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Actor Eddie Hassell Fatally Shot in Grand Prairie

Actor Eddie Hassell Fatally Shot in Grand Prairie

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (AP) — The actor Eddie Hassell, known for his roles in the NBC show “Surface” and the 2010 Oscar-nominated film “The Kids Are All Right,” has died after a shooting in Texas, police said. He was 30. The shooting happened early Sunday in the Dallas suburb of Grand Prairie, police said. Grand…MORE

Trump Decries FBI Investigation of Texas Supporters Surrounding Biden Bus

Trump Decries FBI Investigation of Texas Supporters Surrounding Biden Bus

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday suggested the FBI should stop investigating an incident in which his supporters were seen surrounding a Biden campaign bus in Texas, which led Democrats to cancel an event there. The president’s tweet came hours after the FBI confirmed that it was “aware of the incident and investigating.”…MORE

Texas Supreme Court Denies GOP Effort to Reject Houston Votes

Texas Supreme Court Denies GOP Effort to Reject Houston Votes

DALLAS (AP) – The Texas Supreme Court has denied a Republican-led petition to toss nearly 127,000 ballots cast at drive-thru voting places in the Houston area. The state’s all-Republican high court on Sunday rejected the request from GOP activists and candidates without explaining its decision. The effort to have the Harris County ballots thrown out…MORE

Texas Workforce Commission Reinstates Work Search Requirement

Texas Workforce Commission Reinstates Work Search Requirement

Austin (WBAP/KLIF) If you’re receiving unemployment benefits in Texas, you have to start looking for work again to continue to qualify for those benefits. The Texas Workforce Commission reinstated the work search requirement on November 1st. The requirement which requires jobseekers to show three job searches per week was suspended amid the coronavirus pandemic. The…MORE

Voter Turnout could Reach Levels Not Seen in Over a Century

Voter Turnout could Reach Levels Not Seen in Over a Century

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – There will likely be long lines on Election Day even though 2016 records were broken in Texas before early voting was over. SMU Political Science Professor Dr. Cal Jillson says we are projected to see the highest voter turn out in over 100 years. “People are taking an extraordinary interest in this…MORE

Dallas Police Need Public’s Help In Finding Trigger Man In Triple Murder

Dallas Police Need Public’s Help In Finding Trigger Man In Triple Murder

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Police in Dallas are turning to the public to track down the man responsible for last weeks’ triple murder at a Dallas Night Club. 20-year-old Cameron Craig is the alleged trigger man for the triple shooting at Aces of Dallas that occurred a week ago Sunday. 26-year-old Darry Wayne Nellums Jr., 27-year old…MORE

Muslim Mailer Falsely Portraying Frisco City Council Candidates’ Faith

Muslim Mailer Falsely Portraying Frisco City Council Candidates’ Faith

FRISCO(WBAP/KLIF)-A political mailer is causing one Frisco city council candidate to defend herself and faith Frisco city council candidate Sadaf Haq is condemning a recent mailer that appears to come from Muslim supporters. “It’s painting me to be this scary, radical Muslim who is going to try and take over Frisco. And it’s just this…MORE

Authorities Investigating Video Showing President Trump Supporters Confronting Biden Campaign Bus on Texas Highway

Authorities Investigating Video Showing President Trump Supporters Confronting Biden Campaign Bus on Texas Highway

(WBAP/KLIF) – The San Marcos Police Department and the FBI are looking into allegations of harassment against President Trump supporters seen on video following a Biden-Harris campaign bus on I-35 outside Austin on Friday. A video posted to social media shows a caravan with Trump flags waving and horns honking pursuing the Biden Harris campaign…MORE

Dallas Police Enhancing Downtown Presence, Investigating Murder of College Student

Dallas Police Enhancing Downtown Presence, Investigating Murder of College Student

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Police Department is investigating the shooting death of an SMU student over the weekend in Downtown Dallas. According to DPD, Officers responded to a shooting call at the intersection of S. Harwood Street and Jackson Street around 3 a.m. Halloween morning. Police found 19-year-old Robert Urrea laying in the intersection…MORE