(WBAP/KLIF) — The Salvation Army kicked off their annual North Texas Red Kettle Campaign with the Fort Worth City Council, Tuesday. Mayor Mattie Parker and council members all made donations to the kettle before Salvation Army Lieutenant Colonel Bob Mockabee made a reference to the Dallas Cowboys game where players have been jumping into the…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A Texas man who set fire to an Austin synagogue in an antisemitic attack two years ago has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. 20-year-old Franklin Sechriest was sentenced on Wednesday. he had previously pleaded guilty to arson and a hate crime causing damage to religious property on Halloween 2021. He also…… MORE
UPDATE: The Fannin County Sheriff’s Department confirmed authorities captured Raymond Ross on Wednesday after he he attempted to flag down a driver near Bonham County High School. That driver called 911. Authorities said Ramon Perez turned himself into police in Bryan County, Oklahoma hours before Ross was taken into custody. BONHAM (WBAP/KLIF News ) –…… MORE
LAKE WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – There have been two arrests in connection to what authorities are calling an “interstate commerce robbery ring” out of North Texas. The group is accused of carrying out robberies at a Walgreens in Lake Worth and a Metro PCS in Fort Worth last month. 31-year-old Jhamal Antwan Farris is…… MORE
FORT WORTH — Federal mediators rejected the request by American Airlines flight attendants, within the Association of Professional Flight Attendants, to decline mediation in ongoing negotiations with the airline over pay and other benefits. The move denies the union request that could have saw the union launch a year-end strike by AA flight attendants. The…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Keller independent school district is three weeks away from hiring its next superintendent. At a special meeting Monday, the Keller ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to select dr. Tracy Johnson as the district’s lone finalist for superintendent. Johnson is currently KISD’s Chief Human Resources Officer and will be the district’s first female…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas stands ready should China invade Taiwan. The East Asia island country manufactures 60% of the world’s computer chips and 90% of the most advanced ones. However, what happens if China invades Taiwan. After the technology industry was debilitated during the computer chip shortage amidst the COVID pandemic, business leaders are contemplating the…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Texas Supreme Court is deciding whether the state’s abortion ban is too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications. The all-Republican court, Tuesday, scrutinized efforts to clarify exceptions to the ban, which a growing number of women say forced them to continue pregnancies despite serious risks to their health. The Texas lawsuit is…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Zion Carr was just 8-years-old when he watched former Fort Worth Police Officer Aaron Dean shoot his aunt to death in 2019. Now, the Fort Worth City Council has approved a deal to pay $3.5-million into a trust fund for Zion to be used for college and living expenses. James Smith is the…… MORE
Update at 9:30pm: The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Deputy who was shot while working off-duty Monday afternoon has been identified as 35-year-old Brett Brown. Brown was shot twice, once in the upper chest and once in the stomach. Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn gave an update on Brown’s condition Monday night saying that Brown will be…… MORE
