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Yankees’ Kluber No-hits the Rangers

Yankees’ Kluber No-hits the Rangers

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Corey Kluber stopped for a moment before his first pitch of the ninth inning. “I had to take a breath after the warmups and calm myself down a little bit,” said the pitcher nicknamed Klubot for his robot-like demeanor. Kluber then finished the sixth no-hitter in the majors this season and…MORE

Texas Man Accused of Torturing Kittens had Worked as Teacher

Texas Man Accused of Torturing Kittens had Worked as Teacher

SUGAR LAND, Texas (AP) – Officials say a Texas man accused of torturing and killing four kittens had worked as a geometry teacher at a Houston-area high school before his arrest. Twenty-nine-year-old Graham Reid, of Sugar Land, faces four counts of felony cruelty to non-livestock animals. The Fort Bend Independent School District said in a…MORE

Absent Media, Texas Executes Inmate Who Killed Great Aunt

Absent Media, Texas Executes Inmate Who Killed Great Aunt

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) – A Texas man convicted of fatally beating his 83-year-old great aunt more than two decades ago was executed Wednesday evening without media witnesses present because prison agency officials neglected to notify reporters it was time to carry out the punishment. Quintin Jones received the lethal injection at the state penitentiary in…MORE

Professional Tennis to Return to Dallas in 2022

Professional Tennis to Return to Dallas in 2022

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Professional tennis is returning to Dallas after being absent from the city for decades. GF Sports & Entertainment, a global sports and entertainment events and operations company, announced on Wednesday that the company is bringing an ATP 250 men’s tennis tournament to the new, Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex at SMU in Dallas, starting…MORE

TSA Agents Report Uptick in Prohibited Items Found at Checkpoints as Air Travel Increases

TSA Agents Report Uptick in Prohibited Items Found at Checkpoints as Air Travel Increases

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) –  The Transportation Security Administration is asking potential travelers to be aware that the security checkpoint experience looks much different to those who have not flown since the start of the COVID pandemic. TSA employees and airport personnel at Dallas Love Field Airport said on Tuesday that they are prepared to handle the increased…MORE