ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – A United States Congressman from North Texas passed away Sunday after battling cancer and COVID-19, according to a family spokesman. “Congressman Ron Wright passed away peacefully at the age of 67 on February 7,” a statement from spokesman Matt Langston read. “His wife Susan was by his side and he is now…… MORE
California (WBAP/KLIF) – Federal investigators are reportedly investigating claims that high-powered explosives went missing last month from a California military base i. MilitaryNews.com quotes an ABC News report that 10 pounds C-4 plastic explosives disappeared from Marin e Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms during a January exercise. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service…… MORE
Midland, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A Midland flower shop owner has been indicted on several more federal charges for her role in the U.S. Capitol riots on January 6. The new charges against Jenny Cudd, all felonies, are ‘obstruction of an official proceeding; remaining in a restricted building or grounds’ disorderly conduct in a Capitol building…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Metroplex has nearly 581,000 cases of COVID-19. Dallas county’s over 1,400 newly confirmed cases raised the pandemic total to over 233,000. Tarrant county listed 1,394 new cases pushing the county close to 227,000 infected residents. Collin county’s total increased to almost 64,500 cases following 279 newly confirmed positive tests, while Denton county’s…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Staff at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Cliff had a smile on their faces this week after giving the COVID-19 vaccine to an elderly woman from Grand Prairie. According to Methodist Health System, 104-year-old Lois Kreger and her family spent weeks online trying to get Lois a vaccine. They were thrilled when…… MORE
HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The University of Houston is gauging where Texans stand on allegations of voter fraud in the Presidential election, and the January 6 storming of the U.S. capitol building. The Hobby School of Public Affairs conducted an online survey in English and Spanish among Texans 18 and older January 12-20, with 1,329 YouGov…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Former President Donald Trump is rejecting a request by House Democrats to testify under oath for his Senate impeachment trial. Democrats are challenging the former president to explain why he and his lawyers have disputed key factual allegations related to their charge that he incited a violent mob to storm the Capitol.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Dallas and Methodist Medical Center in Oak Cliff are teaming up to vaccinate eligible North Texans. Dallas is splitting its weekly shipment of 5,000 vaccine doses between the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center and Methodist, which began administering shots on Thursday. Methodist was allocated 3,000 doses. The convention center…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) – John Matze says he has been fired as CEO of Parler, which was among social media services used to plan the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of then-President Donald Trump. Matze’s announcement followed Amazon’s Jan. 11 decision to remove Parler from its web-hosting service over its unwillingness…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A Republican led group is calling for accountability within the Republican party. “It’s a Republican leaning group who is really looking to get back to a form of more conservatism, normalcy, traditional values of what I would say was the former Republican party, not the Trumpism party that we are seeing today,” Republican…… MORE
