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Tarrant Area Food Bank in Need of Donations Amid Rising Demand and Inflation

Tarrant Area Food Bank in Need of Donations Amid Rising Demand and Inflation

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Americans are feeling the squeeze of soaring inflation and the impact is trickling down to non-profits. The Tarrant Area Food Bank is in desperate need of donations as the demand for help increases and the typical pool of donors dwindles. Julie Butner is the TAFB’s President and said they’re…MORE

Alabama Church shooting kills 2, wounds 1; suspect detained

Alabama Church shooting kills 2, wounds 1; suspect detained

VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (AP) – Police in Alabama say a gunman opened fired on a small group meeting at a suburban church, killing two people and injuring a third before being taken into custody. The attack happened Thursday evening at Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church in the Birmingham suburb of Vestavia Hills. Police Capt. Shane Ware…MORE

Former Arlington Officer Indicted for Murder

Former Arlington Officer Indicted for Murder

(WBAP/KLIF) — A former Arlington police officer was indicted, Thursday, for the fatal shooting of a man after a low speed chase. Robert Phillips was indicted on a charge of murder by a Tarrant County Grand Jury for the shooting death of 40-year-old Jesse Fischer of Addison. In October of 2021, Fischer was turning his…MORE

Dallas Selected as Host City for FIFA World Cup

Dallas Selected as Host City for FIFA World Cup

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Dallas was named one of 16 host cities for FIFA World Cup 2026™, by FIFA on a live broadcast on Thursday from New York City. A crowd gathered at the AT&T Discovery District in downtown Dallas to watch the announcement. “This is a big day for the city of…MORE

New SBC President Commits to Move Sex Abuse Reforms Forward

New SBC President Commits to Move Sex Abuse Reforms Forward

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Bart Barber, pastor of First Baptist Church of Farmersville, who was just elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention, vowed to expedite sex abuse reforms in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. Barber’s promise came one day after thousands of delegates voted overwhelmingly to create a way to track pastors and other church…MORE