WASHINGTON (AP) — Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, a native of Grandbury, Texas, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy in the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. He was sentenced Thursday after a landmark verdict convicting him of spearheading a weekslong plot to keep former President Donald Trump…… MORE
Debt Ceiling Talks Teeter on the Brink, as Lawmakers Leave Town Without a Deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are pushing debt ceiling talks to the brink. As they prepare to leave town Thursday for a long Memorial Day recess, it’s a display of risky political bravado. They’re just days out from a potentially devastating debt default if Congress fails to act to raise the borrowing limit. The fallout…… MORE
911 Caller Says She Murdered Her Husband
Arlington (WBAP/KLIF) – An Arlington woman reportedly beat her husband to death with a hammer Wednesday when he asked her to sign divorce papers. Arlington Police say My Tran called 911, and told the operator she had hit her husband over the head with a hammer. Responding officers found she had in fact hit him…… MORE
Mother Indicted For Killing Her Children
Waxahachie (WBAP/KLIF) – The Forney woman who was arrested in Italy, Texas in early March for allegedly killing three of her children, and attempting to kill two others, was formally indicted Wednesday. A grand jury charged Shamaiya Hall ,with three counts of capital murder, and two counts of attempted capital murder. If she’s convicted, Hall…… MORE
Embezzler Cripples Denton County Fire Department
The former fire chief of Denton County’s Emergency Services District 1 pleaded guilty Wednesday to 13 federal felony charges. Troy “Mac” Hohenberger confessed he embezzled about half a million dollars from the Argyle Volunteer Fire Department’s operating fund. Federal authorities say he spent the money on personal expenses, gambling trips, and gifts to relatives. Hohenberger…… MORE