CARROLLTON (WBAP/KLIF)- An 18-year-old woman has come forward and identified herself as the mother of an infant found deceased in a Carrollton cemetery in March. Carrollton Police said Monday that the woman came forward after seeing news coverage of the incident and is cooperating with the investigation. “Detectives are still investigating the circumstances, awaiting test results,…… MORE
Texas Lawmakers Considering Bill Requiring DNA Collection During Felony Arrests
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – Lawmakers will meet with rape victims in Austin Monday to discuss a bill that would require DNA collection from anyone arrested for a felony. The information would be stored in a database. 29 states and the federal government already have similar laws in place. It’s widely known as “Katie’s Law”, which was…… MORE
SMU and TCU Self-Examining Admissions Practices
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The nationwide college admissions scandal involving alleged bribery at some of the country’s most elite schools has inspired top private universities in North Texas to investigate their own admissions practices. According to the Dallas Morning News, Southern Methodist University and Texas Christian University are conducting internal reviews though neither school has…… MORE
Technological Error Causes Brief Ground Stop for Southwest, Other Airlines
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Southwest Airlines and several others experienced a technological problem that caused flights nationwide to be grounded temporarily. According to Southwest, the ground stop lasted about 40 minutes due to an outage with a vendor that services multiple carriers with data used in flight planning. “Scattered flight delays are anticipated,” Southwest said…… MORE
Cowboys Great Michael Irvin Announces He’s Cancer Free
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Former Dallas Cowboy great Michael Irvin says he has not been diagnosed with throat cancer. The announcement comes after posting to Instagram last week saying he feared he had the disease after losing his voice after a Cowboys-Saints game in November, then struggling to fully get it back for several months.…… MORE
More Than Half of Fort Worth Red Light Camera Citations in 2018 Went Unpaid
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — According to Fort Worth city records, thousands of drivers are refusing to pay tickets that come from the hotly debated red light cameras. The Fort Worth Star Telegram reports more than half of the nearly 225,000 tickets issued by the cameras last year were sent to collection agencies. For a…… MORE
Barbara Bush Biography Reveals Her Deep Dislike of Donald Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) – Barbara Bush didn’t bite her tongue in when it came to Donald Trump: She just didn’t like him. But a new biography of the former first lady finds that her disdain for the Republican president, who transformed the party her own family had embodied for generations into his likeness, dates as least…… MORE
A Tornado 20 Years Ago In Fort Worth, May Have Created Opportunity & More Housing
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – It’s been nearly 20 years since a tornado lumbered through downtown Fort Worth and experts say the deadly storm left behind more than just destruction. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that experts say the twister in 2000, which caused an estimated $400 million in damage, triggered a valuable opportunity for…… MORE
Three Sisters And A Friend Dead, After Accident Near Bastrop
BASTROP, Texas (AP) – Officials say three sisters from Huntsville and a friend have died in a two-vehicle accident in Central Texas as they traveled to watch a drill team competition in San Antonio. The Texas Department of Public Safety says the wreck happened Friday night on westbound Texas 21 near Bastrop. A pickup truck…… MORE
Four Houston Men Facing Life in Prison
HOUSTON (AP) – Four Houston men face up to life in prison for their roles in the 2016 slaying of an armored car guard during an ATM robbery. Jurors on Friday convicted the defendants of attempted interference with commerce by robbery and aiding and abetting discharge of a firearm during a violent crime. Two were…… MORE
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