FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – An online petition calling for the removal of Mike Steele from the City of Fort Worth’s Human Relations Commission is gaining support. The Change.org petition was started by TCU Political Science Professor Emily Farris. She’s calling for Steele’s removal because of some posts on his Facebook page that many said are…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Self-made billionaire and two-time independent candidate for U.S. president, Ross Perot has died at the age of 89. Perot had been fighting a battle with leukemia. The East Texas native founded Electronic Data Systems Corp, known as EDS, in 1962. The company made him a multi-millionaire by 1968 and he’s often referred to as the “Bill Gates…… MORE
Grand Prairie, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The Grand Prairie Independent School District superintendent has died after being involved in a motorcycle accident while on vacation in Arizona. doctor Susan Hull died at an Arizona hospital. Burke Hall, president of the Grand Rrairie ISD Board of Trustees, sent a letter to staff saying in part: “This is…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A time-battered 95-year old building, north of downtown Fort Worth that once served as the meeting place for the Ku Klux Klan is set for demolition. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that the building may be the last standing purpose-built Klan building in the U.S. And now, there is a move…… MORE
Rendon, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A weak earthquake was rattled Tarrant County Monday. A the 2.6 trembler was recorded in Rendon, west of Mansfield, shortly after noon Monday. The depth of the quake was about 3 miles, according to the United States Geological Survey. The Dallas Morning News reports that vibrations of weak earthquakes are similar…… MORE