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
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
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
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
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – As North Texas communities continue a long road to recovery in the wake of last weekend’s deadly storms, we’re learning more about the victims of a tornado that touched down in Cooke County Saturday night. Seven people were killed, more than 100 injured and hundreds of homes and structures…… MORE
FORT WORTH – (WBAP/KLIF) – At least five people are reported killed in a tornado or more than one tornado that tore through the Sanger/Valley View area Saturday night. Damage is reported in Cooke and Denton counties. More victims are likely, according to officials, who responded to calls for help when a travel center on…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A three month-long strike at the Molson Coors brewery in Fort Worth has ended as workers reached an agreement on a new, three-year contract. Teamsters Local 997 announced the development on Wednesday but did not disclose specific details about the contract but did say it provides for higher pay,…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Fort Worth Police Department released surveillance video of persons of interest in connection to a deadly shooting at a nightclub last weekend. Edgar Salgado was fatally shot inside the El Gallito Copeton Nightclub at 3202 North Main Street around 4 Sunday morning. The video shows two Hispanic women…… MORE
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. FORT WORTH – (WBAP/KLIF) – Tarrant County outrage concerning the George Floyd-style death of a 31 year old Tarrant County inmate held in the facility about 24 hours has community groups demanding a federal investigation into his death and the deaths of 62 other inmates in…… MORE
