WAXAHACHIE, Texas (AP) — A teenager who opened fire last year at a Texas high school, seriously wounding a 15-year-old girl, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison. Eighteen-year-old Chad Anthony Padilla (pa-DEE’-yah) was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty last week to one count of attempted capital murder and two counts of aggravated assault.…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Fort Worth Police say the Ryan Place neighborhood has been targeted with multiple motor vehicle burglaries over the past few months (April-June). One suspect involved in the burglaries has not been identified and continues to commit these burglaries. Spare change and miscellaneous items are usually taken from the vehicles, and several firearms…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Every quarter Lon Smith Roofing offers a free roof installation to a Veteran who can’t afford it. First a veteran is nominated, then a committee goes to look at the roofs to make a selection. On Monday, they installed a roof for 95-year-old Raymond Barton, a Fort Worth man who served in the…… MORE
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – The Richardson father charged with Capital Murder in the 2017 death of his adopted daughter Sherin Mathews has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. Just before Wesley Mathews’ murder trial began Monday, he pleaded guilty to Injury to a Child by Omission. During the punishment phase of the trial, the state…… MORE
BEDFORD (WBAP/KLIF) – A sometimes controversial, conservative State Representative from North Texas won’t seek re-election. Republican State Rep. Jonathan Stickland of Bedford assured supporters Monday that he “never sold out” and “never gave up.” He said he was “walking out on [his] own terms.” Stickland was the author of a bill last session that led…… MORE