HOUSTON (AP) — The head of Texas’ prison system acknowledged during a court hearing Tuesday that state officials violated the settlement of a lawsuit over oppressive heat faced by some prisoners. Bryan Collier, executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, testified that mistakes were made by his agency as some inmates were put…… MORE
Man found Guilty, Faces Life in Prison for Brutal Attack of 12 year old girl at Fort Worth School Bus Stop
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- A Tarrant County Jury has found Terry Wayne King II guilty of attempted aggravated kidnapping and serious bodily injury to a child for attacking a 12 year old girl while she was on her way to the school bus stop in Fort Worth in April 2018. The now 14-year-old Dorika Uwimana was…… MORE
Man found Guilty in Brutal Attack of 12 year old girl at School Bus Stop in Fort Worth
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- A Tarrant County Jury has found Terry Wayne King II guilty of attempted aggravated kidnapping and serious bodily injury to a child for attacking a 12 year old girl while she was on her way to the school bus stop in Fort Worth in April 2018. The now 14-year-old Dorika Uwimana was…… MORE
Man found Guilty in Brutal Attack of 12 year old girl at School Bus Stop in Fort Worth
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- A Tarrant County Jury has found Terry Wayne King II guilty of attempted aggravated kidnapping and serious bodily injury to a child for attacking a 12 year old girl while she was on her way to the school bus stop in Fort Worth in April 2018. The now 14-year-old Dorika Uwimana was…… MORE
Southwest Employees Could be Compensated by Airline in Boeing Groundings
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Southwest Airlines employees could be compensated for the Boeing 737 Max groundings. But exactly when that would happen is up in the air, unlike the planes themselves. The industry wide groundings followed two deadly crashes overseas. Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly said this week in a company wide email that he’s looking at ways…… MORE
City of Fort Worth Appealing Document Release for Fitzgerald Lawsuit, Again.
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The fight between the city of Fort Worth and Former Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald continues. Dallas Judge Gena Slaughter denied the city’s first appeal, ordering city officials to be deposed produce records that were allegedly altered or deleted regarding Fitzgerald’s termination. The city says this includes written and digital documents, emails and text…… MORE
Fort Worth Mayor, Interim Police Chief in Washington Discussing Bills to Curb Gun Violence
Washington (WBAP/KLIF)- Mayors and police chiefs across the country have asked for national legislation to tighten restrictions on firearm sales, saying new laws would prevent mass shootings. Fort Worth Mayor Betsy price and interim police chief Ed Kraus are in Washington to support a universal background check system on firearms sales. Mayor Price said it’s…… MORE
Reports of Vaping Related Illnesses Rise in North Texas
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The number of lung related illnesses believed to be caused by vaping continues to rise across the country, including in North Texas. Dallas County alone is reporting 14 cases linked to E-cigarettes. “There’s still a lot we don’t know about these illnesses,” said Dallas County Health Director, Dr. Phil Huang. “Nothing has…… MORE
Trump Fires National Security Adviser John Bolton
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has fired national security adviser John Bolton. Trump tweeted Tuesday that he told Bolton Monday night that his services were no longer needed at the White House. He says Bolton submitted his resignation on Tuesday morning. Trump tweeted that he “disagreed strongly” with many of Bolton’s suggestions, “as did…… MORE
Execution Set for Inmate Who Killed North Texas Grandmother in 2010 Robbery
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) – Almost a decade after a 61-year-old North Texas grandmother was killed in a robbery, the man responsible is set to be executed tonight. Mark Anthony Soliz shot Nancy Weatherly in her home near Godley in Johnson County during an eight-day crime spree in 2010. He’s scheduled to die by lethal injection…… MORE
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