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Prosecutors Seek 5-Year Term for Ex- Leader of Neo-Nazi Group from Texas

Prosecutors Seek 5-Year Term for Ex- Leader of Neo-Nazi Group from Texas

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Virginia are seeking a five-year prison sentence for a former neo-Nazi group leader who pleaded guilty to conspiring with other far-right extremists to threaten dozens of targets, including a predominantly African American church, a sitting U.S. Cabinet member and journalists. John Cameron Denton, of Montgomery, Texas, and others…MORE

New Arlington Vaccination Site Is Open

New Arlington Vaccination Site Is Open

Arlington (WBAP/KLIF) – A new COVID-19 vaccination site has opened in Arlington. AT&T Stadium will host the Community Vaccination Center for Tarrant County Public Health. It will administer the Johnson and Johnson single dose vaccine seven days a week. It’s by appointment only, and recipients must register through the Tarrant County Public Health website.MORE

Texans Like Their Vaccinations

Texans Like Their Vaccinations

Austin (AP) – The federal Centers for Disease Control reports that the percentage of Texans who have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine is approaching one-third. The CDC reports 30.6% of all Texas residents, more than 8.8 million, have been given one dose and 18.2% have been fully vaccinated. The state health…MORE

Texas Rep. Crenshaw Temporarily Blind After Eye Surgery

Texas Rep. Crenshaw Temporarily Blind After Eye Surgery

Houston (AP) – Texas Republican Representative Dan Crenshaw says he has undergone surgery on his eye and will be virtually sightless for a month. Crenshaw is a Navy veteran who lost his right eye and suffered damage to his left eye to a homemade bomb explosion while he was deployed to Afghanistan in 2012. Crenshaw…MORE

Texas Man Accused of Threatening to Blow Up An Amazon Data Center

Texas Man Accused of Threatening to Blow Up An Amazon Data Center

DALLAS (AP) – A Texas man is charged with threatening to blow up an Amazon data center in Virginia. Acting U.S. Attorney Prerak Shah said Friday that 28-year-old Seth Aaron Pendley,of Wichita Falls is charged with attempting to destroy a building with an explosive. A spokesperson for the Department of Justice says Pendley, is in…MORE