WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Two American families are breathing a sigh of relief today after learning their loved one is part of a prisoner swap with Russia. The eastern nation agreed to free U.S. Marine Paul Whelan and Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gerskovich, that’s according to Bloomberg.com report published Thursday. The publication reports…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A Plano church removed a pastor from his position after he was arrested in a prostitution sting this spring. Authorities took 51-year-old Terren Dames into custody May 2 for allegedly soliciting an undercover police officer. According to an affidavit, dames agreed to pay the officer $150 for full service. After…… MORE
CHICAGO (AP) — Former President Donald Trump falsely suggested Kamala Harris had misled voters about her race as the former president appeared before the National Association of Black Journalists in Chicago Wednesday in an interview that quickly turned hostile. The Republican former president wrongly claimed that Harris, the first Black woman and Asian American to…… MORE
BEIRUT (AP) — Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed by a predawn airstrike in the Iranian capital Wednesday, Iran and the militant group said, blaming Israel for a shock assassination that risks escalating the conflict even as the U.S. and other nations were scrambling to prevent an all-out regional war. Iran’s supreme leader vowed revenge…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Fort Worth police are asking for the public’s help to identify a man caught on camera trashing flower pots and plants in the downtown area around 1 a.m. on Sunday. The department released footage on social media Monday showing a white man dressed in a tank top, shorts and…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A floating barrier in the Rio Grande meant to discourage migrants from trying to cross from Mexico into Texas can stay for now, a full federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a previous decision by a panel of the court. The…… MORE
HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Houston Police Department has canceled an Amber Alert for a missing 12 year old last seen Monday night. 12-year-old Chloie Brewer-Clark was last seen on Little York Road in Houston around 3:00am Tuesday. She is a white girl with black hair, 5 foot 1 weighing 120 pounds. She was last seen…… MORE
GRAPEVINE (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Grapevine Colleyville ISD is taking an extra step to limit the use of cell phones in the classroom. The school board voted this week to ban them and impose a fine for repeat offenders. During Monday’s meeting, one board member stressed support between officials, educators and parents will be key…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A special committee of the Texas Senate has convened to hear executives from Houston’s largest utility provider explain the massive electricity failure that occurred when Hurricane Beryl hit the city on July 8. CenterPoint Energy’s chief executive officer told a panel of state senators in the Texas Capitol on Monday that…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday that “extremism” on the U.S. Supreme Court is undermining public confidence in the institution and called on Congress to quickly establish term limits and an enforceable ethics code for the court’s nine justices. He also called on lawmakers to ratify a constitutional amendment limiting presidential immunity.…… MORE
