LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rip Taylor, the madcap mustached comedian with a fondness for confetti-throwing who became a television game show mainstay in the 1970s, has died. He was 84. Taylor died Sunday in Beverly Hills, California, publicist Harlan Boll said. The man who would become known worldwide as Rip did not have a direct…… MORE
Midlothian (WBAP/KLIF) – Two students at Midlothian High School have been arrested for filing false alarms shortly after the new school year began. Midlothian Police say they told faculty members on September 6 that they had seen someone with a handgun inside the school. The school was locked down for several hours, extra officers were…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Updated 10/06/2019 at 8PM: A message from Chief Hall regarding Joshua Brown’s Murder: Today at approximately 12 p.m., the Dallas County Medical Examiner confirmed the identity of Joshua Brown to the Dallas Police Department. Brown, a witness in the Amber Guyger trial was shot and killed Friday, Oct. 4 in the 4600 block of Cedar Springs…… MORE
Carrollton (WBAP/KLIF) – Carrollton Police shot and killed a man Saturday night while checking on his welfare. They were called to a Racetrac service station to check a man with a gun who was slumped over in a parked vehicle. At first they had no luck getting his attention, then as officers were trying to…… MORE
PLANO – WBAP/KLIF – Attendance figures at this weekend’s second annual Plano Food and Wine Festival are expected to surpass the debut year’s three thousand participants. This year’s attendees of the festival snaked around the new District at Willow Bend restaurant areas, sampling more than one hundred wines from around the world, tasting restaurant food…… MORE
EL PASO, Texas (AP) – Two adults who were wounded in an Aug. 3 shooting at an El Paso Walmart that killed 22 people remain hospitalized. The El Paso Times reports that Mario De Alba, from Chihuahua, Mexico, is receiving treatment at University Medical Center of El Paso and that an unknown patient remains at…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – A homeless black man who was led by a rope by two white officers on horseback in a southeast Texas city says he was overcome with shame after watching video of his arrest. Donald Neely told the Houston Chronicle he hopes the image of him handcuffed and being led through the streets…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The 50th Annual Cottonwood Art Festival is bringing arts, music, and Fall fun to the city of Richardson this weekend. The festival at Cottonwood Park will include more than 240 visual artists showcasing museum quality work, a children’s art area, live musical performances and more. Cottonwood aims to bring the world…… MORE
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – President Trump has approved a major disaster declaration for the parts of Texas most affected by Tropical Storm Imelda in mid-September. That makes federal funding available in 6 counties along the Gulf Coast centered on the Houston area. Governor Greg Abbott requested the declaration October 1. President Trump signed it Friday.… MORE
Houston (WBAP/KLIF) – A Jewish death row inmate who was part of the “Texas 7” gang of escaped prisoners, and faced execution in less than a week has won a reprieve after claiming the former judge at his trial was anti-semitic. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Friday granted a stay of execution for Randy…… MORE
