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Funeral Services For Murdered Toddler Held Today

Funeral Services For Murdered Toddler Held Today

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Instead of planning a birthday party today, family and friends of 1-year old Rory Norman attended his funeral. Rory would have turned two, on January 24th. Instead, funeral services for little Rory Norman began at 11a.m., at Inspiring House Of Prayer, in Lancaster. Rory was shot and killed in his home…MORE

Court Rules Dallas County District Map Does Not Discriminate

Court Rules Dallas County District Map Does Not Discriminate

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) A Federal appeals court has affirmed a ruling by a lower court that there was no evidence of Dallas County Commissioners discriminating against white voters when the Democratic controlled Commissioner’s Court put a new redistricting map in place in 2011. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals announced the ruling on Friday. In the…MORE

Former Police Chief Sentenced for Bribery

Former Police Chief Sentenced for Bribery

SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) – San Angelo’s former longtime police chief has been indicted on bribery and fraud counts accusing him of taking $134,000 in bribes to help a radio communications vendor obtain $11 million in city contracts. Timothy Ray Vasquez made an initial court appearance Friday in federal court in San Angelo. He had…MORE

HUD Announces another $101 Million Dollars to Texas to Fight Homelessness

HUD Announces another $101 Million Dollars to Texas to Fight Homelessness

FORT WORTH – WBAP/KLIF – Housing and Urban Development says of the $101.3 million dollars earmarked for homeless programs in Texas, about 29.4 million dollars will help the homeless through programs administered in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex this year.   These grants are part of 2. 2 billion dollars in grants just announced. In 2019,…MORE