DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A well known local investment banker is facing charges of securities fraud and money laundering. The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit against Neil “Doc” Gallagher alleging he participated in a long running ponzi scheme defrauded investors and misappropriated millions of dollars. Assets of Gallagher Financial Group have been frozen…… MORE
North Texas-Based Flight Attendant Group Calls for American Airlines to Ground 737 Max 8
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The Association of Professional Flight Attendants urges American Airlines to Ground 737 Max 8 planes pending the investigation into this weekends crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302. APFA National President Lori Bassani said in a statement “Our flight attendants are very concerned with the recent Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash, which has raised…… MORE
UT Austin Named in National College Admissions Cheating Scandal
BOSTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The University of Texas at Austin is caught up in what federal officials are calling the largest college admissions cheating scam ever prosecuted by the Justice Department. Fifty people, including actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, 33 parents and nine coaches are accused of paying an admissions consulting company in California…… MORE
Temple Police Searching for Suspect Who Dropped Rock from Overpass Killing Mother of Three
TEMPLE (WBAP/KLIF News) – Temple police are asking the public to help find the person who dropped a rock from a railroad overpass that led to a fatal accident. 33-year-old Keila Ruby Flores of Waco was killed when a rock smashed through the windshield of the car she was riding in while traveling north on…… MORE
Fort Worth Man Badly Burn When Paint Fumes Explode Inside His Apartment
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A Fort Worth man is being treated at Parkland Hospital for severe burns to his upper body after an explosion in his apartment this morning The incident happened just before five this morning, according to Fort Worth Fire Department’s Mike Drivdahl. He says that there was painting going on inside the…… MORE
Feds to Collect Soil Samples From Area of Deadly 2018 Home Explosion
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The US Army Corps of Engineers is set to collect soil samples today from the area where a 12-year-old girl was killed in a home explosion last year. The samples will be analyzed at a lab in Arlington to see if the earth-shifting theory Atmos provided to the city council is the…… MORE
Beto O’Rourke plans first Iowa visit amid 2020 speculation
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke is making his first trip to Iowa of the 2020 campaign, visiting the state that kicks off presidential voting amid intense speculation that he’ll enter the race for the White House. A spokesman says O’Rourke will visit the University of Northern Iowa on Saturday to campaign…… MORE
Concert Attendees Disappointed Over Frisco Concert Venue Accommodations
FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF)- Several people are upset over their experience at Bob Seger’s concert at the Ford Center at the Star in Frisco this weekend. Complaints on social media, TripAdvisor and Yelp said the Ford Center was not equipped to host thousands of people. Ronnie Stapp attended the concert. He said he paid hundreds of dollars…… MORE
TCU’s Rifle Team Wins National Championship
FORT WORTH – TCU has added another national championship to its trophy case. The school took the top prize this past weekend in rifle shooting in Morgantown, West Virginia. In total, the school brought home four of the five championship trophies awarded at the tournament. Individual championships were won in smallbore and air rifle. This is…… MORE
President Trump Unveils 2020 Budget Proposal
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is relying on an optimistic projection of 3.1 percent economic growth to bring his proposed $4.7 trillion budget into balance in the future, along with accounting shuffles and steep cuts to domestic programs. The 2020 budget released Monday projects a $1.1 trillion deficit for the fiscal year beginning Oct.…… MORE
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