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One Person Dead, Two Injured in a Two-Alarm Apartment Fire in Benbrook

One Person Dead, Two Injured in a Two-Alarm Apartment Fire in Benbrook

FORT WORTH  (WBAP/KLIF News) – A two-alarm fire at a Benbrook apartment complex left one person dead and another two injured. The fire broke out just after midnight at the St. Nicholas Place Apartments on Williams Road near just west of Benbrook Highway. The Benbrook Fire Department’s Chief Tommy Davis said two people had to jump out…MORE

Animals Seized from “Urine-Soaked” Hunt County Home Again

CADDO MILLS  (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to animals took custody of 18 animals that were allegedly being mistreated at a home in Caddo Mills, about 60 miles southwest of Dallas. The SPCA of Texas seized the nine cats, five dogs, three kittens and one pig that were found living…MORE

Convicted Felon Charged with Voter Fraud in Tarrant County

Convicted Felon Charged with Voter Fraud in Tarrant County

RENDON  (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Tarrant County woman is accused of voting in the 2016 presidential election, despite being on parole. Crystal Mason of Rendon is on supervised release for a conviction of conspiracy to defraud the government in 2011. Prosecutors said she and her then husband, Sanford Taylor Hobbs III, inflated their clients tax refunds at…MORE

Fort Worth ISD Declares its Schools Welcoming and Safe

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Fort Worth School District unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday night that declared its campuses a safe and welcoming space for students regardless of their immigration status. The district’s Ashley Paz said she wanted to put the resolution on the agenda because of the growing fear of deportation among students and parents,…MORE

Dallas Police Choir is Raising Money to Attend Washington D.C Ceremony

Dallas Police Choir is Raising Money to Attend Washington D.C Ceremony

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas Police Choir is raising money to sing at National Police Week in Washington D. C. in May. The choir used their voices to comfort the families of five of their fallen brothers, who were killed by a sniper in downtown Dallas on July 7th, 2016. Detective Lucy Barnett told WFAA…MORE