AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The former president of Blue Bell Creameries has been charged with wire fraud for allegedly trying to cover up a 2015 listeria outbreak linked to the company’s ice cream that killed three people in Kansas and sickened several others, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday. A federal grand jury in Austin returned a seven-count…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Tarrant County is now ‘No Refusal’ all the time. That means drivers pulled over for suspected impaired driving who refuse to take a routine breathalyzer test will be subject to a court-ordered blood test instead. This program began as a special effort launched around holidays when people were most likely to drink…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The killings of two homeless men in Dallas are part of a growing number of murders in the city, according to Police. The murder rate in Dallas is currently significantly higher higher than this time last year. Dallas Police Department Assistant Chief, Avery Moore said Wednesday during a virtual call with reporters…… MORE
A North Texas Mayor is self-isolating out of concern he was exposed to COVID-19. McKinney Mayor George Fuller was sitting at the dais in this week’s City Council meeting when he got a text from a friend who told the Mayor he had tested positive for COVID-19. “Upon learning I had been around him I…… MORE
HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Houston teenager is gaining national attention for his efforts on helping getting rapid COVID-19 tests to his community. 18-year-old high school senior Taft Foley III, who is also a certified EMT, co-founded a mobile lab that can provide rapid COVID-19 test results within 15 minutes. He said the decision to…… MORE