(WBAP/KLIF) — A Texas man gets prison time for swindling elderly women out of millions. 52-year-old Fola Alabi was sentenced, Tuesday, to more than three years in prison, ordered to pay $1.5 million in restitution, and forfeit his over $500,000 home for a romance scam that targeted 70 to 80 year old widows or divorced…… MORE
Armed Sentinels Could Be Approved for Texas Schools
(WBAP/KLIF) — Lawmakers in Austin may approve armed guards for Texas schools. Texas schools could offer up to $25,000 stipends to teachers and staff who accept the dual role of being armed campus “sentinels” with specialized mental health training. That’s under a new proposal during the 88th Texas Legislative Session that advanced, Tuesday, in response…… MORE
Jennifer Castillo on the Ballot for Fort Worth Mayor
(WBAP/KLIF) — With early voting in full swing, one race getting attention is the Fort Worth Mayor’s race. On the ballot along with incumbent Mattie Parker are Adrian Devine Smith, Kenneth Bowens, Jr., Alyson Kennedy and Jennifer Castillo. If elected, Castillo would propose a new salary policy where the mayor only gets paid based on…… MORE
DuPont Ordered to Pay $16 Million in Death of 4 Texas Workers
(WBAP/KLIF) — A chemical giant pays millions for the death of four workers. Federal prosecutors say chemical company DuPont has been ordered to pay $16 million and sentenced to two years of probation for its role in a poisonous gas leak that killed four workers. During a court hearing, Monday, in Houston Federal Court the…… MORE
KEEP WBAP ON FOR STORM WARNINGS TODAY
WBAP WX CENTER FCST 5A 4-26-23 TODAY…RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS TAPERING OFF THROUGH MIDDAY.. HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG STORMS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON..SOME SEVERE. HIGH NEAR 71 WINDS SOUTHEAST 15-20 MPH AND GUSTY TONIGHT..RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT.. LOWS 55-60 TOMORROW…CLEARING. WINDY AND MILD… HIGH NEAR 71 / LOW NEAR…… MORE
Everman Police Say Stepfather of Missing Child Stole $10,000 Before Family Fled to India
EVERMAN (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The stepfather of a missing Everman child is accused of stealing $10,000 from his employer before he and his family fled to India as the search for six year old Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez intensified. 35-year-old Arshdeep Singh and 37-year-old Cindy Rodriguez-Singh took their six children overseas just before an Amber Alert…… MORE
A Multi-Faceted Approach to Fighting Fentanyl
CARROLLTON (WBAP/KLIF) – North Texas leaders joined parents and students this week during a round table discussion at R.L. Turner High School in Carrollton about the dangers of Fentanyl. Two parents who lost a child to fentanyl poisoning, and one student who witnessed a classmate overdosing took part in the conversation. “I found my classmate…… MORE
Frisco Police Warn of Uptick in Jewelry Thefts
FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF) – Frisco Police are investigating a recent uptick in jewelry thefts. According to Frisco PD, since the beginning of March, the department has received nine reports of theft in which victims have had their jewelry removed. “While the incidents occurred at various times during the day, all involved victims walking in open areas…… MORE
Fort Worth PD Release Video From Drag Show Protest Arrests
(WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Fort Worth Police Department released body camera footage Monday night after a video of officers arresting counter-protestors from the Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club went viral over the weekend. The three people who were taken into custody claimed they were abused by officers. The incident happened around 12:50 p.m.…… MORE
Harry Belafonte, Activist and Entertainer, Dies at 96
NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor and singer and became an activist, humanitarian and conscience of the world, has died. He was 96. Belafonte died Tuesday of congestive heart failure at his New York home, his wife Pamela by his side, said Ken…… MORE
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