DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The plunging cost of extracting oil from the ground is about to make Texas the third largest oil producer in the world behind Russia and Saudi Arabia. While those nations are approaching their maximum production limits, by next year Texas will more than double its annual output from five years ago.…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says he meant the opposite when he said in Helsinki that he doesn’t see why Russia would have interfered in the 2016 U.S. elections. Back at the White House on Tuesday, the president told reporters that he said he meant he doesn’t see why Russia “wouldn’t” be responsible. He…… MORE
Irving, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Two tax return preparers in Irving have been charged with federal fraud and identity theft. The Department of Justice detailed an indictment against Francisco Ventura and Mario Melendez. Both men have been charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud the U.S., and multiple counts of filing fraudulent tax returns for…… MORE
Duncanville, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Police are looking for the person who shot and killed an 18-year-old man outside a Duncanville hotel this morning. It happened around 1:45 this morning at the Rodeway Inn off I-20 and Camp Wisdom road, where police say the man was shot outside the hotel. They say he ran inside, collapsed…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – House Speaker Paul Ryan says there’s “no question” that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election and continues to try undermine democracy in the United States and around the world. The Wisconsin Republican says the American intelligence community and the House Intelligence Committee agree that Russia interfered in the election. He adds: “The…… MORE