FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)-– The Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office today filed paperwork seeking a sentence of life in prison, not the death penalty, for 78-year-old Glen Samuel McCurley. McCurley was arrested on a charge of capital murder September 21, 2020, for the 1974 murder of 17-year-old Carla Walker. “The decision to seek or not…… MORE
Sen. Cornyn Meets with Manufacturers about Semiconductor Shortage Impacting North Texans
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – U.S. Senator John Cornyn joined North Texas businesses General Motors, Toyota, Raytheon, and Qorvo on Thursday at the Perot Museum of Nature & Science in Dallas to highlight their challenges with a semiconductor shortage and how it affects North Texas consumers, jobs, and national security. Last year, Senator Cornyn authored the CHIPS for…… MORE
Texas Shifts from COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation to Ordering
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Department of State Health Services announced on Thursday that the state has reached another milestone in its COVID-19 vaccination process. According to DSHS, the department will no longer allocate COVID-19 vaccine to providers on a weekly basis. Now that the supply of COVID-19 vaccine is regularly exceeding demand, DSHS will…… MORE
Dallas Love Field Launches COVID-19 Testing Site
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Dallas Department of Aviation and MCI Diagnostic Center have partnered to bring a COVID-19 testing and vaccine site to Dallas Love Field. According to airport officials, COVID-19 testing for passengers departing to destinations that require a negative COVID-19 test upon arrival is the primary mission of the pop-up site.…… MORE
Wichita Falls Family Among Four Killed After Plane Crashes Into Mississippi Home
WICHITA FALLS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Wichita Falls family are among four people who were killed when a private plane crashed into a home in Hattiesburg, Mississippi this week. The Forrest County Coroner’s Office identified the victims as 67-year-old Dr. Louis Provenza, 23-year-old Anna Calhoun and 2-year-old Harper Provenza. The crash also killed 55-year-old Gerry…… MORE