Suspect Arrested in connection to Grand Prairie Police Officer’s Death

GRAND PRAIRIE (WBAP/KLIF) – The Grand Prairie Police Department announced on Thursday afternoon an arrest in connection to the death of Officer Brandon Tsai. Officer Tsai was killed earlier this week during a chase with a vehicle that had suspicious tags. The Officer’s patrol car rolled over before hitting a tree. According to Grand Prairie…MORE

Globe Life Field, Texas Rangers to Host 2024 MLB All Star Game

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Major League Baseball announced on Thursday that it has awarded the 2024 All-Star Game presented by Mastercard and accompanying All-Star Week events to the Texas Rangers.  The announcement was made following the conclusion of the owners’ meetings in New York. The 2024 All-Star Game is scheduled to be played on Tuesday, July…MORE

Speaker Pelosi won’t Seek Reelection to Leadership

WASHINGTON (AP) – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will not seek a leadership role in the new Congress. Pelosi’s decision Thursday comes after Democrats lost the House majority to Republicans in the midterm elections and after the brutal attack on her husband, Paul, by an intruder at their San Francisco home. Pelosi’s decision makes…MORE

Attorneys For Former Fort Worth Police Officer Aaron Dean Request Change of Venue Again

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – During a pretrial hearing on Wednesday, attorneys for former Fort Worth Police Officer Aaron Dean have again asked the judge for his murder trial to be moved out of Tarrant County. They’re arguing that local media coverage, statements from elected officials and advocates about the fatal shooting of 28-year-old…MORE

Light Rain and Light Snow Possible Friday night?

WBAP WX CENTER FORECAST 11-17-22 TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY AND MILD..             HIGH NEAR 57             WINDS SOUTH 5-10 MPH TONIGHT…CLEAR AND COLD..             LOWS 33 – 38 FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY, BREEZY AND COOLER WITH A FEW SPOTTY SHOWERS, POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW FLURRIES OVERNIGHT..            (MAINLY NORTHWEST OF DFW).              HIGH NEAR 47 / LOWS 30-35             WINDS…MORE

Strong earthquake rattles remote West Texas desert

MENTONE, Texas (AP) — A strong earthquake shook a sparsely populated patch of the West Texas desert Thursday, causing tremors that were felt as far away as the Mexican city of Ciudad Juárez. National Weather Service meteorologist Jim DeBerry says the magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck around 3:30 p.m. DeBerry says the quake’s epicenter was about…MORE

Cold Temperatures Put Shelters at Capacity

(WBAP/KLIF) — With North Texas warming shelters at capacity, one group is stepping up. Cold temperatures are creating a shortage of beds at area shelters as temperatures are expected to remain in the low thirties through the weekend. According to Salvation Army Major Paul McFarland, the homeless can take advantage of a warm meal, comfortable…MORE

Arlington Sex Trafficker Sentenced to 125 Years

(WBAP/KLIF) — A Tarrant County sex trafficker is headed to prison for 125 years. 37-year-old Otis Wesley Lang has been found guilty by a Tarrant County jury on three counts of sex trafficking and two counts of sexual assault of a child. In 2019, the Arlington man groomed two teenage victims into prostitution and later…MORE

UNT Campus Lockdown Caused By Cameraman

(WBAP/KLIF) — A lock down scare at UNT’s Fort Worth Campus. University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth was under lock down, Wednesday afternoon, after someone reported a person possibly carrying a rifle on campus. UNT staff sent a social media message to students and staff warning of a potential threat of…MORE

UNT Campus Lockdown Caused By Cameraman

(WBAP/KLIF) — A lock down scare at UNT’s Fort Worth Campus. University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth was under lock down, Wednesday afternoon, after someone reported a person possibly carrying a rifle on campus. UNT staff sent a social media message to students and staff warning of a potential threat of…MORE

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