Second Arrest Made in Deadly Downtown Austin Mass Shooting

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Police made a second arrest Monday in a weekend shooting that killed a man and left more than a dozen more people wounded after gunfire rang out on in a busy, downtown Austin entertainment district. Officers arrested a 17-year-old boy at Harker Heights High School in Harker Heights, according to statements…MORE

Cook Children’s See “Alarming Number” of Child Drownings this Early in Summer

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Cook Children’s Medical Center is urging parents to keep an eye out for their children when they are close to pools and open waters. Sharon Evans, trauma and injury prevention coordinator for Cook Children’s said they had 5 drowning patients admitted on Sunday ages ranging from 1 to 14. Though the drownings…MORE

City of Fort Worth Plans to Get Close to $180 Million Stimulus Funding to Restore the Economy

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The City of Fort Worth is getting a little over 173.7 million stimulus dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act. “This will target part of the economy that was severely hit by the pandemic, for instance the tourism industry,” said Jay Chapa Deputy City Manager. Chapa said first on the agenda will be to…MORE

Colleyville Real Estate Agent Faces Additional U.S. Capitol Riot Charge

A local real estate agent faces an additional charge for her participation in the Jan. 6th. U.S. Capitol riot. Katherine Schwab, of Colleyville, is now facing five charges regarding the incident. She was arrested back in February and charged with entering or remaining in a restricted building without lawful authority and more. On June 7,…MORE

Tight Grid Conditions Expected due to High Number of Forced Generation Outages

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Electric Reliability Council of Texas or ERCOT is asking Texans to reduce electric use as much as possible through Friday, June 18. The agency says a significant number of forced generation outages combined with potential record electric use for the month of June has resulted in tight grid conditions. Generator owners…MORE

Dallas Police Officer Charged with Sexual Assault of a Child

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas Police Officer is on administrative leave after being arrested and charged with Sexual Assault of a Child. According to the Dallas Police Department, Officer Tyrone Williams Jr. was booked into the Dallas County jail Monday morning. Williams has been with the department since 2009 and is currently assigned to the south-central…MORE

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