Sienna Plantation (WBAP/KLIF) – A deputy constable was shot and killed early Friday morning in Fort Bend County’s Sierra Plantation subdivision, south of Houston. Fort Bend Sheriff Troy Nehls says the constable was shot by a deputy while the two of them, and two other deputies were checking the security inside an unlocked, vacant house.…… MORE
Private plane lands on south Texas highway
Laredo (WBAP/KLIF) – A private plane carrying three people had to make an emergency landing Thursday on a highway near Laredo. The Beechcraft Bonanza developed an unspecified problem in flight. Air traffic controllers in Houston notified Laredo Police that it was going to have to land on U.S. 59 about 12 miles east of Laredo.…… MORE
Surprise birth in Fort Worth jail
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A woman prisoner in a Fort Worth jail surprised corrections officers earlier this month by giving birth to a child in her cell without their knowledge. The Tarrant County Sheriff’s office says the woman was alone in a cell on May 17 when she delivered the baby. Lt. Jennifer Gabbert says…… MORE
Governor says now is the time to schedule elective surgeries
Amarillo (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott is urging those who are planning elective surgeries to get them soon. He told a news conference in Amarillo this is the time; while hospitals are not slammed by coronavirus patients. Abbott said he is not predicting a surge in such cases, but he advises Texans it is…… MORE
Outstanding Weekend Ahead
Today, Sunny, Breezy, Mild, 87 / 65, Winds N5-15 Saturday, Sunny, 88 / 66 Sunday, Sunny, 89 / 67 Monday, Sunny, 90 / 70 Tuesday, PtCldy, 91 / 72… MORE