Floresville, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – He escaped with his life during the mass shooting at his small Sutherland Springs church over a week ago; today, John Holcombe lays to rest his father, Bryan Holcombe — who was the associate pastor of First Baptist Church in the small town — along with his mother, a brother, a…… MORE
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All Greek Activities Suspended at Texas State After Pledge Death
San Marcos, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The president of Texas State University has suspended all fraternity and sorority chapter activities following the death of fraternity pledge over the weekend. University officials say 20-year old Matt Ellis of Humble, TX was found unresponsive Monday morning at an off-campus apartment. He had attended a party that Psi…… MORE
Ex-Dallas Assistant DA Issues Statement Following Firing
UPDATE: A former Dallas County District Attorney who was fired after a recording of her cursing out an Uber driver went viral has apologized. Jody Warner said she feared for her safety when the driver, Shaun Platt, did not drop her off at her home. Platt said Warner gave him bad directions and that her…… MORE
Cumulus Employee Starts Fundraiser for Puerto Rico Hurricane Victims
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — An employee of Cumulus Media in Dallas has started a GoFundMe page to raise money to send generators to Puerto Rico hurricane victims. Hurricane Maria hit the island in September, which left millions of people without power. Frankie Martinez works in Cumulus Dallas’ sales department and has family in Puerto Rico…… MORE
Custody Hearing for Sister of Slain Toddler
UPDATE 11:30a – Attorneys for both Sini and Wesley Matthews asked for another delay in the hearing to regain custody of their 4 year old biological child. Today’s hearing lasted just 10 minutes and new hearing has been scheduled for November 29th. Wesley Mathews’ civil attorney, David Kleckner says they need time to put a case…… MORE
TxDOT Wants to ‘End The Streak’ of Fatal Car Crashes
TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Stunning stats that show Texas has racked up over 62-hundred days in-a-row of fatal car crashes over 17 years, since November 7, 2000. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NTSB), 94 percent of these deadly crashes are due to driver error — things like distracted driving, speeding and drunk driving.…… MORE
2017 Election: Thumbs Down to DCS, Thumbs Up to Bonds
Dallas/Forth Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County voters have had enough of the controversies surrounding Dallas County Schools, the agency that operates school buses for all school districts in the county. They voted yesterday to shut down the agency, and let the nine districts that have been using the service, work out their own transportation plans.…… MORE
All Clear Given After TCU Students were Ordered to Shelter in Place
Update at 1:00pm: Law enforcement and the university gave an all clear after an investigation into a road rage incident near the campus that prompted the shelter order. Classes were allowed to resume at 12:00pm. Fort Worth police believe the road rage incident involved two campus “Road runner” shuttle bus drivers. Police say one driver…… MORE
Texans Head to the Polls for Election Day
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Voters go to the polls across the state Tuesday to settle a number of issues. There are 11 issues facing Dallas voters — the most widely publicized being the proposal to abolish Dallas County Schools, which is a company that operates buses for Dallas County school districts. It has been plagued…… MORE
Bowe Bergdahl Receives Dishonorable Discharge, No Prison Time
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) – A military judge ruled Friday that Bowe Bergdahl should serve no prison time for endangering his comrades by walking off his Afghanistan post. The sentence caps a politically divisive episode that centered on one soldier’s decision that affected many other lives. President Barack Obama was criticized for trading Taliban prisoners…… MORE
