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Mueller: “Charging the President with a Crime Was Not an Option”

Mueller: “Charging the President with a Crime Was Not an Option”

WASHINGTON (AP) – Special counsel Robert Mueller says charging a president with a crime was “not an option” his team could consider in the Russia investigation. Mueller says that he was bound by longstanding Justice Department opinions that say a president can’t be indicted while in office. In his first public comments in the probe,…MORE

LISTEN LIVE: Robert Mueller Makes First Public Statement on Mueller Probe

LISTEN LIVE: Robert Mueller Makes First Public Statement on Mueller Probe

WASHINGTON (AP) –  The U.S. Justice Department announced this morning that Special Counsel Robert Mueller will make his first public statement on the results of his nearly two-year long Russia investigation at 11 a.m. Eastern/ 10 a.m. Central … Mueller has not spoken publicly since he was appointed in May 2017. Listen Live here. Mueller investigated…MORE

AMBER ALERT: Police in Henderson, TX Looking for 2-Year old Ariel Smith

AMBER ALERT: Police in Henderson, TX Looking for 2-Year old Ariel Smith

Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – An Amber Alert has been issued for 2-year old Ariel Smith of Henderson, Texas. Police are looking 41-year old Lamarcus Smith, (pictured, left) in connection with her abduction. Smith is described as a black male, 6 feet tall, 180 lbs with black hair, brown eyes and wearing a white t-shirt and blue…MORE

[VIDEO] Cease-and-Desist Order Over Privately Funded Border Wall in N.M.

[VIDEO] Cease-and-Desist Order Over Privately Funded Border Wall in N.M.

SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (AP) – A border suburb of El Paso, Texas, has issued a cease-and-desist order against construction of a privately funded border barrier. A spokesman for Sunland Park, New Mexico, said Tuesday that the barrier being erected by We Build The Wall Inc. on private property doesn’t comply with city ordinances. City spokesman…MORE

Supreme Court Agrees To Hear US-Mexico Border Shooting Case

Supreme Court Agrees To Hear US-Mexico Border Shooting Case

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court will decide whether the family of a Mexican teenager who was shot to death by an American border agent can sue for damages in U.S. courts. The justices said Tuesday that they will hear arguments next term in a case involving an agent who fired shots across the U.S.-Mexico…MORE

East Texas Superintendent Defending Decision to Hire Briles

East Texas Superintendent Defending Decision to Hire Briles

MOUNT VERNON, Texas (AP) — An East Texas school superintendent is defending the decision to hire Art Briles to lead a high school program three years after the two-time Big 12 champion coach was fired by Baylor amid a sexual assault scandal. Mount Vernon ISD Superintendent Jason McCullough said Tuesday in an interview with several…MORE

Specialized Surgery Center Coming to the City of Anna

Specialized Surgery Center Coming to the City of Anna

ANNA (WBAP/KLIF)- The City of Anna is getting a specialized surgery center. Anchoring the Hurricane Creek development of Anna, west of US 75 and north of Hwy 455, the center is the first of what developer and city officials envision as the growing city’s next high development area. The single-story Anna location will encompass over…MORE

Fort Worth Interim Police Chief Officially Sworn in

Fort Worth Interim Police Chief Officially Sworn in

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Fort Worth Police Executive Assistant Chief Ed Kraus was officially sworn in as Interim Police Chief. Kraus replaces former Chief Joel Fitzgerald who was fired last week. Kraus said he is thankful City Manager David Cooke gave him the blessing to move the police department forward. “The main thing is to strengthen…MORE

Families of Officers Shot at Dallas Home Depot File Lawsuit Against the Store

Families of Officers Shot at Dallas Home Depot File Lawsuit Against the Store

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Home Depot is being sued by the families of two Dallas Police Officers who were shot while responding to a shoplifting call at one of its Dallas stores last year. Officer Rogelio Santander was killed in the shooting and Officer Crystal Almeida was seriously hurt, but survived. According to Police, the Officers…MORE

Dallas City Councilman Cleared by City Ethics Commission Following Complaint

Dallas City Councilman Cleared by City Ethics Commission Following Complaint

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas City Councilman Philip Kingston was cleared Tuesday of any ethics violations by the city’s Ethics Commission. A public complaint filed against Kingston claimed the councilman pushed the city council to allow garage-apartment rentals in the city while he was planning to build an apartment on his garage in East Dallas. Members of…MORE