HOOD COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News ) -An inmate in the Hood County Jail was found dead in his cell Saturday. 58-year-old Jeffrey McLaughlin was jailed in connection with the January 1, 2023 death of his wife, former assistant Hood County prosecutor Venisa Maria McLaughlin. According to the Hood County Sheriff’s Office, staff requested paramedics for an…… MORE
Two Killed in Wrong Way Crash on I-35E
CARROLLTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Carrollton Police Department is investigating a deadly wrong way crash that happened early Sunday morning on I-35E near President George Bush Turnpike. Carrollton police said three vehicles were involved in the crash after one of them drove northbound on the southbound lanes. The driver of the wrong way vehicle and one…… MORE
Popular Tex-Mex Restaurant Closes
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A popular, DFW-area Tex-Mex restaurant has closed. Matt’s Rancho Martinez on Skillman Street, a little west of White Rock Lake, served its last meals Sunday afternoon. Owner Nicholas Martinez says his family is tired of leasing, and from now on intends to own its restaurant sites. The Martinez’s do already have two…… MORE
Walmart Laying Off Fort Worth Employees
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Walmart is laying off more than 1,000 workers at its e-commerce fulfillment center in Fort Worth. The layoffs are part of a nationwide series of cutbacks and consolidations Walmart is making as the economy recovers. Walmart says it is eliminating weekend and evening shifts that it put in place to deal…… MORE
Road Rage Shooting Suspect Arrested
Grapevine (WBAP/KLIF) – Grapevine Police have arrested a suspect for a road rage shooting Friday that occurred a little north of DFW Airport. 30 year old Brandon Rutt faces a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Grapevine Police say Rutt became enraged when a woman pulled in front of him on State Highway…… MORE