Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A woman prisoner in a Fort Worth jail surprised corrections officers earlier this month by giving birth to a child in her cell without their knowledge. The Tarrant County Sheriff’s office says the woman was alone in a cell on May 17 when she delivered the baby. Lt. Jennifer Gabbert says…… MORE
Amarillo (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott is urging those who are planning elective surgeries to get them soon. He told a news conference in Amarillo this is the time; while hospitals are not slammed by coronavirus patients. Abbott said he is not predicting a surge in such cases, but he advises Texans it is…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – State troopers will be back on the streets of Dallas again this summer. Police Chief Renee Hall says DPS troopers and county constables will be brought in to help “fill the gaps” in high crime neighborhoods. Troopers were deployed in some Dallas neighborhoods for three months last summer. That touched off a…… MORE
Palm Desert, CA (AP) – Former Dallas Cowboy Ryan Leaf has been arrested in Southern California. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department says the 44 year old former NFL quarterback was arrested Friday on a domestic battery charge in Palm Desert, which is about 110 miles southeast of Los Angeles. According to booking information provided by…… MORE
Austin (AP) – As more sectors of the Texas economy re-open from the freeze of the coronavirus pandemic, a few dozen anti-government demonstrators rallied at the state Capitol in Austin to demand that all limitations be lifted. The weekend “Texas Freedom Rally” featured speakers who called for Texas to remain “open and free” and for…… MORE