(WBAP/KLIF) — The Salvation Army kicked off their annual North Texas Red Kettle Campaign with the Fort Worth City Council, Tuesday. Mayor Mattie Parker and council members all made donations to the kettle before Salvation Army Lieutenant Colonel Bill Mockabee made a reference to the Dallas Cowboys game where players have been jumping into the…… MORE
Texas Man Who Torched a Jewish Synagogue Gets a Decade in Prison
(WBAP/KLIF) — A Texas man who set fire to an Austin synagogue in an antisemitic attack two years ago has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. 20-year-old Franklin Sechriest was sentenced on Wednesday. he had previously pleaded guilty to arson and a hate crime causing damage to religious property on Halloween 2021. He also…… MORE
Two Inmates Who Escaped From Fannin County Jail Back in Custody
UPDATE: The Fannin County Sheriff’s Department confirmed authorities captured Raymond Ross on Wednesday after he he attempted to flag down a driver near Bonham County High School. That driver called 911. Authorities said Ramon Perez turned himself into police in Bryan County, Oklahoma hours before Ross was taken into custody. BONHAM (WBAP/KLIF News ) –…… MORE
Authorities Arrest 2 in Connection to Tarrant County Armed Robberies, 2 Suspects at Large
LAKE WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – There have been two arrests in connection to what authorities are calling an “interstate commerce robbery ring” out of North Texas. The group is accused of carrying out robberies at a Walgreens in Lake Worth and a Metro PCS in Fort Worth last month. 31-year-old Jhamal Antwan Farris is…… MORE
No Release from Federal Mediation for American Airlines Flight Attendants
FORT WORTH — Federal mediators rejected the request by American Airlines flight attendants, within the Association of Professional Flight Attendants, to decline mediation in ongoing negotiations with the airline over pay and other benefits. The move denies the union request that could have saw the union launch a year-end strike by AA flight attendants. The…… MORE