WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans chose Rep. Jim Jordan as their new nominee for House speaker on Friday during internal voting, putting the gavel within reach of the staunch ally of GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump. Jordan, of Ohio, will now try to unite colleagues from the deeply divided House GOP majority around his bid ahead…… MORE
Gunman Fires Shots on Bluebonnet Circle in West Fort Worth
(WBAP/KLIF) — A man reportedly fired a gun as he walked outside on Bluebonnet Circle in Fort Worth, Thursday. Witnesses called 911 at around 2:20 p.m. to report a man walking through traffic and firing a gun. Fort Worth Police responded with a SWAT team responded and arrested a suspect. One witness told the Star-Telegram…… MORE
West Fort Worth to Receive New Fire Station
(WBAP/KLIF) — West Fort Worth is getting a state-of-the-art fire station. The City of Fort Worth broke ground, Thursday, on a $9-million fire station in the Walsh Ranch Neighborhood. Mayor Mattie Parker and the city council are continuing to make good on a promise to improve fire safety with construction soon to begin on a…… MORE
American Death Toll in Israel Rises to 27
(WBAP/KLIF) — The White House has raised the number of Americans killed in the Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel to 27, with 14 Americans still unaccounted for. Meanwhile, the death toll of Saturday’s attack and fighting in the following days has reached 1,300 in Israel, while Palestinian officials say they’ve lost about 1,400 citizens in…… MORE
Scalise Lacking Needed Support for Speakership
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nominated to be House speaker, Rep. Steve Scalise is heading straight into a familiar Republican problem: Skeptical GOP colleagues are reluctant to give their support, denying him the majority vote needed to win the gavel. The House opened its Thursday session at midday in anticipation of floor action to elect a speaker,…… MORE