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Trump Angered by Intel Briefing Detailing New Attempts by Russia to Hack 2020 Election

Trump Angered by Intel Briefing Detailing New Attempts by Russia to Hack 2020 Election

WASHINGTON (AP) – Intelligence officials have warned lawmakers that Russia is interfering in the 2020 election campaign to help President Donald Trump get reelected. That’s according to three officials familiar with the closed-door briefing. The disclosure raises questions about the integrity of the presidential campaign and whether Trump’s administration is taking the proper steps to…MORE

Fort Worth Officers Reinstated After a Man Died in Custody

Fort Worth Officers Reinstated After a Man Died in Custody

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Two of five Fort Worth police officers have been reinstated after being fired for allegedly ignoring a handcuffed suspect’s pleas for medical attention before he died and trying to cover up their decision not to get him help. Sgt. Chris Daniels said Daniel Pritzker and Mitchel Miller will resume their…MORE

Former Dallas Cowboys RB Sentenced To Jail

Former Dallas Cowboys RB Sentenced To Jail

DALLAS (AP) – Former Dallas Cowboys running back Darren McFadden has been sentenced to four days in jail after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated. McFadden was arrested in January 2019 after he fell asleep in the drive-through lane of a Dallas-area fast-food restaurant. The Dallas Morning News reports that McFadden pleaded guilty Friday to…MORE

North Texas Gas Prices on the Rise!

North Texas Gas Prices on the Rise!

(WBAP/KLIF) — Expect to pay more at the pump as you fill your vehicle this week.  AAA-Texas released a report indicating gas prices are up 12-cents a gallon in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. In Arlington, motorists are paying an average of $2.17 a gallon, while the state-wide average is $2.14. The good news is that…MORE

Dallas Tornado Victims Could Soon Be Fined

Dallas Tornado Victims Could Soon Be Fined

(WBAP/KLIF) DALLAS, TX — The city of Dallas is planning to enforce housing codes on homeowners with broken windows, scattered debris, and collapsed structures. That means that residents in violation may be fined or summoned to court. in a memo to Mayor Eric Johnson, City Manager T.C. Broadnax plans to send letters to 100 residents…MORE

Life High School Oak Cliff Awarded Gym Renovation from Terminally Ill Teen

Life High School Oak Cliff Awarded Gym Renovation from Terminally Ill Teen

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Life High School Oak Cliff was awarded a brand new weight room courtesy of Give a Child a Voice, a nonprofit organization founded by Eric Erdman, a terminally ill teen who is battling brain cancer. The goal of Give a Child a Voice is to end to child abuse, bullying, and life-threatening childhood…MORE

Fort Worth Alliance Airport to be Site of Gulfstream Expansion

Fort Worth Alliance Airport to be Site of Gulfstream Expansion

FORT WORTH ALLIANCE AIRPORT (WBAP/KLIF) – Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced Thursday that it will expand its operations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with the construction of a service center at Fort Worth Alliance Airport. The facility is expected to open by the fall of 2021 and is expected to create around 50 new jobs. Gulfstream will…MORE

Roger Stone Sentenced 40 months on Convictions for Witness Tampering, Lying to Congress

Roger Stone Sentenced 40 months on Convictions for Witness Tampering, Lying to Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) – Roger Stone, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, has been sentenced to 40 months in prison on his convictions for witness tampering and lying to Congress. Thursday’s action in federal court comes amid Trump’s unrelenting defense of his longtime confidant that has led to a mini-revolt inside the Justice Department and…MORE

Hunt County Sheriff’s Department to Host Active Shooter Seminar

Hunt County Sheriff’s Department to Host Active Shooter Seminar

GREENVILLE (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Hunt County Sheriff’s Department is inviting North Texans to attend it’s active shooter seminar in Greenville this weekend. The “A Public Shooter in the Making: Mindset of an Active Shooter” course will teach citizens how to spot a shooter before a tragedy occurs. The department’s Sergeant Jeff Haines cites the outcome…MORE

Trump Taps ‘Loyalist’ to Head Up National Intel Agency; Bi-Partisan Critics Speak Out

Trump Taps ‘Loyalist’ to Head Up National Intel Agency; Bi-Partisan Critics Speak Out

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has named Richard Grenell, the U.S. ambassador to Germany, as acting director of national intelligence. Grenell is a loyal and outspoken Trump supporter. He’s been U.S. ambassador to Germany since 2018. He previously served as U.S. spokesman at the United Nations in the George W. Bush administration, including under…MORE