Who Shot his Roommates at Fort Worth Home

FORT WORTH, TX (WBAP/KLIF NEWS) – The search is on for a man who police say shot his two roommates this morning in Fort Worth. One of the men is dead — another critically injured in the hospital. It happened about a mile from TCU campus, but Officer Brad Perez says there’s no need for panic…”We…MORE

Christmas Comes Early In South Texas

Christmas Comes Early In South Texas

  SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Frigid temperatures behind a cold front combined with moisture off the Gulf of Mexico have yielded a rare snowfall in many parts of South and Southeast Texas. The National Weather Service reports snow from San Antonio into East Texas. National Weather Service meteorologist Brett Williams said up to 2.5 inches…MORE

69-Year Old Plano Man Indicted on Multiple Child Porn Charges

69-Year Old Plano Man Indicted on Multiple Child Porn Charges

Plano, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A 69-year-old Plano man has been indicted on seven different charges related to child pornography or sexual assault of a child. Daniel Steffen has been in jail since August after a teenage boy told police about a binder that ended up having pages full of nude photos of multiple boys. The…MORE

Dallas Police Warn of a Series of Assaults on Women in Uptown

Dallas Police Warn of a Series of Assaults on Women in Uptown

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Police Department has issued an urgent warning for women in the Uptown to be aware of their surroundings.   The warning comes amid 4 reported assaults of the past 14 months.  Police are urging women to be alert when walking alone at night.  The assaults each happened on a Sunday…MORE

Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez Resigns, Announces Bid for Governor

Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez Resigns, Announces Bid for Governor

Dallas, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez resigned Wednesday afternoon and officially filed the paperwork to run for governor. Valdez was in Austin for the announcement that she’s running on the Democratic ticket. “I am blessed to have found the courage and the strength of often the help from others that was needed to help me go beyond my humble…MORE

Bedford Police:  Man in red SUV “had no ill intent” toward young girls

Bedford Police: Man in red SUV “had no ill intent” toward young girls

Bedford, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Bedford police have identified a man who approached young girls Saturday as they played in a driveway in front of a residence. Described only as an older man, he confirmed to police last night that he had approached the girls but told police he “had no ill intent” when he stopped…MORE

Texas Officials Will Ask Appeals Court to Let Revised Voter ID Law Take Effect

Texas Officials Will Ask Appeals Court to Let Revised Voter ID Law Take Effect

New Orleans (WBAP/KLIF) – After multiple court challenges to the law, Texas officials are asking federal appeals judges in New Orleans today to let the state’s latest voter ID law take effect. A hearing today centers on a law re-worked in may by the Texas legislature. The new version allows residents who don’t have an…MORE

American Airlines to Start Bias Training Amid NAACP Warning

American Airlines to Start Bias Training Amid NAACP Warning

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Civil-rights activists say American Airlines is moving in the right direction with a plan to train employees to identify and combat bias; but, the NAACP is still warning African Americans about flying the friendly skies. The organizaiton says it won’t lift the travel warning in order to make sure the airline…MORE

Surveillance Photos Released of White Supremacists Hanging Banners at SMU

Surveillance Photos Released of White Supremacists Hanging Banners at SMU

UPDATE – (WBAP/KLIF) – The SMU Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying five persons of interest who may have information regarding fliers that were posted outside campus buildings, as well as a banner and flier that were hung near the lacrosse field. An outside group identifying itself as “Texas Vanguard” has claimed responsibility for posting…MORE