(WBAP/KLIF) — The nation’s 3rd ranked fine arts event has taken over Cowtown. The 36th annual Main Street Fort Worth Arts Festival has begun and the 4-day event is expected to bring in over 450-thousand people. The Arts Festival’s Claire Armstrong says over $4-million worth of art will be sold during the event, while more…… MORE
Adrian Devine Smith in Fort Worth Mayor’s Race
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texans head to the polls on Monday, April 24th, to cast their votes for candidates for mayor, city council, and other ballot measures during the Municipal Election. The next mayor of Fort Worth could be decided in a little over two weeks, barring a June run-off election. Incumbent Mayor Mattie Parker will be…… MORE
Giant SpaceX Rocket Explodes Minutes after Launch from West Texas
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (AP) — SpaceX’s giant new rocket exploded minutes after blasting off Thursday on it first test flight and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. Elon Musk’s company was aiming to send the nearly 400-foot (120-meter) Starship rocket on a round-the-world trip from the southern tip of Texas, near the Mexican border.…… MORE
FWPD Releases Video of Man in Distress Before Death at La Gran Plaza
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The Fort Worth Police Department released surveillance video and bodycam video footage of a fatal incident involving 20-year old Brandon Zapata inside La Gran Plaza last Tuesday, April 11. Zapata died after an encounter with mall police and security officers who responded to reports of him causing a disturbance near the…… MORE
Chance for Severe Storms in NTX Beginning Around Noon
Scattered strong to severe storms will develop later this morning, then increase in coverage this afternoon and evening as a slow-moving cold front and upper disturbance impact North and Central Texas. The greatest threats are large hail (some very large with discrete storms) and damaging winds to 65 mph. However, but a tornado or two…… MORE