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Remembering the Deadly Texas Blackouts of Feb. 2021

Remembering the Deadly Texas Blackouts of Feb. 2021

Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Today, February 15 marks the first anniversary of the deadly 2021 blackouts triggered by an historic multi-day weather event in across the Lone Star State. As a result of the blackouts in frigid cold temperatures, hundreds of Texans lost their lives; hundreds of thousands more were left without power or water service.…MORE

Russia Says Some Forces Pulling Back Amid Ukraine Crisis; Talks Continue

Russia Says Some Forces Pulling Back Amid Ukraine Crisis; Talks Continue

MOSCOW (AP) – Russia says that some units participating in military exercises will begin returning to their bases. That adds to glimmers of hope that the Kremlin may not be planning to invade Ukraine imminently. But officials gave no details on the pullback. The announcement Tuesday came after Russia’s foreign minister indicated the country was…MORE

Sliver of Hope: Kremlin Sees a Diplomatic Path on Ukraine

Sliver of Hope: Kremlin Sees a Diplomatic Path on Ukraine

MOSCOW (AP) – The Kremlin is signaling it is ready to keep talking with the West about security grievances that led to the current Ukraine crisis, offering hope that Russia might not invade its beleaguered neighbor within days as the U.S. and Europe increasingly fear. Questions remain about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s intentions, however. On…MORE

Mayor of Dallas Focused on Resolving Issues Surrounding Permits

Mayor of Dallas Focused on Resolving Issues Surrounding Permits

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Mayor of Dallas told reporters on Monday that “enough is enough” when it comes to lingering issues surrounding permits in the city. Mayor Eric Johnson said that the timeliness of issuing permits for buildings and homes in Dallas has lagged for too long, and is impacting the city’s competitiveness with the…MORE

Texas Attorney General Announces Lawsuit against Facebook

Texas Attorney General Announces Lawsuit against Facebook

MARSHALL (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Attorney General Paxton announced on Monday in Marshall that his office is suing Facebook for allegedly capturing and using the biometric data of millions of Texans without properly obtaining their informed consent to do so. According to Paxton, Facebook has been storing millions of biometric identifiers. Those identifiers are defined by…MORE

School Shooting Suspect Not Yet Going To Trial

School Shooting Suspect Not Yet Going To Trial

Galveston (WBAP/KLIF) – The now 21 year old man charged with the killings of 10 people at a Santa Fe, Texas high school in 2018 has again been found not competent to stand trial. Dimitrios Pagourtzis has been confined in the North Texas State Hospital in Vernon for more than two years. He is charged…MORE

Early Voting Now Underway

Early Voting Now Underway

Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – Early voting began in Texas at 7:00 AM Monday, February 14. Voters are free to cast ballots for either Republican or Democratic candidates running in the March 1 Primary Election, but once they choose a party, they can vote only for candidates running in their party of choice. Early voters have until…MORE

Murder Suspect Arrested

Murder Suspect Arrested

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police have made an arrest in the killing of a woman who was shot at a motel near 635 and Walnut Hill Lane, then dumped at a hospital where she died. Alexander Escobar was arrested Saturday after crashing his vehicle while trying to overdose on methamphetamines. He went to jail for…MORE

Teenagers Killed At Fort Worth Party

Teenagers Killed At Fort Worth Party

TWO TEENAGERS WERE SHOT TO DEATH DURING A WEEKEND VALENTINE’S DAY PARTY IN CENTRAL FORT WORTH. 13-YEAR-OLD KORY SMITH AND 19-YEAR-OLD SIMIEON JOSEPH WERE SHOT EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SMITH WAS DEAD ON ARRIVAL AT A HOSPITAL. JOSEPH DIED IN A SAME HOSPITAL A FEW HOURS LATER. FORT WORTH POLICE AREN’T SAYING MUCH ABOUT THE KILLINGS,…MORE