SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A New Mexico county official who runs a group called Cowboys for Trump and who had vowed to return to Washington after last week’s riot at the U.S. Capitol to place a flag on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s desk has been arrested by the FBI. Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin…… MORE
Biden’s First Day
ASSOCIATED PRESS – President-elect Joe Biden will deliver an appeal for national unity when he’s sworn in Wednesday and he plans immediate moves to combat the coronavirus pandemic and undo some of President Donald Trump’s most controversial policies. That, according to his incoming chief of staff. Biden intends a series of executive actions in his…… MORE
Arlington Police Seek Customer of EZ Mart Sunday Morning Shooting.
WBAP/KLIF – Arlington Police are searching for a customer they believe left an EZ Mart convenience store at Bardin and Matlock just before an approximate 3:30 am shooting of a store clerk Sunday morning. Video footage shows an African Americna man with slim build, wearing a red ball cap, red jacket and dark or black…… MORE
State Capitol Closed, Demonstrations Peaceful
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The State Capitol grounds were blanketed with armed Texas State Troopers on Sunday and will be through the Presidential inauguration on Wednesday. The increased security comes in the wake of the violent breach of the U.S. Capitol building this month. The Texas Department of Public Safety said last week that the Capitol…… MORE
Wrestlemania Is Coming Back To DFW
Arlington (WBAP/KLIF) – The biggest exhibition in professional wrestling will come back to North Texas in about a year and half. World Wrestling Entertainment says WrestleMania will return to AT&T Stadium in Arlington on April 3, 2022. WrestleMania drew more than 101,000 fans during its first appearance in 2016. Organizers are confident the 2022 event…… MORE
DART’s Newly Retired Police Chief Has Died
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The newly retired chief of DART’s Police Department has died. James Spiller took over as leader of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit System Police Department in 2005. He retired in mid December, and died Saturday. The cause of his death has not been made public.… MORE
Plano Highschooler Creates On-Line International Tutoring Service
Plano (AP) – When her Plano high school was forced to move online last spring because of the coronavirus pandemic, Charvi Goyal realized that the schoolmates she’d been informally tutoring between classes would still need extra help, but wouldn’t necessarily be able to get it. So she took her tutoring online, as well. Goyal, a…… MORE
A Texas House Democrat Tests Positive For COVID-19
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A Texas House member says he’s tested positive for COVID-19 after rejoining more than 100 fellow lawmakers this week at the state Capitol. State Rep. Joe Deshotel said Friday he doesn’t know where he might have become infected. The Democrat got the result shortly after House members unanimously adopted rules that…… MORE
State Capital Grounds in Austin Temporarily Closed
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas is closing the state Capitol grounds through President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. The announcement Friday comes amid warnings of armed protests at statehouses around the U.S. The announcement adds Texas to the growing list of states taking new safeguards following last week’s deadly siege at the U.S. Capitol. The Texas Department…… MORE
New Variant of the Coronavirus Found in Dallas County
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) -Dallas County Health and Human Services announced that this is the same variant discovered in the United Kingdom, and the third case identified within the state of Texas. According to officials, the variant was found in a man in his 20’s, with no recent history of travel outside of the United States.…… MORE
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