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Teen pleads guilty to plotting terror attack at Texas mall

Teen pleads guilty to plotting terror attack at Texas mall

DALLAS (AP) — A suburban Dallas teenager has pleaded guilty to plotting an Islamic State group-inspired mass shooting at a North Texas mall. A state judge sentenced Matin Azizi-Yarand to 20 years in prison Monday for solicitation of capital murder and making a terroristic threat, state and federal prosecutors announced. The 18-year-old is eligible for…MORE

Fort Worth Police Looking for Fatal Hit and Run Suspect

Fort Worth Police Looking for Fatal Hit and Run Suspect

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Fort Worth Police are on the hunt for a suspected hit and run driver after a man was killed in the parking lot of La Gran Plaza mall in South Fort Worth. Police say the driver hit the man more than once, shortly after 2 am outside a Latin nightclub near Las…MORE

Police Confirm Body Found in Dallas Lake is Missing Grand Prairie Mother

Police Confirm Body Found in Dallas Lake is Missing Grand Prairie Mother

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Police say a kayaker found a body at Mountain Creek Lake Wednesday and Police confirm it is Weltzin Garcia, the Grand Prairie mother who went missing months ago. Garcia and her estranged boyfriend Alfonzo Hernandez, disappeared February 5th. Hernandez was found dead days later in White Rock Lake. Police say they issued a Domestic…MORE

Appeals Court Halts Texas Death Row Inmate’s Execution

Appeals Court Halts Texas Death Row Inmate’s Execution

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A state appeals court has halted this week’s scheduled execution of a Texas death row inmate condemned for the shooting death of an 81-year-old woman nearly 30 years ago. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Monday granted a request by Mark Robertson’s attorneys to stay his execution. The decision came as…MORE

Specialized Women’s Hospital Now Open in Arlington

Specialized Women’s Hospital Now Open in Arlington

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- A specialized Women’s Hospital just opened in Medical City Arlington. CEO Keith Zimmerman said this was created as a destination women’s hospital, a luxurious and safe place for care. “Smart women in North Texas want a safe place to deliver and a safe place for their baby but they also want to have a luxurious experience and…MORE