Eagle Pass (WBAP/KLIF) – U.S. Border Patrol agents rescued five immigrants from Honduras who nearly drowned while trying to illegally enter the U.S. by wading across the river that separates Mexico from Texas. It happened Friday morning in the Rio Grande, between Eagle Pass, Texas, and Piedras Negras, Mexico. Some of the rescued Hondurans were…… MORE
Dallas (AP) – A Dallas company has recalled a ton of chicken items produced last month with incorrect labels. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Saturday announced the recall by Taylor Farms. USDA officials say the products are wrongly labeled “Chile Relleno” due to misbranding. The items contain an undeclared allergen – wheat. Officials have…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The real test of the brand new TEXRail system connecting downtown Fort Worth to DFW Airport began Friday morning. The system opened in early January, and was immediately popular: 100,000 riders in the first month. However that first month offered free rides. As of Friday morning passengers have to pay. An…… MORE
Plano (WBAP/KLIF) – A 37 year old Plano man has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for raping and impregnating an 11-year-old girl. Roli Lopez-Sanchez will not be eligible for parole or good-behavior credit. The girl who is now 12 years old gave birth last summer, and DNA tests confirm Lopez-Sanchez is the baby’s…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Yet another candidate has tossed his hat into the ring to run for Mayor of Dallas. 71 year old Steve Smith is the founder and C.E.O. of a multi billion dollar asset management firm. He says he’s running primarily to invigorate the Great Trinity Forest and other nature preserves along the Trinity…… MORE