FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – Dozens of people crowded Fort Worth’s City Council chamber and hundreds more shouted outside to call for justice after the shooting death of Atatiana Jefferson. About 60 people signed up to speak to the council at its Tuesday night meeting. Once the chamber’s capacity was reached, about 200 others who…… MORE
An Early Crowd is Building Outside the AAC for Thursday’s Trump Rally
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The crowd is already gathering outside the American Airlines Center for the Trump campaign rally tomorrow evening. Among those in the small crowd that is slowly building, this group of women talked to us about why they came out so early. “Mr Trump, President Trump. [What are some of the things that…… MORE
Taos Air To Relaunch Flights To Austin, Dallas In December
TAOS, N.M. (AP) – Taos Air has announced that it will relaunch flights to Austin and Dallas in December, giving some Texans direct access to northern New Mexico for the ski season. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports Taos Air will begin direct service Dec. 19 through March 29. The service will link Taos Regional…… MORE
Fort Worth Chief: ‘absolutely no excuse’ for woman’s killing
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The furor Tuesday over the killing of a black woman by a white Fort Worth officer became increasingly about a gun pointed at a bedroom window. But the police chief and activists said the focus was on the wrong gun. Officer Aaron Dean was arrested on a murder charge Monday…… MORE
Protesters Gather Outside Fort Worth City Hall Ahead of Council Meeting, Demanding Justice for Atatiana Jefferson
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- A large crowd gathered outside Fort Worth City Hall ahead of the Council meeting Tuesday night. Hundreds of Fort Worth Citizens lined city hall holding signs and demanding justice for Atatiana Jefferson, a black woman who was shot and killed by a white Fort Worth Officer Saturday morning. “This shows that this…… MORE
Former Dallas Officer Pleads Guilty to Fake Citations
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A former Dallas police officer has pleaded guilty to falsifying traffic citations to collect overtime pay. The U.S. Attorney’s Officer of the Northern District of Texas announced former Officer Mathew Alan Rushing pleaded guilty to one count of false statements. He was accused of at least 38 fake reports including citations where…… MORE
Political Experts Say Bonnen Must Regain Republican Trust Following Release of Audio Recording
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Political experts are weighing in on the audio recording of Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen’s conversation with activist Michael Quinn Sullivan. The recording was released Tuesday on WBAP’s Chris Salcedo show. Sullivan said the recording is proof Bonnen asked him to target certain GOP lawmakers in the 2020 primaries. According to SMU…… MORE
Arrest Affidavit Reveals More Details of Fort Worth Officer Involved Shooting Death of Atatiana Jefferson
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- More details are coming out about what happened the night Fort Worth Police responded to a open door check that left Atatiana Jefferson dead. The arrest affidavit states Jefferson did grab a gun and pointed it out the window because she heard noises outside. It says former officer Aaron Dean failed to announce…… MORE
GoFundMe Campaign for Atatiana Jefferson Nears Its $250,000 Goal
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – As the family of the Dallas woman who was shot and killed by a Fort Worth police officer during what was supposed to be a welfare check grieves, community members are rallying around them. 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson had been babysitting her 8-year-old nephew when she killed. Former Fort Worth police officer…… MORE
Texas House Speaker says Trump is Hurting Republican Party in Released Audio Recording
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – In a WBAP exclusive, the controversial audio recording of Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen was released Tuesday. Conservative activist Michael Quinn Sullivan unveiled the recording on which he claims Bonnen asked him to target 10 GOP lawmakers in the 2020 primaries in exchange for media credentials. In the recording, Bonnen is heard…… MORE
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