Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A tragedy in Fort Worth this morning where a 6-month old baby boy drowned when his mother, who had been bathing him fell asleep in the tub. Police say, when she woke up 5:45, her son — who was a twin — was underwater and unresponsive. The baby was rushed to…… MORE
Hometown Airlines Are Watching Ethiopian Crash Investigation Closely
Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – American and Southwest Airlines are closely watching the investigation into the deadly crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-MAX8, as both, the Fort Worth based and Dallas based carriers have dozens of such planes in operation. It’s the second such aviation accident involving that Boeing specific model in six months, and…… MORE
2020 Democrats flock to trendy SXSW festival in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A big chunk of the 2020 Democratic field began making Texas an unlikely early-state stop Saturday and pushed back on big tech in front of young, social-media savvy crowds in a city where companies including Google and Apple have big footprints. Texas is an early primary state, but the real draw…… MORE
Teacher Appreciation Days at Alamo Drafthouse DFW Locations
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Alamo Drafthouse has a special perk for teachers during Spring Break. From Monday, March 11th through Thursday, March 14th, all teachers, professors, faculty and school staff get free admission to any show before 5:00pm (excluding events with value added) at any DFW-area Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.* All you’ll need is a current…… MORE
Three Zookeepers Fired After Newspaper Investigation
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Three zookeepers have been fired from the Austin Zoo following a newspaper’s investigation into animal mistreatment that quoted one of the workers detailing how a sick monkey was kept alive that zookeepers believed needed to be euthanized. Zoo board members say all decisions were made based on violations of professional conduct.…… MORE
Former University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers, Dead At 72
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Bill Powers, president of the University of Texas at Austin from 2006 to 2015 and a member of the law school faculty for more than 40 years, has died. He was 72. The university said Powers died Sunday in Austin from complications from a fall several months earlier and oculopharyngeal muscular…… MORE
Three Men Killed While Trying To Change A Tire
DALLAS (AP) – Dallas police say a motorist fled on foot after fatally striking three men trying to change a flat tire along a freeway. Police say the three men who were killed were standing outside the disabled sport utility vehicle when they were struck at about 3:30 a.m. Sunday. Police say pickup also hit…… MORE
A weak tornado tore through a Mesquite neighborhood Saturday
Mesquite (WBAP/KLIF) – The National Weather Service confirms an EF-0 tornado spawned by Saturday morning’s series of fast moving thunderstorms damaged a Mesquite neighborhood. The twister came down along Allen Drive near the intersection of Interstate 635 and Bruton Road. It damaged several homes and a church, and hurled debris through the Chamberlain neighborhood until…… MORE
Murder suspect arrested in Anna
Anna (WBAP/KLIF) – Anna Police arrested a murder suspect Saturday night. 18 year old Christopher Sterkes has been charged with the death of 15 year old Alejandro Comacho who was shot to death Friday afternoon in Anna during what Anna police say was a drug deal gone bad. Sterkes is now in the Collin County…… MORE
McKinney Police Seek Public’s Help in Finding Killer Shooter
MCKINNEY – WBAP/KLIF – McKinney Police are seeking information leading to the arrest of an unidentified gunman who shot into a crowd of nearly 30 people Friday night, striking and killing a 54 year old man. Police say just after 7 pm March 8th, dispatchers began receiving several 9-1-1 calls reporting a shooting into a…… MORE
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