(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas stands ready should China invade Taiwan. The East Asia island country manufactures 60% of the world’s computer chips and 90% of the most advanced ones. However, what happens if China invades Taiwan. After the technology industry was debilitated during the computer chip shortage amidst the COVID pandemic, business leaders are contemplating the…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Texas Supreme Court is deciding whether the state’s abortion ban is too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications. The all-Republican court, Tuesday, scrutinized efforts to clarify exceptions to the ban, which a growing number of women say forced them to continue pregnancies despite serious risks to their health. The Texas lawsuit is…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Zion Carr was just 8-years-old when he watched former Fort Worth Police Officer Aaron Dean shoot his aunt to death in 2019. Now, the Fort Worth City Council has approved a deal to pay $3.5-million into a trust fund for Zion to be used for college and living expenses. James Smith is the…… MORE
Update at 9:30pm: The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Deputy who was shot while working off-duty Monday afternoon has been identified as 35-year-old Brett Brown. Brown was shot twice, once in the upper chest and once in the stomach. Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn gave an update on Brown’s condition Monday night saying that Brown will be…… MORE
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel and Hamas agreed to extend their cease-fire for two more days past Monday, raising the prospect of further exchanges of militant-held hostages for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel and a longer halt to their deadliest and most destructive war. Eleven Israeli women and children, freed by Hamas, entered Israel Monday…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Hamas terrorists released 4-year-old Abigail Edan to Red Cross custody on Sunday, marking the first release of a U.S. hostage since the October 7 massacre in Israel. Edan, whose fourth birthday passed while she was in captivity, is among 14 Israelis and 2 other foreign nationals released on Sunday. Edan was taken captive…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A former Tarrant County narcotics detective guilty of murder. In 2020, 39-year-old Jay Rotter reported that his girlfriend had shot herself and committed suicide at their Denton home. However, an investigation into the shooting showed evidence inconsistent with suicide and contradicted the character of the 46-year-old victim, Leslie Hartman, according to her family…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Hundreds of thousands of North Texans are flocking to malls, department stores, and specialty retailers to cash in on Black Friday deals. Due to a drop in demand for product orders, experts predict retailers will slash prices to drive foot traffic and attract shoppers on the biggest shopping weekend of the year. WBAP/KLIF…… MORE
RAFAH, EGYPT – (WBAP/KLIF) – The first group of hostages being returned by Hamas to Israel is making it’s way back into Israeli territory. Numbers are slightly fluctuating as reported by different network news outlets, but it appears there are 13 hostages taken from Israel in addition to 12 Thai nationals also kidnapped that are…… MORE
BALCH SPRINGS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Balch Springs Police are asking the public to help them find a man accused of stabbing his wife to death days before thanksgiving. Investigators said 38-year-old Luis Pardo killed 34-year-old Hilda Gurrola at their home at 11304 Erich Drive near Peachtree Road just after 5 p.m. Tuesday. When officers…… MORE
