CORPUS CHRISTI (WBAP/KLIF News) – An elderly man has died after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria while wade fishing in the Gulf of Mexico. The Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District said the Vibrio infection entered the man’s system through open wounds in his skin. After being admitted to the hospital in severe pain, doctors amputated…… MORE
N. TX Baseball Team Helps Chinese Players
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (AP) – Members of the Chinese national baseball team are working to get better by playing in an independent pro league in America. About 30 members of the Chinese team are a revolving part of the roster for the Texas AirHogs in the American Association. Chinese players make up about two-thirds of…… MORE
GOP Texas Mayor Boasts Some of the Lowest Utility Costs Thanks to Wind and Solar
Georgetown, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Just north of the state capital, the small south Texas city of Georgetown is one of the fastest growing cities under 100,000 population; and, it’s one of the nation’s leaders in renewable energy. An outspoken advocate on the issue is Georgetown’s conservative, Republican mayor. Dale Ross has become a surprise champion…… MORE
Camping Out at Chick-Fil-A Reaped Big Rewards for Some North Texans
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Chick Fil A has given the first 100 customers to its 100th DFW location free meals for a year. This, after those first 100 camped outside the restaurant for hours to score the deal. The 100th @ChickfilA in DFW is officially open for business (outside Love Field Airport), and the first 100…… MORE
Bond not raised for suspect in Dallas police killing
DALLAS (AP) — A Texas judge has declined to increase the bond for a suspected drunken driver authorities say stuck and killed a Dallas police officer who was on a motorcycle. The judge on Tuesday reinstated a $75,000 bond for 25-year-old Adrian Breedlove, who was arrested in the weekend death of Dallas Police Department veteran…… MORE
LISTEN: Private Schools Considering Marshal Program, Other Options to Keep Students Safe
(WBAP/KLIF) – School administrators across the country are working this summer to create policy that make schools safer. The Texas Private Schools Association is encouraging private schools in the state to consider the School Marshal Program. Some rural Texas school districts are arming teachers who go through training, other urban schools are turned off by the…… MORE
Tarrant County Reports First Human Case of West Nile of 2018
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Tarrant County Public Health has announced the first human case of West Nile Virus in Tarrant County. The patient has been diagnosed with the mild form of the disease known as West Nile Fever. The more intense form is West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease. The patient is in Southeast Tarrant County. Other…… MORE
Demi Lovato Hospitalized After Apparent Drug Overdose
(CNN) – Demi Lovato has been hospitalized for an apparent drug overdose Tuesday morning. The Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed to CNN that they received a call at 11:22 am for a medical emergency and transported a 25 year old woman to a local hospital. Los Angeles Police Department spokesman Jeff Lee said the emergency…… MORE
Texas Rangers Investigating a Shooting Involving 2 Texas Department of Public Safety Special Agent Officers
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Rangers are investigating a shooting on the 9800 block of Adleta Blvd involving two Texas Department of Public Safety Special Agent Officers. Lonny Haschel with Texas Department of Public Safety said the officers were working on a case in their car when a male suspect in a white SUV pulled…… MORE
Police Looking for Gunman After Two Uber Passengers Shot
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Two Uber passengers were hurt in what is believed to be a random shooting at Loop 12 Walton Walker and Northwest Highway in northeast Dallas. The man and woman told Dallas Police they ran inside the nearby Exxon gas station when they realized they were being followed and shot at. The cashier,…… MORE
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