Yearly Archives: 2017

Dallas County Election Official says Russian Hacking Claim Was Wrong

Dallas County Election Official says Russian Hacking Claim Was Wrong

DALLAS (AP) – The top elections official for Dallas County said she was wrong when claiming earlier this year that Russian hackers had attempted to access county voter registration rolls prior to the 2016 presidential election. County elections administrator Toni Pippins-Poole told The Dallas Morning News that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security last fall warned…MORE

Republicans Signal Some Openness to New Gun Legislation on ‘Bump Stocks’

Republicans Signal Some Openness to New Gun Legislation on ‘Bump Stocks’

(CNN) — In a departure from years of opposition to new gun control measures, some congressional Republicans started to show cautious interest Wednesday in legislation that would restrict devices that enable semi-automatic rifles to fire rapidly like automatic weapons. Texas Sen. John Cornyn, the No. 2 Republican in the Senate, said he would like a…MORE

Las Vegas Mass Shooter Bought Guns from Garland Gun Store

Las Vegas Mass Shooter Bought Guns from Garland Gun Store

GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF News) – The owner of a gun store in Garland said the shooter in the Las Vegas Massacre bought guns from his store. 64-year-old Stephen Paddock opened fire at a country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip Sunday night, killing 59 people and wounding 527 others. Paul Peddle said Paddock bought firearms from…MORE

Tip From Arlington Police Leads Investigators to Body in Fort Worth Home

Tip From Arlington Police Leads Investigators to Body in Fort Worth Home

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A body was found at a home near Southwest High School in Fort Worth on Wednesday after investigators received a tip from the Arlington Police Department about a missing person. The discovery sent a shock wave through the neighborhood. Crystal Guerra lives several houses down from the home on Woodway Drive and said…MORE

Death Row Inmate Granted Retrial for Sentencing

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – An Irving man sitting on death row for the double murder of his two children will get a new sentencing hearing. The Texas Court of Appeals ruled in their decision that Hector Medina’s defense counsel was deficient in presenting evidence during the punishment phase of his trial. Medina was sentenced to death…MORE