Midland (WBAP/KLIF) – A county commissioner in Presidio County has pleaded guilty to bribery charges. Lorenzo Hernandez admitted taking bribes to throw county business to a document management system contractor. He’ll be sentenced in mid November, and could get up to 20 years in prison. … MORE
Regents name sole finalist for UT System chancellor
AUSTIN (AP) – University of Texas System regents have chosen the former chancellor of the City University of New York as the sole finalist to be the next chancellor of the 14-campus system in Texas. During a meeting Saturday in Austin, regents voted to name James B. Milliken as their choice. By state law, regents…… MORE
Firefighters Battling Denton County Brush Fire.
Denton County Sheriff Orlando Hinojosa confirms the smoke can be seen for miles. A brush fire believed to have begun near U S Highway 380 and Trinity Road in a recycling yard is now burning near University Drive and Trinity Road. As many as 60 firefighters are reported at the scene; they’re bringing in water…… MORE
Wise County Sheriff Credits Metroplex, other North Texas Firefighters As Saving Homes in Brush Fire
Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin says he believes volunteer firefighters bolstered by arriving forces from Denton, Dallas,Tarrant, Montague and Jack counties are the reason ten homes are standing today. A brush fire that torched an estimated 500 to one thousand acres from Friday afternoon through Saturday morning was a tough one to fight; Akin says…… MORE
Early morning shooting kills one, wounds another
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Two people were shot early Saturday morning at a Dallas apartment complex near Bachman Lake. Police found a wounded man and a juvenile at the Pecan Tree Apartments about 2:30 a.m. The man died at the scene. The unidentified juvenile is hospitalized. Police are going through the apartment complex surveillance videos in…… MORE
President Johnson’s Texas White House closed for safety inspection
Stonewall (AP) – Former President Lyndon B. Johnson’s home on his Texas ranch will be temporarily closed due to structural concerns. The home is known as the Texas White House. Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park superintendent Susanne McDonald says that as a precautionary measure, they’re looking for any structural weaknesses in the home and…… MORE
An SMU Geologist explains how the Irving Parking Garage Collapse could have been Prevented
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF) – The movement of soil was said to be the cause of the Irving parking garage collapse. SMU Geology professor Steven Bergman said the soil swells up during the wet seasons and when it dries it forms cracks, making the ground unstable. Bergman said the simple solution is limestone. “If you mix limestone…… MORE
Wise County Brush Fire with Evacuations
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Multiple fire agencies from the Metroplex are helping to tap the fire near County Road 2391 and Old Decatur Road. Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin says approximately ten homes have been evacuated. He places size of the fire at 1500 acres and containment at 20 to 30 percent. No word yet on what…… MORE
Texas Mom gets Life in Prison for Toddler’s Stomping Death
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – A North Texas woman has been sentenced to life in prison in the death of her toddler daughter, who was fatally stomped and beaten by her boyfriend. Prosecutors in Fort Worth say 21-year-old Alexis Botello was convicted Friday of capital murder and evidence tampering. Botello was age 17 at the…… MORE
Texas Chemical Plant, CEO Indicted for ‘Reckless’ Release
HOUSTON (AP) – The North American subsidiary of a French chemical manufacturer and two senior staff members have been indicted in connection with last year’s explosion at the Crosby, Texas, plant in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. Arkema North America, its CEO Richard Rowe and plant manager Leslie Comardelle were charged in Friday’s Harris County…… MORE
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