SAN DIEGO (AP) – As thousands of migrants in a caravan of Central American asylum-seekers converge on the doorstep of the United States, what they won’t find are armed American soldiers standing guard. Instead they will see cranes installing towering panels of metal bars and troops wrapping concertina wire around barriers while military helicopters fly…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – Authorities in Georgia say they have closed the decades-old slayings of two women based on confessions by a man being held in Texas who says he killed as many as 90 people over four decades. Two Bibb County investigators traveled to Decatur, Texas, to question 78-year-old Samuel Little. The Bibb County Sheriff’s…… MORE
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Julian Castro says whether he runs in 2020 won’t be influenced by whether Texas’ other big Democrat, Beto O’Rourke, also makes a bid for the White House. Castro said Friday he hasn’t talked to O’Rourke about what’s next after losing a surprisingly close U.S. Senate challenge to Republican Ted Cruz. Castro…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Democrat Gina Ortiz Jones has been in Washington attending orientation for new members of Congress despite Republican incumbent Rep. Will Hurd continuing to hold a lead of 1,000-plus votes in their contested race to represent a sprawling West Texas district. The race is close enough that Ortiz Jones could seek a…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth’s annual Parade of Lights will march through downtown’s streets Sunday evening. It not only is one of two events that kick off Fort Worth’s Christmas season, the other is the city’s tree lighting ceremony, but it routinely attracts tens of thousands of spectators. The parade starts at 6:00 pm,…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The city of Fort Worth turns on the lights of its official Christmas tree this (Saturday) evening. The 56 foot tall blue spruce is standing in Sundance Square. Thousands of spectators and city officials will count down, then throw the switch to turn on its 6,500 lights at 6:00 pm sharp.… MORE
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – One man is dead, another injured in what Dallas Police say was a deadly shooting involving an on-duty apartment security guard. Investigation into the shooting at the Magnolia Creek Apartments at 7272 Marvin D Love Freeway is just getting underway, but police say they believe the security guard shot a man…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. intelligence officials have concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi – a claim the Saudi government has denied. That’s according to a U.S. official familiar with the conclusion, who spoke Friday only on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized…… MORE
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- President Donald Trump awarded a presidential Medal of Freedom to former Dallas Cowboys Quarterback Roger Staubach. The Medal of Freedom is the Nations highest honor for a civilian. “I used to watch him when I was going to school, and I said they can’t catch him he’s just better by far than everyone else…he is…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Fort Worth City Manager David Cooke confirmed Fort Worth Chief Joel Fitzgerald is the final candidate for the Baltimore Police Commissioner Position. “Chief Fitzgerald is currently in discussions with city officials in Baltimore. At this time, Chief Fitzgerald has not submitted a formal letter of resignation. We will provide any updates as…… MORE
