TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Tarrant County Jail’s chief is retiring amid a cloud of controversy around the facility due to the number of inmate deaths. Executive Chief Deputy Charles Eckert has been with the jail for 32 years and has led daily operations since December 2020. The sheriff’s office issued a statement…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) Valley View – The Valley View Volunteer Fire Department says the towns’ warning siren malfunctioned Saturday during the tornado that killed seven people and injured many others. In a facebook post, the department said crews were warned about a possible tornado in an area Southwest of Valley View. The post went on to say…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — The first day of jury deliberations in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial has concluded after the panel sent two notes to the judge. The panel asked to rehear jury instructions and to rehear select testimony from two key witnesses: former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker and Trump’s former lawyer Michael…… MORE
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. WASHINGTON D.C. – (WBAP/KLIF) – A suspected top level senior Sinaloa cartel assassin is extradited to the United States; released by Mexico to American officials in almost record time. 32-year old Nestor Isidro Perez Salas, known as “El Nini”, is cooling his heels in New York…… MORE
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Criminal charges against Scottie Scheffler have been dismissed, ending a legal saga that began with images of the world’s top male golfer being arrested and handcuffed in Louisville during the PGA Championship. Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell, a local prosecutor, asked a judge Wednesday afternoon to drop the four charges against…… MORE
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Despite severe weather sweeping across North Texas Tuesday morning, voters made their voices heard at the ballot box for the May 28 primary runoff elections. Due to widespread power outages, some of the polling locations remained open a little longer than the standard 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. timeframe.…… MORE
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. Tarrant County officials report the death of a female inmate Monday, May 27th, while held in the Tarrant County Jail. Officials do not identify the inmate who they report was held at that facility since May 16th of this year. Officials say detention officers found the…… MORE
As we wait to hear from officials on the damage from this weekend’s deadly storms, resources are available for those impacted by the storm. The North Texas tornado killed seven people, left 500,000 without power, and destroyed homes and properties throughout North Texas. Below is a list of resources if you would like to help…… MORE
Damage to building at 10,700 Harry Hines, at Manana Street, Dallas, Tuesday morning 05/28 UPDATE: 06/02/2024 8:08 AM – Oncor now reports nearly 1500 outages in it’s North Texas service area. UPDATE: 05/30/2024; 6:45 PM – Oncor has outages down to 10,994 in the service area. More chunks of power resumption to customers is expected…… MORE
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