FORT WORTH – WBAP/KLIF – Ethan Couch, the so called “Affluenza teen” with a history of legal troubles following his DUI driving conviction in the deaths of 4 people and injuries to 9 additional people, was taken back to the Tarrant County jail Thursday after reportedly violating probation. Tarrant County Sheriff spokesman David McClelland says…… MORE
WATCH: Texan Julian Castro Drops out of Democratic Presidential Race
(WBAP/KLIF) – Former Obama housing secretary Julian Castro ended his run for president on Thursday. The Texan and former Mayor of San Antonio made the announcement in a video posted to social media. “It’s with profound gratitude to all of our supporters that I suspend my campaign for president today,” said Castro. “I’m so proud of…… MORE
Dallas Police Chief Releases Crime Reduction Plan Per Mayor’s Request
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall released the department’s 2020 Violent Crime Reduction Plan on Thursday. The specific strategies related to the goals and objectives of the plan will be presented to the Public Safety Committee on January 13. Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson requested the plan late last month amid a significant increase in…… MORE
Judge Sides with Hospital in Plan to Remove Baby Girl from Life Support
DALLAS (AP) – A Texas judge has sided with a Fort Worth hospital that plans to remove an 11-month-old girl from life support against her mother’s wishes. The mother of Tinslee Lewis had asked Judge Sandee Bryan Marion, the chief justice of Texas’ Fourth Court of Appeals, to issue an injunction to ensure the Cook Children’s…… MORE
Victims of Johnson County Plane Crash Identified Includes a Texan
(AP) An investigation continues after a small plane crashed during takeoff from an airport near Kansas City, killing the pilot and a passenger. The Kansas Highway Patrol identified the victims as the pilot, 48-year-old Jonathan J. Vannatta of Maumelle, Arkansas, and 43-year-old passenger Darcy L. Matthews of Belton, Texas. The Federal Aviation Administration registry lists…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Trump vs. Iran, Garrett vs. Employment, and Flight Attendants vs. Us
0:25 — President Trump and the Iranian president are in a war of words over the storming of the U.S Embassy. Linda Kenyon joined the show to explain what’s going on and why the protestors have left the building. 4:28 — Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett still has a job (at least, at the time…… MORE
Funeral today for the first of the White Settlement church shooting victims
White Settlement (WBAP/KLIF) – Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM for Richard White, one of the two men killed Sunday morning when a man with a shotgun opened fire inside the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement. He was a member of the church’s volunteer security team, and tried to draw…… MORE
A Fort Worth judge rules today on the fate of an 11 month old baby.
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Today’s the day Judge Sandee Warion has said she will rule on whether Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth can remove 11 month old Tinslee Lewis from life support despite her family’s protests. Tinslee was born prematurely. She has a rare, severe heart defect, and has undergone three open heart…… MORE
SMU warns students there may be a rapist in the area
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Southern Methodist University is warning students there has been a sexual assault near the campus. An unidentified woman was attacked early Wednesday morning while walking on Mockingbird Lane toward Hillcrest Road. SMU says she is not a student, and not affiliated with the school, but it felt the wisest course of action…… MORE
Outdoor hockey in Texas? Sure thang, and was a hoot to boot!
DALLAS (AP) — Ryan Clare chewed on a turkey leg as he milled about the Texas state fairgrounds hours before another major sporting event inside historic Cotton Bowl Stadium. No, this wasn’t the Texas-Oklahoma football game, always held in October during the fair. Clare has never been to the annual Red River rivalry, but the…… MORE
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