EL PASO (WBAP/KLIF) – The identities of people killed in a mass shooting at an El Paso Wal Mart was released late Monday. According to El Paso Police, the 22 people killed in the shooting range in age of 15 to 90 years old. 12 of the victims were men and 10 were women. 13 of the…… MORE
Kenny Marchant Becomes Latest Republican Not to Seek Re-election
WASHINGTON (AP) – Eight-term Texas Rep. Kenny Marchant has announced his retirement. That makes him the 10th GOP lawmaker to say he won’t run for reelection in November 2020 and the seventh in two weeks. The departures are making it increasingly unlikely that Republicans will be able to regain the House majority next year. Marchant…… MORE
El Paso Death Toll Increases Twice Within an Hour
EL PASO (AP) – A hospital official says another victim of the weekend mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, has died. Dr. Stephen Flaherty, of the Del Sol Medical Center, says the patient was one of two victims of Saturday’s attack to die at the hospital on Monday. Police earlier announced the death of one…… MORE
President Trump Calls for Tougher Laws, Mental Health Reform in the Wake of Weekend Mass Shootings
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump condemned the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio as “evil attacks” that are crimes “against all humanity” and said unity must replace hatred in society. Trump gave the speech from the White House Monday, after a total of 29 people were killed in the shootings over…… MORE
President Calls for Strong Penalties in Wake of 2 Mass Shootings
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is asking the Justice Department to propose legislation so that those who commit hate crimes and mass murders face the death penalty. The Republican president says he wants capital punishment to be imposed swiftly against those who carry out hate crimes and mass shootings. Trump spoke from the White…… MORE
Former Baylor Coach Art Briles Returns to Sideline Today
MOUNT VERNON (WBAP/KLIF News) — Former Baylor head football coach Art Briles returns to the practice field Monday. Briles was hired by Mount Vernon High School earlier this year to be its head coach. The team holds its first practice today, with Briles expected to meet the media for the first time since the hire.…… MORE
Frisco Roughriders, Carter Hosting Blood Drive in Wake of El Paso Shooting
FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Frisco Roughriders and Carter BloodCare are teaming up with our media partners at WFAA-TV to help raise blood Monday night in the wake of this weekend’s deadly shooting in El Paso. The El Paso Police Department announced that city hospitals were in urgent need of blood after dozens were shot…… MORE
Shooting Victims Include a Mom Who Died Protecting Her Baby
In the border town of El Paso, Texas, a shooter opened fire and left 20 people dead and more than two dozen injured. Hours later in Dayton, Ohio, a shooter killed 9 people and injured at least 27 others. Here are some of their stories: Jordan Anchondo was among those killed in El Paso, Anchondo’s…… MORE
Federal Authorities Treating El Paso Attack as Domestic Terrorism Case
DALLAS (AP) – A rambling screed posted just before the El Paso shooting said the massacre was in response to the “invasion” of Hispanics coming across the southern border. It railed against the dangers of mass immigration, warned that Hispanics will eventually take over the economy and government, and argued that attacking “low-security” targets was…… MORE
Former Weslaco City Official Pleads Guilty To Bribery, $4 Million According to Prosecutors
MCALLEN, Texas (AP) – A former elected official in South Texas faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty in what prosecutors call a $4 million bribery case. Ex-Weslaco City Commissioner John Cuellar pleaded guilty Friday in McAllen, in a plea deal, to conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud. Federal prosecutors are…… MORE
There is no custom code to display.
