GALVESTON, Texas (AP) – The U.S. Coast Guard says it’s searching for a possible missing boater near Galveston along the Texas Gulf Coast. The search began after the Tiki Island police department reported around 2 a.m. Saturday that it had received a call about an unmanned 21-foot boat found near the east side of Jones…… MORE
President of Historically Black Texas College Reportedly Placed on Administrative Leave
HOUSTON (AP) – A historically black college in Houston says it has placed its president on administrative leave. The Board of Regents at Texas Southern University announced Friday that Austin A. Lane was put on leave with pay. The board did not offer a reason for the action. Lane told KPRC-TV he was “caught off…… MORE
Storm Claims Victim in Dallas
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) One person died last night when their vehicle became submerged in water. According to the Dallas Police, the person flipped the vehicle they were driving and the car sunk into a nearby creek around 7pm near the 1500 block of West Pentagon Parkway in Oak Cliff. Authorities say the accident was due to…… MORE
Man Gets 50 Years in Jogger Beating
(WBAP/KLIF) — The man who violently attacked a Forth Worth jogger in 2017 was sentenced Friday to a half-century in jail. 23 year old Justin Lacey Ray was sentenced in Tarrant County District Court to a 50 year prison sentence after pleading guilty in two separate attacks. Ray pled guilty to the sexual assault and…… MORE
Severe Storms Hit DFW
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) Severe weather including multiple tornado warnings were issued for parts of Dallas, Tarrant, and Johnson counties and storm sirens could be heard in parts of Dallas, Arlington, Fort Worth and Grapevine as a line severe thunderstorms tore through the Metroplex early last night during rush hour. Funnel clouds began forming in southern Tarrant…… MORE