SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — Volunteers donated blood at a community hall and others stocked the refrigerator and laid out loaves of bread at a food pantry as the stunned community of Sutherland Springs struggled to recover from the shooting at a Baptist church that left more than two dozen dead. Law enforcement officials reopened…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2017
Americans are signing up for Obamacare in record numbers
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – According to the federal agency that runs the signup platform for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance program widely known as “Obamacare,” the pace of sign-ups during the first week of open enrollment was up 179% compared to last year. Enrollment started November 1, and runs through December 15. The Center…… MORE
Troubling New Details About Former Balch Springs Cop
Tarrant County, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Newly released court records reveal a fierce description of Roy Oliver, the former Balch Springs officer who shot at a moving car filled with teens, killing one back in April. The documents say Oliver “flipped off” the car after he fired the shots in which 13-year-old Jordan Edwards was killed.…… MORE
Two north Texas men are going to prison for diamond fraud
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Two north Texas residents are going to prison for running a diamond investment scam. Craig Otteson and Jay Heimburger each pleaded guilty in July to defrauding investors in Worldwide Diamond Ventures out of some $6.5 million. They were sentenced Thursday. Otteson got ten years in federal prison. Heimburger was sentenced to eight…… MORE
Dallas Holiday Parade May Cancel Due to Money Woes
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – This year’s 30th annual Dallas Holiday Parade may not happen, as organizers struggle to get sponsors. Past parades had been covered by Children’s Health in Dallas, but the hospital pulled out earlier this year. Jeffery Giles, Executive Producer of the parade says his HTE Dance Academy has offered up $100,000 toward costs,…… MORE