(WBAP/KLIF) — A $300-million Medicare fraud scheme results in nearly a dozen charged in Texas. According the U.S. Justice Department, the fraud involved the founders of Unified Laboratory Services, Spectrum Diagnostic Laboratory, and Reliable Labs for paying kickbacks to medical professionals in return for ordering unnecessary lab tests. Paul Madison and David Michael Lizcano both…… MORE
Gas Prices on the Rise again in Texas
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) The statewide gas price average in Texas is $3.77 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch. That price is seven cents more than on this day last week and is $1.18 more per gallon compared to this day last year. Of the major metropolitan areas surveyed…… MORE
Guilty Plea in 2017 Murder of Bedford Girl
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The man charged in the murder of a Bedford girl in 2017 pleaded guilty on Thursday. According to the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office, 21-year-old Jordin Roache pled guilty Thursday to the charge of murder and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. The D.A. said Roache admitted to the murder…… MORE
Putin Claims Victory in Mariupol but won’t Storm Steel Plant
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed victory in the strategic port of Mariupol, even as he ordered his troops not to storm the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance in the war’s iconic battleground. Russian troops have besieged the southeastern city since the early days of the conflict and largely pulverized it.…… MORE
Texas’ Executed its Oldest Death Row Inmate for Houston Officer’s Death
HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Texas executed its oldest death row inmate in Huntsville Thursday night. 78-year-old Carl Wayne Buntion was sentenced to death for the June 1990 shooting of Houston Police Officer James Irby during a minor traffic stop. Buntion, who had an extensive criminal record at the time, was a passenger in the…… MORE
Biden Announces $800M in New military Assistance for Ukraine
Washington (AP) – President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, April 21, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday announced an additional $800 million in military aid to help Ukraine fight back against the Russian…… MORE
Jury Selection in Capital Murder Retrial Begins Today
UPDATE: 9:40AM Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A jury was selected to hear the capital murder retrial of accused North Texas serial killer Billy Chemirmir.his first trial last November ended in a hung jury after 11 hours of deliberations in the case involving 81-year old Lu Harris. She is one of over a dozen elderly women whose…… MORE
Emergency Prep Supplies Sales Tax Holiday – April 23 – 25, 2022
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Natural disasters will continue to happen. Prepare yourself during the 2022 Emergency Preparation Supplies Sales Tax Holiday for emergencies that can cause physical damage like hurricanes, flash floods and wildfires. You can purchase certain emergency preparation supplies tax free during the sales tax holiday. There is no limit on the number of qualifying items…… MORE
Dallas: 16-Year Old Was Shot Before Crashing Into House; Reward Offered for Info
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas police say a 16-year old boy whose car crashed into a house in southern Dallas Sunday afternoon had been shot before the crash. The victim was identified as Marvin Rivera. The incident happened in the 1200 block of Diceman Avenue and Cedar Crest and Kiest Boulevards around 4pm. Police released video…… MORE
Justice Department to Appeal Order Voiding Travel Mask Mandate
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department is filing an appeal seeking to overturn a judge’s order that voided the federal mask mandate on planes and trains and in travel hubs. The notice came minutes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asked the Justice Department to appeal the decision handed down by a federal…… MORE
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