Texas inmate executed for fatally stabbing 2 brothers

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas inmate was executed Tuesday evening for fatally stabbing two Houston-area brothers during a robbery in their home more than 30 years ago. Rick Rhoades, 57, was executed by lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville. He was condemned for the September 1991 killings of Charles Allen, 31, and…MORE

Trial Begins for Texas Nurse Facing 4 Capital Murder Charges

TYLER, Texas (AP) (WBAP/KLIF) A defense attorney for a former nurse accused of killing four patients at Tyler, Texas hospital in 2017 has told jurors that his client was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time; meantime, a prosecutor called him “a serial killer” who found the perfect place to hide. 37-year old…MORE

Carrollton Teenager Charged with Murdering Newborn Son

CARROLLTON (WBAP/KLIF) – A 17-year-old from Carrollton who fathered a son born in July is now charged with Murder for the infant’s death, according to Carrollton Police. Carrollton Police Detectives arrested Caleb Blake Brown of Carrollton Tuesday morning. According to CPD, Brown and the baby’s mother, also 17 years old, brought their three-week-old son to…MORE

Burn Ban Issued for Tarrant County

TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Forest Service has determined unincorporated areas of Tarrant County are under drought conditions prompting commissioners to issue a burn ban. All outdoor burning is prohibited for the next 90 days. At that time commissioners will revisit the issue.As a precaution people who live in rural areas should keep grass…MORE

Fort Worth Police Arrest Suspect Linked to Dismembered Bodies Found in Dumpster

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth Police said on Tuesday they’ve received a confession in the killings and dismemberment of three people found in a dumpster. According to Police, surveillance video led investigators to 41-year-old Jason Thornburg who was seen on camera loading body parts into his Jeep at a Euless motel. Sergeant Joe Loughman…MORE

Top Military Leaders Grilled by Senate Panel on Afghanistan Withdrawal

WASHINGTON (AP) – In his first congressional testimony on the tumultuous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is defending the military’s execution of a frantic airlift from Kabul. He also asserted on Tuesday that it will be “difficult but absolutely possible” to contain extremist threats in Afghanistan without troops on the ground. Meantime,…MORE

Texans Wanting to Vote…Time is Running Out

(WBAP/KLIF) — Coming up in November, Texans will be voting on eight different constitutional amendments, bond issues, in addition to city and school board races. For those not registered to vote, Monday, October 4th, is the final day to be eligible for November 2nd local elections. Although elections in the Lone Star State are more…MORE

KLIF Morning News: Experts Say Start Holiday Shopping Now!

Worker shortages at ports is concerning some experts when it comes to holiday shopping this year. Dave & Amy talk to Fox’s Tonya J. Powers about what kind of impact this could have on the 2021 holiday season, then Scott Sidway joins for Scott’s Thoughts and talks about Facebook temporarily shutting down its “Instagram for…MORE

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