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Tarrant County Reports First Flu Death

Tarrant County Reports First Flu Death

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Tarrant County is reporting its first flu death of the year. This death involves a young child. “On an average flu season, there are about 36,000 flu deaths, you know, in an average year,” Tarrant County Public Health Director Vinny Taneja said. Taneja says we are already trending higher early in…MORE

MedStar Implements Life-Saving Stop the Bleed Kits

MedStar Implements Life-Saving Stop the Bleed Kits

FORT WORTH  (WBAP/KLIF News) – Medstar has implemented a new kit that will help save more lives in the event of a disaster. The Tarrant County ambulance service assembled six specialized duffel bags containing 40 Stop the Bleed kits that can be given to bystanders in the field to help first responders treat trauma victims.…MORE

Hood County Man Gives Jailhouse Interview About Killing His Wife

Hood County Man Gives Jailhouse Interview About Killing His Wife

Hood County, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A Grandbury man provided gruesome jailhouse details about the death of his wife whose remains were found this week. 59-year old Edward Pautenis told says that he shot his wife with three different guns during an argument. “The more that she just kept coming at me, I just sat there…MORE

Uber Reports More Than 3,000 Sexual Assaults On 2018 Rides

Uber Reports More Than 3,000 Sexual Assaults On 2018 Rides

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – In a long anticipated safety report, ride-sharing giant Uber says more than 3,000 sexual assaults were reported during its U.S. rides in 2018. That figure includes 235 rapes. The company hailed the report released Thursday as the first of its kind. The company said it provides a look into the traffic…MORE