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Former Senator Joe Lieberman Dies

Former Senator Joe Lieberman Dies

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut has died, according to his family. He was 82 and died of complications from a fall. Lieberman nearly won the vice presidency with Democrat Al Gore in the disputed 2000 White House race. Eight years later, he came close to joining the GOP ticket as…MORE

Supply Chain Takes a Hit from Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Supply Chain Takes a Hit from Baltimore Bridge Collapse

BALTIMORE (AP) – Manufacturers and shippers are scrambling to figure out where they can load or unload cargo while the main operations at the Port of Baltimore remain closed due to Tuesday’s deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Supply chain experts say other ports up and down the East Coast are likely to…MORE

Fort Worth Businesses To Receive Help After Sandman Explosion

Fort Worth Businesses To Receive Help After Sandman Explosion

(WBAP/KLIF) — The City of Fort Worth has come to the aid of businesses suffering economic loss after the Sandman Signature Hotel explosion, earlier this year. Downtown businesses adversely affected by January’s hotel natural gas blast are now being offered financial help from the city. Ori Fernandez is the city’s Assistant Economic Director and says…MORE

Trial for North Texas Doctor Accused of Poisoning Patient’s IV Bags Begins Next Week

Trial for North Texas Doctor Accused of Poisoning Patient’s IV Bags Begins Next Week

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The trial for the North Texas doctor accused of injecting heart-stopping medication into patient’s IV bags starts next Monday. One person died and eleven others suffered cardiac emergencies after receiving the tainted bags. Surveillance video captured 60-year-old anesthesiologist Doctor Raynaldo Ortiz allegedly placing the IV bags into a warmer at…MORE