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House Votes to Hold Mark Meadows in Contempt in Jan. 6 Probe

House Votes to Hold Mark Meadows in Contempt in Jan. 6 Probe

WASHINGTON (AP) – The House has voted to hold former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress after he ceased to cooperate with the Jan. 6 committee investigating the Capitol insurrection. It is the first time the House has voted to hold a former member in contempt since the 1830s. The…MORE

Plano Council Approves Name Changes for City Buildings and Park

Plano Council Approves Name Changes for City Buildings and Park

PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – Plano City Council members, on Monday, unanimously approved new names for three City Buildings to honor three long-time dedicated civil servants. The Gerald P. Cosgrove Public Works Service Center, formerly the Parkway Service Center, honors the legacy left by the beloved late Director of Public Works Jerry Cosgrove.   The Gregory W. Rushin…MORE

NY Ethics Board tells Former Governor Cuomo to Return Book Money

NY Ethics Board tells Former Governor Cuomo to Return Book Money

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – Former Governor Andrew Cuomo was ordered by New York’s ethics commission Tuesday to give up the millions he was paid to write a book about his response to the pandemic. An attorney for Cuomo immediately called the action unconstitutional and promised a fight. Cuomo was directed to turn over proceeds earned…MORE

Local Disaster Relief Groups Plan to be in Kentucky for Weeks

Local Disaster Relief Groups Plan to be in Kentucky for Weeks

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Disaster relief organizations in DFW expect their recovery efforts in Kentucky to continue for weeks following last weekend’s deadly tornadoes. Texas Baptist Men deployed a refrigerated feeding unit to Murray, Kentucky on Tuesday. “We had a call from the Kentucky feeding groups,” said Director David Wells. “When we go out to feed,…MORE

Pfizer Says Its COVID-19 Pill 89 % Effective Against Severe Illness, Works Against Omicron

Pfizer Says Its COVID-19 Pill 89 % Effective Against Severe Illness, Works Against Omicron

NEW YORK (WBAP/KLIF News) – As pharmaceutical companies race to develop treatments to battle COVID-19 and its mutations, Pfizer confirmed Tuesday its experimental pill is effective against the omicron variant. The company released the results of a 2,246-person study that the oral antiviral reduced hospitalizations and deaths by almost 89% among high-risk adults when taken…MORE