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Family of Man Charged in Hunt County Shooting Plans Protests, Maintains Innocence

Family of Man Charged in Hunt County Shooting Plans Protests, Maintains Innocence

GREENVILLE (WBAP/KLIF) – The family of the man charged in the shooting deaths of two people at a Texas A&M Commerce homecoming party this week in Greenville maintains his innocence. 23-year-old Brandon Ray Gonzalez was arrested at the autoshop where he worked Monday and remains in the Hunt County jail. Those close to Gonzalez said…MORE

WATCH: Lightning Strike Creates Large Crater at Fort Worth Gas Station

WATCH: Lightning Strike Creates Large Crater at Fort Worth Gas Station

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – A lightning strike left a large hole in the parking lot of a Chevron gas station on Shaydell Dr. and Boat Club Rd. Wednesday morning. It happened around 6 a.m. as thunder and lightning storms moved across North Texas. The bolt sent debris flying and left a 15 by 15 feet…MORE

Man With 3 Prior DUI Convictions Charged in Fatal Wrong-Way Crash

Man With 3 Prior DUI Convictions Charged in Fatal Wrong-Way Crash

D-FW (WBAP/KLIF) – A habitual D-U-I offender admits to having at least five shots before a fatal wrong-way crash on the Dallas North Tollway. Police say 30-year Chaz Thames was driving northbound in the southbound lanes of the DNT around 2 a.m. Monday, when he crashed head-on into a car driven by 57-year-old Melvin Anthony…MORE

Pence Tells Troops in Texas That Terrorism Fight ‘Goes on’

Pence Tells Troops in Texas That Terrorism Fight ‘Goes on’

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) – Vice President Mike Pence used a stop at an Army post in Texas to praise U.S. military forces whose weekend raid left Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dead. Pence on Tuesday addressed troops at Fort Hood. In a patriotic message before a large U.S. flag, he said, “The fight…MORE

World Series Goes To 7th Game

World Series Goes To 7th Game

HOUSTON (AP) – Anthony Rendon drove in five runs and Stephen Strasburg pitched into the ninth inning as the Washington Nationals whipped the Houston Astros, 7-2 to send the World Series to a seventh game. Rendon was 3-for-5 with an RBI single, a two-run homer and a two-run double as the Nationals pulled within one…MORE