Updated at 2:00pm: Authorities say a pastor has been killed and two other people were injured during a shooting at an East Texas church. Smith County Sheriff Larry Smith says the man was on the run from authorities late Saturday and had hidden in the Starrville Methodist Church near Winona. Smith says the pastor confronted…… MORE
Dallas (AP) – The editorial board of The Dallas Morning News has picked philanthropist Melinda Gates as its “Texan of the Year,” in part for her work to help combat the coronavirus pandemic. The 54 year old Dallas native is co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The foundation has spent decades working to…… MORE
Houston (WBAP/KLIF) – Five people were shot early this (Sunday) morning when a fight broke out in the parking lot of a Houston nightclub. A woman was shot and killed. Three Harris County deputies moonlighting at the nightclub as security guards were wounded. One of them is listed in serious condition. The other two are…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Delaware is investigating Hunter Biden’s “tax affairs” and the Justice Department is in “ongoing discussions” whether to appoint a special counsel to take over the investigation into the President-elect’s son. Former Acting U.S. Attorney General, Matt Whitaker, on Fox’s “Cavuto Live,” says he thinks a special counsel is…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — President-elect Biden is facing criticism over some of his top picks for cabinet members. President-elect Biden defends his choices saying “By the end of this process, this Cabinet will be the most representative of any Cabinet in American history. We’ll have more people of color than any Cabinet ever. We’ll have more women than…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A group of republican senators led by Ted Cruz, of Texas plan to object to the January 6th certification of the presidential election results next week. The GOP lawmakers want an emergency 10-day audit of the results by an electoral commission. Cruz and the other senators claim the November 3rd election “featured unprecedented allegations…… MORE
Austin (AP) – Texas hit a new record high for patients hospitalized with COVID-19 for the fifth consecutive day Friday, in a continued surge of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus following holiday gatherings and travel. Texas reported 12,481 COVID-19 patients in state hospitals on New Year’s Day, an increase of more than 1,750…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Supreme Court Friday night blocked the city of Austin and Travis County from enforcing orders that restricted bars and restaurants to takeout only during overnight hours. The rules went into effect in Austin on New Year’s Eve, and were scheduled to end Sunday morning. The Supreme Court upheld a request…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Congress has overridden President Donald Trump’s veto of a defense policy bill, a first by lawmakers since he took office nearly four years ago. In an extraordinary New Year’s Day session, the Republican-controlled Senate easily turned aside the veto. Lawmakers dismissed Trump’s objections to the $740 billion bill and handed the president…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Former Dallas City Manager George Schrader has died at the age of 89. Schrader served as Dallas city manager from 1973 to 1981. He’s credited with revitalizing Dallas’s downtown business district as well as having an integral hand in the development of DFW Airport, Reunion Arena, the Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Garden…… MORE
