FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Attorneys for a Fort Worth man charged with killing a University of Mississippi student withdrew a request for a judge to set bail. Defense attorneys told a Mississippi judge Thursday they instead want 22-year-old Brandon Theesfeld to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. Defense Attorney Tony Farese told reporters in Mississipi that…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — Officials with the XFL announced the names of all 8 teams on Wednesday, including the team here in Dallas… the Renegades. They made that announcement by playing videos simultaneously in each of the cities. But if the league name, The XFL, sounds familiar, it should. It launched once before back in 2001…… MORE
Irving, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – In a tweet, Irving Police showed of a big pile of pot that’s been seized off city streets . An officer standing next to dozens of bags of weed with thumbs up. The 160 pounds of the of marijuana was collected last week. No other details were made available. Last…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – In Lower Greenville Thursday a vigil was held at the location where a young woman tragically died Monday. 22-year old Sara Hudson was to meet friends to celebrate her birthday but never made it. Police late Wednesday night arrested a suspect seen on surveillance video. Video captures the moment when 49-year old Glen…… MORE
PORT ARTHUR, Texas (AP) – An arrest warrant has been issued for a 24-year-old man who authorities say posted social media video of himself licking ice cream from a carton in Texas and returning it to a supermarket freezer. The warrant charges D’Adrien Anderson of criminal mischief, a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday raised concern about private firearm sales but didn’t commit to crack down on them or act on gun control issues following a meeting on ways to prevent mass shootings such as the El Paso attack that killed 22 people. While lawmakers are feeling pressure…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott held the first meeting of the Texas Safety Commission on Thursday at the Texas State Capitol. The Governor formed the panel in the wake of the mass shooting earlier this month at an El Paso Wal Mart. According to Police, the alleged shooter in the massacre was targeting Mexicans. “We…… MORE
EL PASO (AP) – Walmart says it will reopen its El Paso store where 22 people were killed in a mass shooting this month, but only after the entire interior of the store is rebuilt. Walmart spokesman Randy Hargrove says the project is expected to take three to four months. Hargrove says the project will…… MORE
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF News) – Raytheon is expanding its Collin County headquarters. The McKinney-based facility will boast 200,000 square feet and will pave the way for 500 new high-tech jobs. Mayor George Fuller said partnerships with companies like Ratheon that make growth possible. “We’re growing at record pace. We’re probably the third or fourth fastest growing city…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A Fort Worth Police officer fatally shot an armed man last night. Police were in East Fort Worth on Boca Raton Avenue to talk to the man who was a ‘person of interest’ in a recent unsolved murder. Fort Worth Police Sgt Chris Daniels said, “As officers approached the individual he…… MORE
