BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) – The white father and son convicted of murder in Ahmaud Arbery’s fatal shooting after they chased the Black man through a Georgia neighborhood have been sentenced to life in prison for committing a federal hate crime. A U.S. District Court judge sentenced Travis McMichael and his father Greg McMichael on Monday…… MORE
GULF COAST (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Texas Parks and Wildlife are investigating what caused two boats to collide in the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway near Freeport Saturday night. Five people were ejected and two were killed. The U.S. Coast Guard said a man operating a 22-foot boat traveling northbound called for help around 9:15 p.m. telling…… MORE
The Republican matchup in the Wisconsin gubernatorial race in Tuesday’s primary elections features competing candidates endorsed by former President Donald Trump and his estranged vice president, Mike Pence. Democrats are picking a candidate to face two-term GOP Sen. Ron Johnson for control of the closely divided chamber. Meanwhile, voters in Vermont are picking a replacement…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has approved Democrats’ big election-year economic package. The legislation is less ambitious than President Joe Biden’s original domestic goals. But it embodies deep-rooted party dreams of slowing global warming, moderating pharmaceutical costs and taxing big corporations. Debate began Saturday and went around the clock into Sunday afternoon. Democrats had swatted…… MORE
WHITE SETTLEMENT (WBAP/KLIF) – A Teenage girl is dead after a pickup truck crashed into her white settlement home Sunday evening. The girl was found underneath the vehicle when first responders arrived at the home on Jason Court. The driver of the truck 63-year-old Donald Gruber was arrested and charged with Intoxication Manslaughter and Assault.White…… MORE
ROWLETT (WBAP/KLIF) – A Rowlett man is facing charges following the death of his son. The boy was found inside a car following a long police standoff. The mother of the child called the police saying her husband was acting strangely. Police say when they arrived at the home on Silver Springs Way the father…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A Texas jury has ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $49.3 million in total damages to the parents of a first-grader killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. The final award handed down Friday includes $45.2 million in punitive damages and $4.1 million in compensatory damages. The parents…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced, on Friday, the arrival of the first group of migrants bused to New York City from Texas. According to the Governor’s Office, the migrants were dropped off Friday morning on a green bus at Port Authority Bus Terminal at Gate 14. The Governor said Friday that in…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced, on Friday, the arrival of the first group of migrants bused to New York City from Texas. According to the Governor’s Office, the migrants were dropped off Friday morning on a green bus at Port Authority Bus Terminal at Gate 14. The Governor said Friday that in…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi royally ruffled the feathers of China’s leaders with her recent visit to Taiwan. Dallas based geopolitical consultant Dr. David Oualaalou discussed the controversy, its ramifications and whether President Biden could have stopped the trip. Listen: Dr. David Oualaalou, (pictured right) is an international geopolitical consultant, global speaker,…… MORE
