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Texas Baptist Men Deploys Volunteers After Houston Explosion

Texas Baptist Men Deploys Volunteers After Houston Explosion

HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Baptist Men deployed a box unit over the weekend to help people after Friday’s explosion at a Houston manufacturing plant. Two employees were killed. The team out of Katy, Texas will distribute free packing boxes for people to use as they sort through their belongings. “As people return to the area, they…MORE

AllianceTexas Generates Over $80 Billion in Economic Impact for North Texas

AllianceTexas Generates Over $80 Billion in Economic Impact for North Texas

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- AllianceTexas, the 26,000-acre master-planned, mixed-use community in north Fort Worth, continues to be one of the region’s most substantial economic engines with approximately $83.74 billion generated in regional economic impact and nearly $2.53 billion in total taxes paid to local public entities. According to the annual Insight Research Corporation report, more than…MORE

Texas College Students Test Negative for Coronavirus

Texas College Students Test Negative for Coronavirus

WACO (WBAP/KLIF) – Two Texas college students suspected of the coronavirus tested negative for the illness. The virus is responsible for more than 80 deaths in China. Late last week the Brazos County Health District announced that a Texas A&M student who recently traveled to China showed symptoms of the virus. Sunday it was confirmed…MORE

Houston-Area Toddler Dies After Family Car Rolls Back, Hits Her

Houston-Area Toddler Dies After Family Car Rolls Back, Hits Her

CYPRESS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A 3-year-old Houston-area girl died Saturday in a tragic accident in her family’s driveway. The Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said one of her parents accidentally left the family’s car  in neutral in the driveway while unloading items. The vehicle rolled back and ran over the toddler. The was taken to a…MORE

Bryant’s Helicopter Flew in Fog That Grounded Other Choppers

Bryant’s Helicopter Flew in Fog That Grounded Other Choppers

CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) — The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others that crashed into a rugged hillside outside Los Angeles was flying in foggy conditions considered dangerous enough that local police agencies grounded their choppers. The helicopter plunged into a steep hillside at about 9:45 a.m. Sunday with an impact that scattered debris over…MORE