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
Beto O’Rourke Officially Kicks Off His Campaign For President of the United States
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
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