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FC Dallas Condemns Threats against Player who Lashed out at Fan Reaction after Kneeling for Anthem

FC Dallas Condemns Threats against Player who Lashed out at Fan Reaction after Kneeling for Anthem

FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF) – Major League Soccer’s FC Dallas is condemning comments directed at defender Reggie Cannon after he criticized fans for booing when his team knelt during the national anthem this week. Cannon’s remarks caught national attention. “We’ve discussed with every other team and the league what we’re going to do,” Cannon said in a post game…MORE

Fort Worth Implementing New Parental Leave Policy for City Employees

Fort Worth Implementing New Parental Leave Policy for City Employees

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The City of Fort Worth is implementing a new parental leave policy for city employees. Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price says it’s for mothers and fathers adopting or having a baby and employees will get up to 6 weeks of paid leave. The policy is paid in full and not based on…MORE

Killeen Police Arrest Nine Men, Including Three Soldiers, in Child Sex Ring Case

Killeen Police Arrest Nine Men, Including Three Soldiers, in Child Sex Ring Case

KILLEEN (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Killeen Police Department’s Special Victim Unit busted a child prostitution ring involving nine Texas men, including three soldiers. The arrests were in partnership with the Texas Department of Public Safety Human Trafficking Program. According to a statement from Killeen Police, two of the men are Fort Hood Soldiers and one…MORE

Trump Can Deliver Convention Speech From White House

Trump Can Deliver Convention Speech From White House

Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – The US Office of Special Counsel said in a letter Wednesday that President Donald Trump could deliver his Republican National Convention speech from the White House. The letter from Erica Hamrick, the deputy chief of the US Hatch Act Unit, comes in response to a request from Rep. Carolyn Maloney, a New…MORE

Texas Hospitalizations Below 7,000 For First Time in Weeks

Texas Hospitalizations Below 7,000 For First Time in Weeks

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas reported fewer than 7,000 hospitalized coronavirus patients for the first time in six weeks Thursday, but that encouraging sign was clouded by questions over testing as schools reopen and college football teams push ahead with playing this fall. Testing has dropped off in Texas, a trend seen across the U.S. as…MORE