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Reported As A Car Accident, It Turned Out To Be A Homicide

Reported As A Car Accident, It Turned Out To Be A Homicide

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth Police are trying to untangle a homicide that was first reported to them Monday night as a car accident. The owner of a home near the intersection of McCart Avenue and Altamesa Boulevard told police he was outside, standing on his front lawn, when a car came slowly driving…MORE

Largest Fireworks Show in North Texas Cut Short

Largest Fireworks Show in North Texas Cut Short

(WBAP/KLIF) — The largest July 4th fireworks show in North Texas was cut short due to high winds and grass fires. “Fort Worth’s Fourth” was to be a spectacular fireworks presentation at the Panther Island Pavilion along the Trinity River. However, Fort Worth Fire Chief Jim Davis says high winds and grass fires ended the…MORE

Texas Border Counties Call on Governor to Declare an Invasion

Texas Border Counties Call on Governor to Declare an Invasion

(WBAP/KLIF) – A number of Texas county leaders are calling on Governor Greg Abbott to declare an invasion at the Southern border. County Judges from Goliad County, Kinney County, Terrell County, and others attended a press conference on Tuesday asking the Governor to make the declaration amid a continued surge of illegal immigration. “If you…MORE

MedStar Extreme Weather Protocol

MedStar Extreme Weather Protocol

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – MedStar ambulance service is implementing its extreme weather protocol due to a heat index over 105 degrees. MedStar’s Matt Zavadsky says it’s the best way to measure patient discomfort. “We use the heat index because that’s the real feel. It’s the combination of the ambient temperature combined with the humidity.” Zavadsky…MORE

Governor Abbott Announces Texas Travel Industry Recovery Grant Program

Governor Abbott Announces Texas Travel Industry Recovery Grant Program

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) ─ Texas Governor Greg Abbott and the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and Tourism announced on Tuesday that the opening of applications will begin July 6 for the Texas Travel Industry Recovery Grant Program. The program was established by Senate Bill 8 and signed into law by the Governor following the 87th Legislative…MORE