FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – A suspect, 19-year-old Markevvion Devonte Cannon is in dead following a shooting and hostage situation on the west side of Ft. Worth. Police received a phone call from a woman who said a man was holding her and three others hostage inside an apartment in the 2900 block of Broadmoor. The…… MORE
HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Houston-based Pita Pal has issued a voluntary recall of almost 90 different types of hummus products due to concerns over Listeria. The products were made between May 30th, 2019 and June 25, 2019. Some of the brands affected include Bucee’s brand hummus as well as 7-Select, Lantana and Fresh Thyme. The…… MORE
MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF) – The Mesquite City Council approved this week a construction contract for the Downtown Mesquite infrastructure project, known as Front Street Station. The $5.5 million project is expected to improve infrastructure such as drainage and lighting, add more than 80 new parking spaces, and will create an event space, performance pavilion as well…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) – A federal judge has denied bail for jailed financier Jeffrey Epstein on sex trafficking charges involving underage girls. The judge’s decision Thursday comes after prosecutors argued Epstein should remain behind bars in New York City because he has the means to flee and is a danger to the public. Prosecutors fear…… MORE
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Going after four Democratic congresswomen one by one, a combative President Donald Trump turned his campaign rally into an extended dissection of the liberal views of the women of color, deriding them for what he painted as extreme positions and suggesting they just get out. “Tonight I have a suggestion for…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House easily killed a maverick Democrat’s effort Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump for his recent racial insults against lawmakers of color , a vote that provided an early snapshot of just how divided Democrats are over ousting him as the 2020 presidential and congressional campaigns rev up. Democrats leaned against…… MORE
MINERAL WELLS, Texas (AP) – Leaders of a small town in Texas are abandoning a proposal that would have essentially banned abortions in their community. Mineral Wells Mayor Christopher Perricone says he proposed making his town a “sanctuary city for the unborn” after the town of Waskom became the first in Texas to do so…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Three days of testimony are in the books of the aggravated assault trial of former Mesquite police officer Derick Wiley, who is accused of shooting an unarmed black man in 2017. This is the second trial for Wiley, whose first trial resulted in a mistrial due to a hung jury. Prosecutors…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — An appeal could soon be coming for the trial of a Richardson father behind bars for injuring his adoptive daughter, which ultimately led to her death. Wesley Mathews is currently serving a life sentence after pleading guilty in June, but his attorney said they are exploring all options in terms of…… MORE
WACO, Texas (AP) — A Texas volunteer with a Christmas program benefiting children of incarcerated parents has been charged with stealing donations and returning them for store credit or gift cards. Charabe Melody Allison of Lorena was arrested Tuesday on a misdemeanor charge of theft of more than $100 from a nonprofit and released on…… MORE
