(WBAP/KLIF) – A North Texas gymnastics coach is charged with sexually assaulting young girls. The allegations stem from Crawley’s time as a coach at Sokol Gymnastics in Fort Worth, where he’s now suspended. “He’s been suspended from the second that the allegations were made,” said Attorney Russ Prince, who represents the gym. “Not only did they…… MORE
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Pope Francis Declares Death Penalty “Inadmissible”
VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis has changed church teachings about the death penalty, saying it can never be sanctioned because it “attacks” the inherent dignity of all humans. The Vatican said Thursday that Francis had changed the Catechism of the Catholic Church – the compilation of official Catholic teaching. Previously, the catechism said the…… MORE
More Tarrant County students are Opting out of Vaccinations, Immunization Collaboration Officials highly encourage the shot
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF) – Back to school is around the corner and parents are asked to get their children vaccinated. Terri Andrews, Chairman of the Tarrant County Immunization Collaboration, said in 2003, state law makers made it easier for parents to opt out of getting the shot. Since then, Tarrant County has been a ‘hot…… MORE
Tom Cruise Trained in Grand Prairie for Helicopter Stunts in new film
GRAND PRAIRIE (WBAP/KLIF) — The city of Grand Prairie has a major part in the newest Mission: Impossible film, but you may not know it. Airbus Helicopters, which is based in Grand Prairie, provided helicopters for “Mission: Impossible- Fallout” and hosted Tom Cruise himself so that he could learn to fly them. Cruise does…… MORE
DFW Airport Recieves $180 Million Federal Grant to Fund New Taxiways, Improving Safety and Efficiency
DALLAS/FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The DFW Airport received $180 million federal grant from the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This grant will fund two end-around taxiway systems. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao delivered the Letter of Intent to the Airport on Friday. “This investment in two new taxiways will…… MORE
Kat Boonzaier
Kat moved to the USA from South Africa with her family in pursuit of living the American Dream. Her first stop was in Florida. In 2017 she graduated from the University of Florida with an honors degree in Telecommunications. Kat comes to us from CBS Channel 4 in Gainesville where she was a television reporter…… MORE
Fort Worth celebrity chef facing domestic assault charges
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — Fort Worth celebrity chef Grady Spears was arrested early Tuesday following a report of domestic violence. When police arrived at Spears’ home his wife, Wendy Mann-Spears, had bruises on her face and body. She told officers her husband had hit her multiple times. Now she’s defending him. In a Facebook…… MORE
Ivanka Trump makes a large donation to a Plano church
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF News) — When Ivanka Trump learned that Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano was raising money to minister to migrants at the Texas – Mexico border she donated $50,000 to the effort. Pastor Jack Graham said the donation was received after he sent a tweet reading, “We @Prestonwood are currently working to provide solutions…… MORE
Trump Signs Executive Order Keeping Families Together
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to keep families together at the southern border, saying at the White House that he doesn’t like the sight of children being separated from their families. He said, “We are keeping families together.” But the president added the “zero tolerance” policy will continue. Vice…… MORE
Two suspects have been arrested for a double murder in Mesquite.
Mesquite (WBAP/KLIF) – Mesquite Police have arrested two suspects in a double murder that occurred a week ago. Cassius Williams and Rozman Shannon, Jr are charged with the killings of two teenagers who were shot to death in the cab of a red pickup truck. Mesquite Police describe the killings as a drug robbery… saying…… MORE
