DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – The Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex is expected to see as much as eight inches of snow before the storm readying to pound North and Central Texas beginning late Sunday afternoon moves on. Ice pellets and downed power lines are expected in East Texas with this system, and power demands in temperatures…… MORE
Dallas Police Holding Suspect They Allege Killed An Officer
Dallas (AP) – Authorities say a suspected drunken driver has been arrested after he struck and killed a Dallas police officer who was blocking the scene of an accident. Police said in a statement that Officer Mitchell Penton was standing next to his patrol car with the emergency lights activated early Saturday when the suspect…… MORE
Feds Almost Release Three Convicts By Mistake
Austin (AP) – Texas prison officials say U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was prepared to release three men convicted of sex offenses against children in an apparent misapplication by authorities of enforcement directives from President Joe Biden’s administration. The three were not released after discussions between the state prison system and immigration authorities. But the…… MORE
Texas Is Braced For A Major Winter Storm
Undated (AP) – Officials in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas are bracing for a winter storm that forecasters say will bring heavy snow and ice to the region. Texas Governor Greg Abbott is warning that all of Texas faces an unprecedented winter storm, and said he’s asking for a federal disaster declaration ahead of the storm.…… MORE
U.S. Senate Votes to Acquit Former President Donald Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has acquitted Donald Trump of inciting the horrific attack on the U.S. Capitol, concluding a historic impeachment trial. That trial exposed the fragility of America’s democratic traditions and left a divided nation to come to terms with the violence sparked by his defeated presidency. The vote was 57-43, short of…… MORE