Newport News, VA (WBAP/KLIF) – Federal authorities say the mastermind behind a large drug trafficking ring that operated in Texas and California as well as in Virginia and North Carolina has pleaded guilty to the charges against him. Forty four year old Ramiro Ramirez-Barreto admitted in a Newport News, Virginia courtroom that he ran a…… MORE
Arlington (WBAP/KLIF) – Arlington Police are asking residents in and around the 900 block of Timberview Lane to check their outdoor surveillance videos for any sign of vehicles driving through the area between 4:00 PM and 4:30 PM Saturday. A hit-and-run driver killed an 80 year old man there who had just stepped outside to…… MORE
Washington (AP) – The U.S. is backing off for now on a plan to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to the 40 prisoners held at the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Pentagon chief spokesman John Kirby says in a tweet that the Defense Department will be “pausing” the plan to give the vaccinations to those held…… MORE
Hidalgo, Texas (AP) – The U.S. Customs and Border Protection says a Border Patrol agent fatally shot a man trying to cross the border into the United States in Hidalgo, Texas. The agency says in a news release that the agent was investigating reports of people entering the U.S. illegally near the Hidalgo Port of…… MORE
Dallas (AP) – American Airlines has seen its stock rise this week as it got caught up in turmoil between small investors and market traders who are betting against the company. With the share price a little higher, American struck a new deal with bankers on Friday to sell more than $1.1 billion in new…… MORE
WBAP/KLIF – Health officials in Dallas County are holding a Covid 19 vaccine registration event today for area residents at South Oak Cliff High School. The event targets area residents because of economic and racial makeup. More homes in this area do not have as many computers and/or internet connections as do other areas of…… MORE
Fort Bliss (WBAP/KLIF) – The U.S. Army confirms the 11 Fort Bliss soldiers who were hospitalized Thursday after injesting a toxic substance while on a field training exercise drank ethylene glycol, the primary chemical in antifreeze. The army says the soldiers had just finished a ten day exercise, and believed they were drinking some form…… MORE
San Antonio (WBAP/KLIF) – A 10 year old San Antonio boy made a killing by selling GameStop stock he was given more than a year ago. Jaydyn Carr’s mother, Nina, spent $60 for 10 shares of the video game chain’s stock in December, 2019. She gave him the stock for Kwanzaa. With GameStop’s share price…… MORE
Frisco (WBAP/KLIF) – A Frisco pastor who created a storm of controversy when he urged his congregation to “raise an army” and “go to war” to help Donald Trump retain the presidency, has been removed from the conservative Political Action Committee he chaired. Brandon Burden was removed from the PAC after preaching a sermon in…… MORE
Fort Bliss, TX (AP) -Two soldiers at Fort Bliss are in critical condition due to food poisoning. The U.S. Army says eleven soldiers were sickened after ingesting an unauthorized substance during a field training exercise at Fort Bliss in Texas. A statement released Friday says two of the soldiers are in critical condition and all…… MORE
