FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The North Texas woman known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” is being celebrated today for her life’s work, despite not winning the 2022 Nobel Peace prize. A crowd gathered at the Paris Coffee Shop in Fort Worth ahead of Friday’s announcement, to acknowledge Opal Lee’s accomplishments and celebrate her…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – America’s employers slowed their hiring in September but still added a solid 263,000 jobs – a dose of encouraging news that may mean the Federal Reserve’s drive to cool the job market and ease inflation is starting to make progress. Friday’s government report showed that last month’s job growth was down from…… MORE
Plano, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Plano police have arrested the so-called “Bright-eyed Peeper’ — 27-year old Christian Eli Hardin-Hoffman is an accused peeping tom after an incident last month on bellflower drive near Thunderbird Roller Rink. On September 15 around 11pm, police say they responded to a home where a victim reported that security cam footage…… MORE
Livingston, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – An Amber Alert has been issued for a 14-day-old baby who was last seen at 2:41 p.m. in Livingston,TX north of Houston. Sonni Meilike, is believed to have abducted by her non-custodial mother was last seen wearing a pink shirt and diaper. Police are looking for 31-year-old Sylvia Norman. She is…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The leader of an extremist group, charged with seditious conspiracy in the January 6th Capitol Riot, is implicated by a former chapter member. Thursday’s proceedings in the trial of ‘Oath Keepers’ founder Stewart Rhodes included testimony from former North Carolina chapter member John Zimmerman. According to Zimmerman, Rhodes had a Secret Service agent’s…… MORE
UVALDE (WBAP/KLIF) – There’s more fallout over the Police response to May’s elementary school massacre in Uvalde. The CNN report said that a former DPS trooper under investigation for the failed Police response to the Robb Elementary school massacre was hired by the Uvalde school district ahead of this school year. In response to the…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana under federal law, as his administration takes a dramatic step toward decriminalizing the drug and addressing charging practices that disproportionately impact people of color. He is also calling on governors to issue similar pardons for those convicted of…… MORE
EULESS (WBAP/KLIF) – Police in the mid-cities are looking for a man accused of threatening a local elementary school. According to Euless Police, a warrant is issued for 34-year-old Jerrekus Pendleton for felony Terroristic Threat. He’s said to have made a threat toward Oakwood Terrace Elementary. Euless Detectives continue their investigation and are asking anyone…… MORE
EULESS (WBAP/KLIF) – Police in the mid-cities are looking for a man accused of threatening a local elementary school. According to Euless Police, a warrant is issued for 34-year-old Jerrekus Pendleton for felony Terroristic Threat. He’s said to have made a threat toward Oakwood Terrace Elementary. Euless Detectives continue their investigation and are asking anyone…… MORE
ALLEN (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A federal jury on Wednesday convicted the owner of an Allen Brewery of multiple federal violations related to a ponzi scheme and a murder. Prosecutors said 50-year-old Keith Ashley, a former Allen nurse turned brewer and financial advisor, bilked clients of over $1 million starting in 2016. Jim Seegan of…… MORE
