Yearly Archives: 2018

Michael Cohen Pleads Guilty to Lying to Congress

Michael Cohen Pleads Guilty to Lying to Congress

NEW YORK (AP) – Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, has pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about work he did on a Trump real estate project in Russia. Cohen made a surprise appearance Thursday in a New York courtroom to enter the plea. He admitted making false statements in 2017 to a Senate…MORE

Grand Jury Will Decide on Friday on Amber Guyger Case

Grand Jury Will Decide on Friday on Amber Guyger Case

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A grand jury won’t decide until Friday in the case of a former Dallas police officer who fatally shot her unarmed black neighbor in his own apartment after she said she mistook it for hers. The secret panel has been hearing testimony most of the week in connection with the case since…MORE

Convicted Cell Phone Thief is Allegedly Up to Old Tricks

Convicted Cell Phone Thief is Allegedly Up to Old Tricks

Tyler, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A Tyler man on probation for swiping over 23-thousand dollars worth of phones from a Verizon store apparently hasn’t learned his lesson. Tyler police say 24-year-old Vernell D. Richarson is now accused targeting the lockers of TCU football players. The Star-Telegram reports, Richardson was arrested Wednesday morning on a ‘burglary of…MORE

Frisco Residents On Alert After Multiple Coyote Attacks

Frisco Residents On Alert After Multiple Coyote Attacks

Frisco (WBAP/KLIF) – The Frisco Police Department reported several incidents of aggressive coyote attacks near Eldorado Parkway/ Ryan Chandler with Frisco police says a jogger suffered significant neck injuries and had surgery after a coyote attack Wednesday morning. The coyote is still on the loose. “If at all possible we’re encouraging the public to stay…MORE

O’Rourke vs. Castro: 2 Texans eye White House runs

O’Rourke vs. Castro: 2 Texans eye White House runs

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Beto O’Rourke and Julian Castro were barely old enough for elementary school the last time a Democrat from ruby red Texas ran for the White House. But after a midterm campaign that saw Democrats make inroads throughout the Sun Belt, both Texans are signaling they could make a play for the…MORE

Tarrant County GOP Leaders Consider Removing Muslim Member

Tarrant County GOP Leaders Consider Removing Muslim Member

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – Emails show Republican county leaders in one of the most populous counties in Texas want to remove a party vice chairman because he’s Muslim. The emails delivered anonymously to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram indicate the Tarrant County GOP executive committee plans to vote Jan. 10 on whether to remove Shahid…MORE

Wheel and Tire Theft Ring in Johnson County

Wheel and Tire Theft Ring in Johnson County

KEENE – (WBAP/KLIF) – Authorities in Johnson County are warning residents of wheel and tire thefts that appear to be on the rise.   Three have been reported this week; the thefts can cost victims thousands of dollars each. Keene Police Department’s Facebook page is alerting residents to the establishment of a task force to find…MORE

Senator Cornyn: ‘I’m Running for Re-election’

Senator Cornyn: ‘I’m Running for Re-election’

(WBAP/KLIF) – Any possible purple state threat for the future of Texas politics is not stopping the state’s senior senator for trying for another term. Senator John Cornyn says he will be on the ballot in two years. “I’m running for re-election and intend to run hard and win,” Cornyn said in a conference call…MORE

Investigators Execute Search Warrant at Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston

Investigators Execute Search Warrant at Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston

HOUSTON (AP) – Prosecutors investigating a sexual abuse case against a Houston-area priest are executed a search warrant at the offices of the local archdiocese, led by the cardinal leading the Roman Catholic Church’s response in the U.S. to sexual misconduct. Investigators from the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office were at the offices Wednesday of…MORE