FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Grass fires have popped up all over rural Tarrant County this week and according to Tarrant County Fire Marshall Randy Renois there were about 45 grass fires leading into July 5th. Renois said that after investigations they found that almost all of them were firework related and urges residents to be…… MORE
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt Resigns
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says he has accepted the resignation of scandal-plagued Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt. Pruitt had become a constant source of embarrassment to a president who had entered Washington promising to “Drain the Swamp.” Pruitt has faced an array of ethical questions about his travel spending, security costs, dealings…… MORE
Gas Stations Agree to Refund Consumers for Hurricane Harvey Price Gouging
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Thursday that his Consumer Protection Division finalized settlements with 48 Texas gas stations accused of price gouging after Hurricane Harvey. Under separate agreements, 48 businesses will pay $166,592 in civil restitution to refund Texans who were charged exorbitant or excessive prices for gasoline. Most of the businesses that…… MORE
Patriotic Mural on Deep Ellum Building Will Not Be Restored
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A patriotic mural in Deep Ellum that was painted over last month will not be restored. The real estate group that owns the Green Room Pub, where the mural is located, said it has decided not to allow it. Westdale Real Estate Investment and Management said it only approved the mural…… MORE
Dallas Police Search for Indecent Exposure Suspect
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas police are searching for a man who has been accused of multiple incidents of indecent exposure. Investigators said the first incident happened on June 27th around 6:20 a.m. A woman told police she had been followed by a Hispanic man who was driving a red Dodge Ram. She noticed he…… MORE
Wildfire Continues to Burn in Palo Pinto County
(WBAP/KLIF) – A wildfire continues to burn in Palo Pinto County. According to the Texas A&M Forest Service, the blaze has burned close to 5,000 acres and crews remain on scene. “We have a lot of resources from the U.S. Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife and then a great showing from local agencies,” said Texas…… MORE
Fort Worth celebrity chef facing domestic assault charges
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — Fort Worth celebrity chef Grady Spears was arrested early Tuesday following a report of domestic violence. When police arrived at Spears’ home his wife, Wendy Mann-Spears, had bruises on her face and body. She told officers her husband had hit her multiple times. Now she’s defending him. In a Facebook…… MORE
Bank of America has restored the oldest living veteran’s stolen money
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The oldest living U.S. veteran has his money back. Someone managed to get into 112 year old Austin resident Richard Overton’s bank account, and drained it of every cent he had in the world. Overton requires 24 hour care. He has four caretakers who switch off 12 hour shifts. Austin Police and…… MORE
A Texas woman has been arrested for selling her children
Corpus Christi (WBAP/KLIF) – A drug raid in Corpus Christi turned into something else entirely when the Department of Public Safety arrested 29 year old Esmeralda Garza. DPS agents say they found she had sold her 7 year old son to two men, and was in the process of selling her three year old and…… MORE
Dead Baby Found in Trunk During Drug Search at Texas Home
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Authorities discovered the dried remains of a baby in a trunk while searching a home near San Antonio on a drug warrant. Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar says the baby’s remains were found in a trunk in a closet Tuesday. Salazar says the body is beyond decomposed and is in a…… MORE
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