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City of Fort Worth Asks for Protective Order to Keep Some Documents ‘Secret’

City of Fort Worth Asks for Protective Order to Keep Some Documents ‘Secret’

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) The battle between the City of Fort Worth and its former police chief Joel Fitzgerald continues. According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, lawyers for the city have asked a court for a protective order that would keep some records secret “if it is divulged in a fired police chief’s whistleblower lawsuit.” Fitzgerald maintains…MORE

Ousted Ambassador Felt Threat; Trump Assails her Anew

Ousted Ambassador Felt Threat; Trump Assails her Anew

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former U.S. Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch provided chilling detail Friday in Trump impeachment hearings of being suddenly ousted from her post and feeling threatened upon learning President Donald Trump had denounced her in a phone call to Ukraine’s president. In that call, Trump assailed her as “bad news” and said she was…MORE

Trump Says Impeachment Probe Has Been ‘very hard’ on Family

Trump Says Impeachment Probe Has Been ‘very hard’ on Family

BOSSIER CITY, La. (AP) — President Donald Trump said the impeachment probe has been “very hard” on his family, even as he tried to flex his political muscle to flip the governor’s mansion in deep-red Louisiana. Speaking in friendly territory in a state he carried in 2016 by 20 percentage points, Trump lashed out Thursday…MORE

Texas State Lawmaker Admits Cocaine at Airport Was His

Texas State Lawmaker Admits Cocaine at Airport Was His

UPDATED: 7:16AM Austin (WBAP/KLIF) –  An arrest warrant has been issued for Texas State Rep. Poncho Nevarez has admitted to dropping several baggies of cocaine at an Austin airport on Sept 6. He’s expected to be charged with third-degree felony drug possession — which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years. After admitting that the…MORE

Fort Worth Selects First Diversity and Inclusion Director

Fort Worth Selects First Diversity and Inclusion Director

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The City of Fort Worth has selected it’s Diversity and Inclusion director, a recommendation from the city’s Race and Culture Task Force. Christina Brooks will implement and oversee the 22 recommendations from the Task Force and well as promote fairness, cultural awareness and enforce civil rights laws in Fort Worth. “On the top of…MORE

Police Investigating Burglaries At Five Star Ford In North Richland Hills

Police Investigating Burglaries At Five Star Ford In North Richland Hills

NORTH RICHLAND HILLS (WBAP/KLIF) – North Richland Hills Police are investigating multiple vehicle burglaries that took place on Sunday, November 10, 2019, between the hours of 10:00 pm-midnight at Five Star Ford – 6618 NE Loop 820, North Richland Hills, 76180. The burglaries were reported to dispatch on Tuesday, November 12 by Five Star Ford.  Five…MORE

Trump Campaign Raises $3-Million Amid Impeachment Probe

Trump Campaign Raises $3-Million Amid Impeachment Probe

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign raised more than $3 million on the day of the first public House impeachment hearing. Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale announced the haul on Twitter Thursday. He says the campaign raised $3,144,257 Wednesday and now hopes to raise $5 million within a 24-hour span. Democrats are investigating…MORE

Two Killed, Several Injured in Shooting at Los Angeles County High School

Two Killed, Several Injured in Shooting at Los Angeles County High School

Update at 2:00pm: Authorities say a second victim of a Los Angeles area high school shooting has died. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva says a 14-year-old boy died at a hospital. Earlier, a 16-year-old girl died from the shooting at Saugus High School in the city of Santa Clarita. Authorities say a student gunman…MORE

Next up in Impeachment Hearings: A Parade of Key Witnesses

Next up in Impeachment Hearings: A Parade of Key Witnesses

WASHINGTON (AP) – Several more witnesses set to testify in the House impeachment hearings are expected to say they too worried about President Donald Trump’s push for Ukraine to investigate Democrats as the U.S. withheld military aid. On Friday, lawmakers will hear from the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, who was ousted in May…MORE