FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Fort Worth Police Officers Association is calling out three Fort Worth council members: Elizabeth Beck, Chris Nettles, and Jared Williams, for voting no to accepting a U.S. Department of Homeland Security grant that would provide an additional armored vehicle to the department’s fleet. The measure narrowly passed but POA president Manny…… MORE
Governor Abbott Announces Statewide Day of Prayer for Ukraine
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a proclamation on Wednesday, announcing Sunday, March 13 as a Day of Prayer for Ukraine. The Governor also announced that the Texas Governor’s Mansion will be lit blue and yellow on Saturday, March 12 and Sunday, March 13 in solidarity with the Ukrainian people. In addition, the…… MORE
Texas Loses Appeal Over Investigation of Trans Teen’s Family
Associated Press A Texas court has tossed out the state’s appeal of a judge’s order preventing child welfare officials from investigating the parents of a transgender teenager over gender-confirming care the youth received. The Texas Court of Appeals on Wednesday dismissed Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton’s appeal of a temporary order issued last week that…… MORE
Dallas Approves Mental Health Leave for Firefighters, Other City Employees
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas City Council unanimously approved, on Wednesday, a plan to make mental health leave available to all city employees. Previously, after the passage of a new state law, licensed peace officers were the only city employees who could take mental health leave after experiencing a traumatic incident while on the job.…… MORE
Harris County Election Administrator Resigns After Primary Election Issues
HARRIS COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – Amid the fallout over a series of issues in last week’s primary elections, there’s been a high-profile resignation in Texas’ most populous county. Harris County Election Administrator Isabel Longoria submitted her resignation Tuesday night after public comment during the Commissioner’s meeting about the voting problems that occurred. Election officials said…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: They Didn’t Get A Visit, But Did Get A Call
Dave and Amy have the latest on the phone call President Biden made to the parents Trevor Reed, who is being held in a Russian prison.… MORE
Russian Seized Chernobyl Nuclear Site Knocked Off Power Grid; Switched to Generators
Associated Press LVIV, Ukraine (AP) – Renewed efforts to rescue civilians from increasingly dire conditions in besieged and bombarded Ukrainian cities were underway. Days of shelling have largely cut residents of the southern city of Mariupol off from the outside world and forced them to scavenge for food and water. Meanwhile, the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: A NATO Concession By Zelensky?
Dave and Amy cover this in more in today’s edition of ‘KLIF Notes’.… MORE
NTX: Family of Former Marine Detained in Russia Get Surprise Call from President Biden
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A Granbury family who was denied a meeting with President Joe Biden to discuss their son Trevor Reed who has been detained in Russia since 2019 ended up getting a surprise phone call from the president during his visit to Fort Worth on Tuesday. The call came as the Reeds held…… MORE
Russia Underestimated Ukraine’s Resistance, US Officials Say
WASHINGTON (AP) – Top U.S. intelligence officials believe Russia underestimated the strength of Ukraine’s resistance before launching an invasion that has likely caused thousands of Russian casualties. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told a congressional committee Tuesday that U.S. officials believe Russian President Vladimir Putin feels “aggrieved” by Russia’s failure to subdue Ukraine since…… MORE
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