Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Department of Public Safety has fired its first officer in connection with the failed response to the Uvalde school massacre. A termination notice was served on State Trooper, Sgt. Juan Maldonado Friday. No details were provided about his role during the shooing on may 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School.…… MORE
UNITED KINGDOM (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Britain’s former finance minister Rishi Sunak has won the race to be leader of the Conservative Party and will become the United Kingdom’s first Asian prime minister. Former PM Liz Truss resigned last Thursday after six turbulent weeks in office. Truss lost control of the party after her tax-cutting…… MORE
Texas (WBAP/KLID) – Early voting for the Nov. 8 midterm elections starts today. High-profile statewide races are on the ballot from governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general, to local county judge seats, along with a number of local ballot issues. During early voting registered voters can go to any polling location in their county. hours…… MORE
WBAP WX CENTER FCST: 10-24-22 TODAY…CLOUDY AND WINDY WITH RAIN THIS MORNING.. THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON HIGH NEAR 72 WINDS SOUTH 20-35 MPH AND GUSTY SOME STORMS POSSIBLY SEVERE WITH HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. TONIGHT..RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING OVERNIGHT… LOW NEAR 51.. TOMORROW…RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ENDING BY MIDDAY OTHERWISE, CLEARING,…… MORE
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A mother whose twin teenagers told police in Texas they were handcuffed and forced to drink bleach was in jail Friday in neighboring Louisiana, where records show the woman had pleaded guilty a decade earlier to charges of putting her kids in danger. Zaikiya Duncan, 40, was arrested in Louisiana this week after doorbell videos…… MORE
Dallas Cowboys – 24 Detroit Lions – 6 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Ezekiel Elliott ran for two 1-yard touchdowns and Dak Prescott threw for a score in his return from injury while the Dallas Cowboys leaned on their defense again in a 24-6 victory over the Detroit Lions. The Cowboys recovered Jamaal Williams’ fumble inside…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — UPDATE: A Texas prison official says the 30-year-old man charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of two Dallas hospital employees was on parole and had been given permission to be at the medical facility for the birth of a child. A prison spokeswoman says Nestor Hernandez was granted leave to be…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Bedford Police Department responded quickly to arrest a student who threatened to carry out a school shooting at Harwood Junior High. According to Bedford Police Chief Jeff Williams, the incident occurred late Wednesday night. Williams said the department determined that the student did not possess any firearms or means to follow through…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas counties are gearing up for a busy election process during the mid-terms, as the political climate has been heating up for months. Tarrant County Election Administrator Heider Garcia says preparations have been non-stop with candidate certification, assuring names are correctly printed on ballots, and the delivery of mail-in ballots to residents living…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A federal judge has ruled that relatives of people who died in the crashes of two Boeing 737 Max planes are crime victims. The judge’s ruling, Friday, could help clear the way for families to challenge a settlement that spared Boeing from criminal prosecution. The court’s ruling means that the Justice Department should…… MORE
