Yearly Archives: 2019

Latino Civil Rights Leader and Native Texan Benny Martinez Dies at 85

Latino Civil Rights Leader and Native Texan Benny Martinez Dies at 85

GOLIAD, Texas (AP) – Benny Martinez, a Mexican American civil rights leader who helped organize the historic Latino gala with President John F. Kennedy, has died at 85. His daughter Loretta Martinez Williams said Martinez died Sunday of natural causes. Born in Goliad, Martinez served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He returned…MORE

Infant’s Body Found Inside a Cooler in South Dallas Motel

Infant’s Body Found Inside a Cooler in South Dallas Motel

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF – A tragic discovery at a motel in south Dallas where the body of a 3-week old infant was found inside a cooler. Dallas child abuse detectives had been called by Children’s Protective Services over the weekend to the motel on South Lancaster to do a welfare check; the baby was found in…MORE

Dozens Gather for Candlelight Vigil Outside West Freeway Church Of Christ

Dozens Gather for Candlelight Vigil Outside West Freeway Church Of Christ

White Settlement, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A candlelight vigil was held outside the West Freeway Church of Christ last night, just a day after the deadly shooting that claimed 2 lives. Pastor Britt Farmer spoke of the one of the victims who was part of the church’s security team “He was my best friend. He died…MORE

Plano Doctor Uses App to Lure Teens

Plano Doctor Uses App to Lure Teens

(WBAP/KLIF) Plano, TX — 53 year old Timothy Morris Collins faces charges of sexual assault for luring teenage boys into sexual encounters using the dating app ‘Grindr’. Two victims have come forward years after the assaults to testify against the Plano doctor for trading meth for sex when they were minors. One of the victims accuses…MORE