AUSTIN – (AP) – A driver has been arrested after police said he fatally struck a pedestrian in Austin kept driving for about half a mile with the body in the car and then went to a beer garden. Twenty-four-year-old Paul Joseph Garcia remained in jail Tuesday on charges of intoxication manslaughter and accident involving…… MORE
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS (WBAP/KLIF News) – North Richland Hills Police are asking the public to help catch a man accused of assaulting a teenager earlier this month. The incident happened February 10th just after 3 p.m. near the North Electric Trail and Susan Lee Ln. Investigators said the man spoke with a teenage girl and asked…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Wednesday night will be the first time Democratic Presidential Candidate Michael Bloomberg will share the stage with the other candidates at the Democratic Debate in Las Vegas. SMU Political Professor Cal Jillson says he thinks Bloomberg will be prepared to make himself known. “He’ll likely survive and will field some questions that are…… MORE
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF)- Amazon plans to open a new distribution center near the DFW Airport. Amazon said it will lease 1 million square feet of warehouse space in the south end of the airport, bringing 1,000 new jobs. It will be located on 2601 E Airfield Drive in Irving. This distribution deal is one of several…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- A petition has been made to keep the ‘Leaning tower of Dallas’ and so far over 300 people have signed. The elevator shaft of an 11-story office building imploded on Sunday still stands at a 15 degree lean and Dallas residents have flocked to take pictures of it. It’s made national headlines and residents…… MORE
BEDFORD (WBAP/KLIF)- Bedford Police are investigating an officer involved shooting on Circle Lane near the Brook Hollow Park. Police say one officer attempted a traffic stop and the suspect missed the turn and hit a curb. Police say the suspect got out of the car, approached the officer and said he had a weapon. “The…… MORE
Corsicana (WBAP/KLIF) – The Collin Street Bakery, based in Corsicana will soon be featured on the big screen. Actor Will Ferrell will star in “Fruitcake,” a new film about accountant Sandy Jenkins and his wife Kay, who embezzled more than $17 million dollars from the bakery. Jenkins is serving a 10 year prison sentence, while…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) — A 40-year-old Texas woman was among nearly a dozen people granted clemency Tuesday by President Donald Trump after her case was championed by a woman who herself got clemency at the urging of reality TV star Kim Kardashian West. Crystal Munoz, who spent the last 12 years in prison after being convicted on marijuana charges,…… MORE
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration said Tuesday that it is waiving federal contracting laws to speed construction of a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, moving the president closer to fulfilling a signature campaign promise in an election year but sparking criticism about potential for fraud, waste and abuse. The Department of Homeland Security…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Republican Senator John Cornyn took a visit to Fort Worth Tuesday afternoon while on his campaigning trip around Texas. With an unexpectedly high democratic voter turnout, the 2018 senate election had republicans shocked, including Senator John Cornyn. “It was a two by four to the side of the head,” said Cornyn,…… MORE
