(WBAP/KLIF) — WASHINGTON (AP) — Texas Sen. John Cornyn has informed his colleagues that he intends to run for Senate Republican leader, becoming the first senator to announce a campaign after Sen. Mitch McConnell said he will step down from the post in November. Cornyn, who served as McConnell’s No. 2 in leadership before he…… MORE
STINNETT (WBAP/KLIF News ) – What is now the largest wildfire in Texas history has scorched over 1 million acres in the Texas panhandle since it began Monday and claimed the life of at least one victim. The family of 83-year-old Joyce Blankenship said she died at her house in Stinnett. The Smokehouse Creek fire…… MORE
WBAP WX CNTR FORECAST: 2-29-24 TODAY…CLOUDY AND COOL WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS OFF AND ON THROUGH THE DAY… HIGH NEAR 52 WINDS NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH TONIGHT..RAIN ENDING.. LOWS 37 TO 41 TOMORROW…CLEARING AND MILD.. HIGH NEAR 70 / LOW NEAR 50 WINDS SOUTH 5-10 MPH SATURDAY…SUNNY, WINDY AND WARMER..…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Dallas City Council on Wednesday approved a $2.5 million partial settlement with the family of Tony Timpa, who died in Dallas police custody in August of 2016. The move comes months after a jury found three of the four officers, Dustin Dillard, Raymond Dominguez and Danny Vasquez, violated Timpa’s constitutional…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election and set a course for a quick resolution. The justices’ order maintains a hold on preparations for a trial focused on Trump’s efforts to overturn his election loss.…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden has appeared on Capitol Hill for a defiant closed-door deposition with lawmakers. He blasted the Republican impeachment inquiry into his father and the family’s business affairs as a “house of cards” built on “lies” as he faced a battery of probing questions. The deposition of the president’s son Wednesday marks…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The two front-runners in the 2024 Presidential Race are conducting dueling border visits, Thursday. Both projected Republican nominee and Former President Donald Trump along with Democrat candidate President Joe Biden will visit the Southern border. SMU political science professor Matthew Wilson says that former President Trump wants to highlight what he feels is…… MORE
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(WBAP/KLIF) — WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down from that position in November. McConnell, who turned 82 last week, was set to announce his decision Wednesday in the well of the Senate,…… MORE
Tarleton State University’s Career Services and College of Business are banning together to help you get employed. They’re hosting a job fair on March 6th, where students, alumni and community members can meet with companies hiring for a variety of positions. Participants are encouraged to bring their résumé and other applicable materials. Suggested attire is…… MORE
