ASSOCIATED PRESS – (WBAP/KLIF) – President Trump dug in during a standoff with Democrats concerning his demand for billions of dollars in US-Mexico border wall money. The shutdown will disrupt government operations and leave hundreds of thousands of federal workers furloughed, or forced to work without pay just days before Christmas. White House negotiators left…… MORE
ARLINGTON; WFAA – (WBAP/KLIF) – A North Texas pastor, who may have most recently worked in the Terrell area, has been arrested in Arlington, before being moved to the Tarrant County Jail, and charged with 7 counts of sex assault of a child, three of the charges aggravated sex assault of a child. Police say…… MORE
Updated 12.22.2018 6:00 p – Dallas Police report the arrest of the 55 year old man wanted in the double murder on Belknap Avenue Thursday. Police say 55 year old patrick Douglas Johnson is charged with capital murder and is being held in the Dallas County Lew Sterrett Jail. Names of the victims are not…… MORE
UPDATED: President Trump aims to blame Democrats in a continued showdown over spending fight about border wall money. Shutdown today if Democrats do not vote for Border Security! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 21, 2018 A week ago, President Donald Trump said he’d be “proud” to shut down the government if Congress didn’t give him…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has announced that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will retire at the end of February. The president said on Twitter that a new secretary of defense will be named soon. Mr. Trump’s announcement comes a day after he surprised U.S. allies and members of Congress by announcing the withdrawal of…… MORE
Lewisville, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Lewisville police announced Wednesday that 25-year old Lauren Kavanaugh — who is known for being “The Girl in the Closet” — was arrested on charges of sexual assault of a child on Monday. Officers received a tip from a 14-year-old girl that she had been sexually assaulted by Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh is…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police area asking for the public’s help in identifying an alleged porch pirate. Police say surveillance footage shows the suspect taking several packages from the front porch of a home in the 1100 block of W. Pentagon parkway just before noon last Friday. The suspect is described as a Latin female…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) – Federal Reserve policymakers expect to hike rates just two times next year, down from a previous expectation of three, a sign the Fed foresees a more cautious approach in 2019. They also forecast one additional rate hike in 2020, the same as an earlier projection. Fed policymakers also took a slightly…… MORE
McKinney, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The McKinney City Council is looking for ways to remove an embattled councilman from office. Months after being censured in connection with his actions during a traffic stop, 31-year old La’Shadion Shemwell now faces a continuous household violence charge. According to an arrest-warrant affidavit, the woman told officers he had assaulted…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort worth police have been busy overnight. Police are currently on the scene of the fatal officer involved shooting of a man who opened fire during a chase and subsequently crash into a tree. Police were alerted to the man by a Florida police agency who said that they were…… MORE
