DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Dallas mental health organization is offering free counseling for anyone who witnessed the July 7th ambush that left five police officers dead. Mental Health America of Greater Dallas is encouraging North Texans to take advantage of their United Dallas 7/7 Program. The organization’s Matt Roberts said the services are not just…… MORE
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Animals Rescued from Fort Worth Shelter Found Abandoned and Killed in Arkansas
HORATIO (WBAP/KLIF News) – More than 100 dogs that had been rescued from an animal shelter in Fort Worth last year were found abandoned and living in squalid conditions in a southwest Arkansas home. Investigators said eight dogs were found shot to death outside the home in Horatio, about 160 miles west of Little Rock, last month.…… MORE
North Texas Transgender Woman Says “Bathroom Bill” is Dangerous to Transgender Youth
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The 85th Texas legislative session is underway in Austin and the so-called “bathroom bill” is a hot-button issue yet again. The Privacy Act Bill, authored by Senator Lois Kolkhorst of Brenham, would require transgender individuals to use the bathroom associated with the gender they were born with while in school and publicly-owned places. Amber Puga…… MORE
North Texas Killer Who Laughed Off Death Penalty to be Executed Wednesday
HUNTSVILLE (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Fort Worth man who once told jurors that the death penalty was “no big deal” is scheduled to be executed Wednesday. It will be the nation’s first execution of 2017. Christopher Wilkins was convicted of murdering Willie Freeman and Mike Silva in Fort Worth in 2005, after Freeman sold him…… MORE
Fort Worth Man Accused of Murdering Wife and Son Extradited
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – After spending a few weeks in a Colorado jail, the man accused of killing his wife and son in Fort Worth has been extradited to North Texas. Craig Vandewege was booked into the Tarrant County Jail on capital murder charges early Tuesday morning. Fort Worth police said Vandewege called 911…… MORE