WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. officials say an American citizen kidnapped in the West African nation of Niger this past week has been rescued in a U.S. military operation in neighboring Nigeria. Philipe Nathan Walton was taken from his farm in Massalata in southern Niger early Tuesday morning by armed kidnappers who demanded a ransom from…… MORE
New Orleans (WBAP/KLIF) – A federal prisoner scheduled for execution next month for the 1994 kidnapping and brutal murder of a teenage girl in Arlington has lost a federal appeal. Orlando Hall was convicted on multiple charges, and sentenced to death. Since then he has lost two other appeals. On Friday, the 5th U.S. Circuit…… MORE
Tucson, Ariz. (WBAP.KLIF) – U.S. military exercises scheduled for this coming week in parts of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona may occasionally startle residents of those states, especially at night. The Air Force says the exercises dubbed “Dynamic Wing,” will include day and night airplane and helicopter operations intended to prepare personnel for rapid deployments…… MORE
Rockwall (WBAP/KLIF) – Rockwall Police were involved in a peculiar sort of shooting Friday night. Shortly before midnight officers were sent to investigate a shooting in a residential neighborhood west of Lake Ray Hubbard. They found a shooting victim, and located a suspect. As officers were trying to detain him, he began struggling. During that…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas pushed over 893,000 COVID-19 positive tests, Friday, with 5,900 more on the final work day of the week. The Metroplex saw just under 1,800 newly confirmed positive tests. Dallas county listed 832 newly confirmed positive tests, Tarrant county 700, Denton county 134, and Collin county 115 additional positives. That puts the North…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — An El Paso judge is locking horns with the Texas governor over pandemic shut-down powers. Judge Ricardo Samaniego ordered all El Paso county non-essential businesses to shut down for a two week period. In addition, Samaniego enacted a shelter in place order and banned resident gatherings and all non-essential travel. He also banned citizens from…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- TuSimple, a global self-driving technology company with a focus on heavy-duty trucks, has secured property in AllianceTexas’ Mobility Innovation Zone (MIZ) in north Fort Worth. The MIZ was launched last year as a first-of-its-kind “do tank” in collaboration with Deloitte, leading the nation in smart infrastructure deployment to create a digital and physical commercialization…… MORE
McALLEN, Texas (AP) – Texans have already cast more early ballots ahead of next week’s election than they did during all of 2016. That signals an unprecedented surge of voting in a state that was once the country’s most reliably Republican but may be drifting toward legitimate battleground status. More than 9 million ballots have…… MORE
FT. WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris made a campaign stop in Ft. Worth Friday afternoon speaking to an invitation only group of about 250 supporters at First Saint John Cathedral. During her 30 minute presentation Harris touched on the economy, immigration as well as the pandemic. She told the crowd ”…… MORE
CHICAGO (AP) – The mother of a 17-year-old accused of killing two demonstrators in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is among those slated to testify at a hearing in Illinois to decide if her son should be extradited across the border to stand trial on homicide charges. During Friday’s hearing, Kyle Rittenhouse’s lawyers also planned to call an…… MORE
