Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A Fort Worth police officer who nearly died in an alleged ambush two years ago is expected to take testify against one of the accused today, according to the Star-Telegram. Matt Pearce was shot five times during a chase in march of 2016 when Ed Russell McIver Sr. — who…… MORE
BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) – The remains of a 20-year-old Southeast Texas soldier who went missing in action in 1944 during World War II have been identified and are being returned to his family. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency on Tuesday announced the remains of Army Sgt. James K. Park of Beaumont will be buried Saturday…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Nearly 900,000 people in Texas’ capital may have to boil their tap water for two weeks as officials struggle to treat a water supply filled with silt, mud and debris after heavy rains and flooding. The Austin American-Statesman reports that Travis County Chief Emergency Management Coordinator Eric Carter told a commissioners…… MORE
Washington, DC (WBAP/KLIF) – A nonprofit named for the late Senator John McCain is looking for “Mavericks” to vote in the Nov. 6 midterm election and fight for human rights around the world. McCain’s widow Cindy, made the announcement this morning in a video on the John McCain Institute website. The non-partisan campaign comes nearly…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says nobody helped him more to cut taxes and regulation than Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. Trump said Monday at a political rally in Houston that Cruz has “become a really good friend of mine.” Cruz is running for re-election in the midterms against Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke. Trump spoke…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Early voting has begun across Texas for approximately 15.8 million people who are registered to vote in the midterm elections. The number of registered voters is a 4 percent increase from those registered to cast a ballot in the March primaries. Texas has added 1.6-plus million registered voters since 2014’s midterm…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – Dallas County jurors are listening to 911 calls and other testimony on the opening day of the capital murder trial of a man accused in the shooting death of a pediatric dentist. Jurors in the trial of 34-year-old Kristopher Love listened Monday to a 911 recording of a caller saying he saw…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Former Dallas City Councilman and Dallas County Schools Board President Larry Duncan pleaded guilty to tax evasion for his involvement in the DCS bribery scandal. It’s the latest guilty plea in a scandal that sent shock waves through Dallas City Hall as federal authorities continue to crack down on the corruption that…… MORE
Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County, the Texas Veterans Commission and Texas Workforce Commission is gearing up for the 7th Annual Hiring Red, White & You! Job Fair for veterans. TWC’s Hiring Red, White & You! campaign aims to connect Texas veterans and their spouses with Texas employers who value the skills,…… MORE
Washington – Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to Texas businesses and residents affected by severe storms and flooding in Ellis, Sutton and Tarrant counties that occurred Sept. 21‑23, 2018, The SBA acted under its own authority to declare a disaster in response to written requests SBA received from Gov. Greg Abbott on Oct. 15 and Oct.…… MORE
