WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are pushing debt ceiling talks to the brink. As they prepare to leave town Thursday for a long Memorial Day recess, it’s a display of risky political bravado. They’re just days out from a potentially devastating debt default if Congress fails to act to raise the borrowing limit. The fallout…… MORE
Arlington (WBAP/KLIF) – An Arlington woman reportedly beat her husband to death with a hammer Wednesday when he asked her to sign divorce papers. Arlington Police say My Tran called 911, and told the operator she had hit her husband over the head with a hammer. Responding officers found she had in fact hit him…… MORE
Waxahachie (WBAP/KLIF) – The Forney woman who was arrested in Italy, Texas in early March for allegedly killing three of her children, and attempting to kill two others, was formally indicted Wednesday. A grand jury charged Shamaiya Hall ,with three counts of capital murder, and two counts of attempted capital murder. If she’s convicted, Hall…… MORE
The former fire chief of Denton County’s Emergency Services District 1 pleaded guilty Wednesday to 13 federal felony charges. Troy “Mac” Hohenberger confessed he embezzled about half a million dollars from the Argyle Volunteer Fire Department’s operating fund. Federal authorities say he spent the money on personal expenses, gambling trips, and gifts to relatives. Hohenberger…… MORE
MIAMI (AP) — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has entered the 2024 presidential race. He’s stepping into a crowded Republican primary contest that will test his national appeal as an outspoken cultural conservative and the party’s willingness to move on from former President Donald Trump. DeSantis revealed his decision in a Federal Election Commission filing before…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas House of Representatives’ General Investigating Committee heard testimony on Wednesday surrounding allegations against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The embattled Attorney General is facing lingering social securities fraud charges and is accused of using taxpayer money to settle a $3.3 million whistleblower lawsuit. Former Paxton employees allege they were fired…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — Tina Turner, the unstoppable singer and stage performer who teamed with husband Ike Turner for a dynamic run of hit records and live shows in the 1960s and ‘70s and survived her horrifying marriage to triumph in middle age with the chart-topping “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” has died…… MORE
Nash, Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Authorities in Bowie County say four family members died and a teenaged suspect is in custody following a shooting late Tuesday morning in town of Nash, located on the West side of Texarkana. The sheriff’s office says the teen was barricaded inside the home for about two hours before surrendering. The…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered Texas flags across the state be lowered to half-staff on Wednesday and issued a statewide call for Texans to take part in a moment of silence at 11:30 AM CT in memory of the victims, survivors, families, loved ones, and entire Uvalde community on the one-year anniversary of…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Attorney General is accusing House Speaker Dade Phelan of presiding over the house floor while drunk, and is calling on him to resign. But, a spokesperson for Phelan calls the allegations a “last ditch effort to save face” by the AG. State Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a statement…… MORE
