HALL COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Texas Department of Public Safety issued a Blue Alert Friday morning for a man accused of injuring a hall county police officer. Authorities are searching for 33-year-old Seth Altman of Memphis, Texas in connection to the incident. The Express County Tribune reports a Memphis police officer was shot…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — DETROIT (AP) — The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports has reached a deal to suspend their strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract, a person briefed on the matter says. The union, the International Longshoremen’s Association, is to resume working immediately…… MORE
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The ongoing crackdown of North Texas massage parlors suspected of human trafficking continues. the latest closure is out of Denton. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation issued a six-month closure for Tao Spa on West University Drive. According to a news release, an on-site inspection of the business in…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A North Texas man is breathing a sigh of relief Thursday morning after Fort Worth fire crews rescued him following a 10 foot fall into a grain silo overnight. It happened just after 11 p.m. on South Main Street near JPS Hospital in the medical district. When firefighters arrived,…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump laid the groundwork to try to overturn the 2020 election even before he lost, knowingly pushed false claims of voter fraud and “resorted to crimes” in his failed bid to cling to power, according to a court filing unsealed Wednesday that offers new evidence from the landmark criminal…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – Wal-Mart is partnering with the aviation company ‘Wing’ to provide drone delivery service at their South Loop 288 location in Denton. Drone delivery will be available for select, smaller items for residents within about a six-mile radius of the Denton store, and are expected to fly at an elevation of 200 to 250…… MORE
BEIRUT (AP) — Israel is pressing forward on two fronts. The Israeli military is pursuing a ground incursion into Lebanon against Hezbollah that left eight Israeli soldiers dead Wednesday and conducting strikes in Gaza that killed dozens, including children. As Israel vowed to retaliate for Iran’s ballistic missile attack a day earlier, the region braced…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year and the proportion of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high. That’s according to federal data posted Wednesday. Exemptions rose to 3.3%, up from 3% the year before. Meanwhile, nearly 93% of kindergartners got their required shots. That’s lower than where it was…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — The massive port workers’ strike is highlighting a fear held by many workers that they will be replaced by machines. The International Longshoremen’s Association represents approximately 45,000 dock workers who walked off the job. Among their demands is a total ban on the automation of grates, cranes and container-moving trucks in…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – OpenAI says it has raised $6.6 billion in venture capital investments as part of a broader shift by the ChatGPT maker away from its nonprofit roots. Led by venture capital firm Thrive Capital, the funding round is backed by tech giants Microsoft, Nvidia and SoftBank. That’s according to a source familiar with the…… MORE
