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Former Allen Mayor Pro Tem Guilty of Child Porn Charges

Former Allen Mayor Pro Tem Guilty of Child Porn Charges

(WBAP/KLIF) — The former Allen City Mayor Pro Tem has pleaded guilty to felony child pornography charges. 57 year old Gary Caplinger will serve up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty, Thursday, to two felony counts of child pornography with the intent to distribute. Caplinger was booked into the Collin County Jail in…MORE

11 Charged in $300-Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

11 Charged in $300-Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

(WBAP/KLIF) — A $300-million Medicare fraud scheme results in nearly a dozen charged in Texas. According the U.S. Justice Department, the fraud involved the founders of Unified Laboratory Services, Spectrum Diagnostic Laboratory, and Reliable Labs for paying kickbacks to medical professionals in return for ordering unnecessary lab tests. Paul Madison and David Michael Lizcano both…MORE

Gas Prices on the Rise again in Texas

Gas Prices on the Rise again in Texas

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) The statewide gas price average in Texas is $3.77 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch. That price is seven cents more than on this day last week and is $1.18 more per gallon compared to this day last year. Of the major metropolitan areas surveyed…MORE

Guilty Plea in 2017 Murder of Bedford Girl

Guilty Plea in 2017 Murder of Bedford Girl

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The man charged in the murder of a Bedford girl in 2017 pleaded guilty on Thursday. According to the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office, 21-year-old Jordin Roache pled guilty Thursday to the charge of murder and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. The D.A. said Roache admitted to the murder…MORE

Putin Claims Victory in Mariupol but won’t Storm Steel Plant

Putin Claims Victory in Mariupol but won’t Storm Steel Plant

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed victory in the strategic port of Mariupol, even as he ordered his troops not to storm the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance in the war’s iconic battleground. Russian troops have besieged the southeastern city since the early days of the conflict and largely pulverized it.…MORE