(WBAP/KLIF) — The nation’s 3rd ranked fine arts event has taken over Cowtown. The 36th annual Main Street Fort Worth Arts Festival has begun and the 4-day event is expected to bring in over 450-thousand people. The Arts Festival’s Claire Armstrong says over $4-million worth of art will be sold during the event, while more…… MORE
Adrian Devine Smith in Fort Worth Mayor’s Race
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texans head to the polls on Monday, April 24th, to cast their votes for candidates for mayor, city council, and other ballot measures during the Municipal Election. The next mayor of Fort Worth could be decided in a little over two weeks, barring a June run-off election. Incumbent Mayor Mattie Parker will be…… MORE
Giant SpaceX Rocket Explodes Minutes after Launch from West Texas
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (AP) — SpaceX’s giant new rocket exploded minutes after blasting off Thursday on it first test flight and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. Elon Musk’s company was aiming to send the nearly 400-foot (120-meter) Starship rocket on a round-the-world trip from the southern tip of Texas, near the Mexican border.…… MORE
FWPD Releases Video of Man in Distress Before Death at La Gran Plaza
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The Fort Worth Police Department released surveillance video and bodycam video footage of a fatal incident involving 20-year old Brandon Zapata inside La Gran Plaza last Tuesday, April 11. Zapata died after an encounter with mall police and security officers who responded to reports of him causing a disturbance near the…… MORE
Chance for Severe Storms in NTX Beginning Around Noon
Scattered strong to severe storms will develop later this morning, then increase in coverage this afternoon and evening as a slow-moving cold front and upper disturbance impact North and Central Texas. The greatest threats are large hail (some very large with discrete storms) and damaging winds to 65 mph. However, but a tornado or two…… MORE
Dallas Police Release Surveillance Video of Suspect in Double Murder at Deep Ellum Bar
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Dallas Police Department is asking the public for help in solving the murders of two people at a bar in Deep Ellum last month. They’ve released surveillance video from the incident at the Bitter End bar at 2826 Elm Street on March 15th around 1:20 a.m. A man dressed…… MORE
Large Hail, Damaging Winds, Heavy Rains
WBAP WX CENTER FCST: 4-20-23 TODAY…CLOUDY, WINDY AND HUMID WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS FROM MIDDAY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.. SOME STORMS POSSIBLY SEVERE. HIGH NEAR 80 WINDS SOUTH 15-25 MPH AND GUSTY TONIGHT..RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT.. LOWS 55-60 TOMORROW…RAIN ENDING EARLY, CLEARING, WINDY AND COOLER. HIGH NEAR…… MORE
Alabama Teens Charged with Murder in Sweet 16 Party Shooting
DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama investigators say two teenagers have been arrested and charged with murder in connection with a shooting that killed four young people at a Sweet Sixteen birthday party. District Attorney Mike Segrest said Wednesday that the pair would be charged as adults. That’s automatically required in Alabama for anyone 16 or…… MORE
Supreme Court Temporarily Extends Access to Abortion Pill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is leaving women’s access to an abortion pill untouched until at least Friday, while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on mifepristone to take effect. The court is dealing with a new abortion controversy less than a year after its conservative majority overturned Roe v. Wade and allowed…… MORE
Sales Tax Holiday for Emergency Supplies Set for this Weekend
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – With the severe weather season upon us, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding Texans they can purchase certain items tax-free during the state’s sales tax holiday for emergency preparation supplies, which begins at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, April 22, and ends at midnight on Monday, April 24. “While we can’t know in advance…… MORE
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