AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Three years ago, criminal charges against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appeared to put his political future in peril. But the Republican enters November’s midterm elections favored to win a second a term while remaining under indictment. Paxton has pleaded not guilty to charges of securities fraud over allegations that he…… MORE
PHILADELPHIA – (WBAP/KLIF) – Retired Rabbi Ned Soltz of Arlington’s Congregation Beth Shalom is calling for Americans to start talking with each other, discussing differences honestly, and then focusing on what we have in common. Soltz suggests it may be the only way to stop increasing violence borne from differences and hatred of groups or…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – A 45-year-old North Texas man is suing the Tom Thumb supermarket chain after allegedly being hit in the head with a wine bottle by an employee. According to television station KXAS , authorities say surveillance video from Sept. 26 shows the man pushing a shopping cart in an aisle at a Tom…… MORE
PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Latest on a deadly shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue (all times local): 6:50 p.m. At least 2,000 mourners packed Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Pittsburgh and thousands more stood outside at a vigil for the 11 who were killed during Sabbath services at a Pittsburgh synagogue. Tree of Life Rabbi…… MORE
Former POW to Serve as Dallas Veterans Day Parade Grand Marshal DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Final preparations are being made for this years Dallas Veterans Day Parade. Organizers said Friday that the parade will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of WW I. The parade will also honor retired Air Force Colonel Ken Cordier as grand marshal.…… MORE
Update at 2:15pm: WASHINGTON (AP) – Attorney General Jeff Sessions says federal authorities are charging a 56-year-old Florida man with five federal crimes including the mailing of explosives. Sessions says the charges carry a maximum of 58 years in prison. Session announced the charges Friday just hours after federal authorities arrested Cesar Sayoc. Sayoc is…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – The family of a 26-year-old black man who was shot and killed in his own apartment by a white former Dallas police officer has filed a federal lawsuit. The lawsuit filed Friday argued Amber Guyger used excessive force when she gunned down Botham Jean, a St. Lucia native, on Sept. 6. Court…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The gunman in a murder for hire plot in Dallas is awaiting sentencing. Kristopher Love faces the death penalty after being found guilty of Capital Murder in the 2015 shooting death of Dallas Dentist Kendra Hatcher in an uptown parking garage. The jury deliberated for close to three hours before convicting Love.…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says “acts or threats of political violence have no place in the United States.” He’s addressing the suspicious packages sent to former President Barack Obama, the Clintons, CNN and others. Trump says he received a briefing from federal officials earlier Wednesday on what he called the “despicable acts.” He…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Police in Richardson say they got 3 calls within 30 minutes from residents reporting that their Beto O’rourke and Colin Allred yard signs had been set on fire. The Dallas Morning News reports that five yard signs for Democratic candidates were set on fire in a Richardson neighborhood Monday night. O’Rourke is…… MORE
