WISE COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF) – The mother of the 7-year-old Wise County girl who Police say was kidnapped and murdered by a contracted Fed Ex driver is committed to finding accountability in her daughter’s death. Athena was found dead last week after a FedEx driver kidnapped and killed her after making a Christmas delivery to her…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A Dallas minor has been charged with murder after the deadly hit-and-run crash that killed 82-year-old Florence Kristine Kelly last month. Dallas Police said a 12-year-old boy was arrested on Wednesday but they are not releasing his name at this time. The crash happened on November 7 at the intersection…… MORE
Griner was released in exchange for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, known as the ‘Merchant of Death’ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – Russia has freed WNBA star Brittney Griner in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. The swap was confirmed by U.S. officials with direct…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Authorities across the country are concerned about copycat attacks on local power grids, after last weekend’s incident in North Carolina. Two electrical substations in Moore County, NC, were were destroyed by gunfire, which left nearly 40,000 residents in the dark. ONCOR’s Kerri Dunn says security measures are in place, locally, for similar attacks,…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — One Tarrant County community is receiving a new primary care health facility. Southwest Tarrant County is receiving one of four planned JPS Health Network facilities based on area growth and the lack of healthcare services. JPS broke ground, Wednesday, on the new Medical Home Southwest Tarrant that will be constructed at the intersection…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — One Tarrant County community is receiving a new primary care health facility. Southwest Tarrant County is receiving one of four planned JPS Health Network facilities based on area growth and the lack of healthcare services. JPS broke ground, Wednesday, on the new Medical Home Southwest Tarrant that will be constructed at the intersection…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott, on Wednesday, ordered all Texas state agencies to ban the use of TikTok on any government-issued devices as the threat of the Chinese Communist Party gaining access to critical U.S. information and infrastructure continues to grow. In letters to leaders in the legislature and state agency leaders, the…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Prosecutors rested their case in the trial for former Fort Worth Police Officer Aaron Dean on Wednesday inside a Tarrant County courtroom. Dean is accused of shooting Atatiana Jefferson to death inside her family’s home in 2019. Day 3 of testimony brought forensic analysis from investigators and the medical examiner. The…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Medical experts are warning of a “winter wave” of COVID cases in North Texas. According to the Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation, COVID-19 lab positivity for both symptomatic and asymptomatic testing increased to over 10% each showing COVID-19 hospitalizations jumped week-over-week by over 106% across Dallas County and 83% in the broader…… MORE
Paradise, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Remembrances vigils continue for little Athena Strand who was kidnapped and killed in rural Paradise on December 30. Last night at the First Baptist Church Cottondale thousands gathered for candlelight vigil, where Athena’s mother Maitlyn Gandy made her first public comments. She thanked the community for their overwhelming support and said,…… MORE
