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Two New Zika Cases in North Texas

Two New Zika Cases in North Texas

TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Tarrant County Health Department says there are two new cases of the Zika virus being reported. That brings the total number of cases in Tarrant County to three. The County’s Health Department Director, Vinny Taneja, says if a mosquito bites one of the new patients, it could carry the…MORE

Man Gets 9 Life Sentences

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – A man will serve the rest of his life behind bars. A jury in Tarrant County has sentenced Broderick Cofer, 45, to nine life sentences after he was convicted of sexually assaulting a relative. Cofer acted as his own attorney at trial.  The jury didn’t take long to determine he had…MORE

Man Dies in Mansfield Jail

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Tarrant County medical examiner is working to determine what killed an inmate from Mansfield. Jeremiah Gillispie, 22, was arrested Feb. 27 on charges of driving under the influence and possession of dangerous drugs. Jailers and a staff nurse found him unconscious and were unable to revive him. Video from the jail’s…MORE

Students Hospitalized After Drug Overdose

MANSFIELD (WBAP/KLIF News) – Three students in Mansfield overdosed on Xanax while at school on Tuesday, according to school officials. Teachers at Summit High School noticed the teenage girls were acting strangely in class and called an assistant principal. The students were taken to a nearby hospital.  The girls are expected to recover. Classmates said the…MORE

Police Launch Homicide Investigation

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas County medical examiner has identified remains found under a bridge near Dowdy Ferry Road and Interstate 20 as those of a missing Pleasant Grove woman. Marisol Espinsoa, 34, was last seen in late December.  Family members and friends reported her missing when she didn’t show up for work. A…MORE