Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Angered by the Supreme Court’s refusal to hear the Texas case challenging election results in four states, Texas GOP Chairman Allen West on Friday suggested Texas should secede from the Union. The SCOTUS decision marked one of over 50 court denials related to Trump campaign cases alleging voter fraud. In a written…… MORE
10G in 10 Days/Donations Needed to Feed First Responders
DALLAS – (KXAS)- The group Feed A Hero hopes to feed seven thousand first responders a warm holiday meal, but the fundraising is in crisis, in part, due to the Covid 19 pandemic. Organizers say they have ten days to raise ten thousand dollars to reach that goal. The group began in 2013 feeding six…… MORE
Young Sailor From Texas Disappears From Aircraft Carrier
San Diego (AP) – The U.S. Navy has called off search and rescue efforts for a 20 year old sailor from Texas who reportedly fell overboard earlier this week from the USS Theodore Roosevelt. The Navy says it ended the effort after it searched more than 600 square nautical miles for more than 55 hours…… MORE
Mayor Fined For Campaign Law Violations
Arlington (WBAP/KLIF) – The mayor of Arlington has been fined $1500 for violating campaign finance laws. The Texas Ethics Commission fined Jeff Williams for breaking the law several times while running for re-election in 2019. Williams’ campaign spokesperson has acknowledged what he says were “oversights.” He says some campaign contributions were taken and reported “in…… MORE
Suspect Killed After Shooting Sheriff’s Deputy
(WBAP/KLIF) — Authorities say a suspect being pursued by sheriff’s deputies in West Texas was killed after shooting a deputy in the leg. The Ector County sheriff’s office says deputies were trying to pull over a person wanted on a parole violation when the vehicle with two people inside led deputies on a chase in Odessa. When…… MORE
Coronavirus Cases Flood North Texas
(WBAP/KLIF) — Coronavirus cases keep piling up in North Texas as county health departments combined, Saturday, to report 4,903 new cases. Dallas county showed more than 2,100 additional positive tests, Tarrant county almost 1,300, Collin county nearly 1,100, and Denton listed 423 new COVID-19 cases. 19 North Texans succumbed to the illness, Saturday, including country…… MORE
Country Legend Charley Pride Dies of COVID-19
(WBAP/KLIF) — Country music legend Charley Pride died on Saturday, December 12, 2020, from complications of COVID-19. The three-time Grammy winner charted more than thirty #1 hits. He last performed the song “Kiss An Angel Good Mornin’” on November 11th at the CMA Awards in Nashville. Pride was born a sharecropper’s son in Sledge, Mississippi, on March…… MORE
Dallas Police Working to Solve Double Murder & Identify Victims
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas police are investigating a double homicide that allegedly happened at a Super 8 Motel. Dallas police reportedly responded to a shooting call around 3:42a.m. Sunday at a Super 8 Motel near the frontage road of I-30, Highland Road, and St. Francis Avenue. According to police, when they arrived they found…… MORE
Texas Nears 24,000 Deaths From COVID-19
Austin (AP) – Texas is nearing 24,000 reported deaths from the coronavirus as the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 stays above 9,000. The Texas Department of State Health Services reported Friday 9,109 people were hospitalized across the state. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University say Texas has had 23,913 COVID-19 related deaths since the pandemic…… MORE
Suspect Killed After Shooting West Texas Deputy
Odessa (AP) – Authorities say a suspect being pursued by sheriff’s deputies in West Texas was killed after shooting a deputy in the leg. The Ector County sheriff’s office says deputies were trying to pull over a person wanted on a parole violation when the vehicle with two people inside led deputies on a chase…… MORE
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