DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – True to form, Democrat Beto O’Rourke started the day with a rally in his hometown of El Paso. According to a press release, O’ Rourke has a series of rallies scheduled across the state, including a stop at Texas Southern University in Houston, a historically black university, late this afternoon around…… MORE
Conspiracy buff Alex Jones says what he believes is not his fault
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has blamed the various claims he’s made over the years, including his repeated insistence that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School Massacre in Connecticut was a hoax, on what he now describes as “psychosis.” Jones offered that as an explanation for his conspiracy thinking during a deposition taken…… MORE
The death of an immigrant child in Border Patrol custody could have been prevented
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The former President of the American Academy of Pediatrics says the death of a 7 year old girl in Border Patrol custody could likely have been prevented with better medical treatment. Dr. Colleen Kraft says the autopsy report released Friday on the death of Jakelin Maquin shows the Guatemalan child had contracted…… MORE
Texas Trooper Shot in Frisco Traffic Stop
UPDATE: 3/30/2019 10:18 am – After holding police at bay for nearly 15 hours, a suspect identified as Bryan M. Cahill, 42, of Frisco is in custody after a long standoff at a Frisco apartment complex ended Saturday morning. Cahill had barricaded himself inside of a unit at Frisco’s LA Valencia Apartments all night. He…… MORE
Habitat for Humanity Builds Home in Fort Worth’s Sundance Square
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- If you’re wondering why there’s a house in the middle of Downtown Fort Worth’s Sundance Square, Habitat for Humanity is building it for a family in need. “When they come and partner with us we will underwrite the loan at a zero interest mortgage so a family can gain equity and change their…… MORE
Vietnam Veterans Honored on National Vietnam War Veterans Day
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Vietnam Veterans were honored Friday for their sacrifice with pinning ceremonies at Army & Air Force Exchange stores around the world. The events were held in conjunction with National Vietnam War Veterans Day. Doug Dixon, from Camden, South Carolina, spent 13 years in the Navy during the Vietnam War. He said he never…… MORE
Man Caught on Video Punching Woman in Deep Ellum Rearrested
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The white man caught on video repeatedly punching a black woman in Deep Ellum last week was re-arrested Friday morning. According to jail records, Austin Shuffield was booked into the Dallas County jail after 8:30 a.m. Friday for carrying a weapon without a license. The Dallas Police Department added the charge to…… MORE
Apartment Building Destroyed in Four-Alarm Dallas Blaze
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Fire Rescue battled a four-alarm apartment fire Friday afternoon in Northwest Dallas. The blaze took out Forest West Condominiums at 3022 Forest Lane near LBJ Freeway and I-35E. There were no reported injuries however 40 people are without homes. American Red Cross DFW has been notified and will assist these people.…… MORE
Trump Threatens to Close Border with Mexico Next Week
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says he will close the nation’s southern border, or large sections of it, next week if Mexico does not immediately stop illegal immigration. In a tweet Friday, Trump ramped up his repeated threat to close the border by saying he will do it next week unless Mexico takes action.…… MORE
Former Texas Ranger Pitcher Indicted on Child Sex Charges
(WBAP/KLIF) – A member of the baseball Hall of Fame and former Texas Ranger pitcher, John Wetteland, has been indicted on child sex charges. The 52-year-old is accused of forcing a relative to perform sexual acts on him. The victim was said to be 4 years old at the time the incidents began, back in…… MORE
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