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Fort Worth Police Appoint Interim Police Chief

Fort Worth Police Appoint Interim Police Chief

FORT WORTH, Texas WFAA – (WBAP/KLIF) — Fort Worth City Council voted Tuesday to name Robert Alldredge, currently the department’s executive assistant chief, as Interim Fort Worth Police Chief. As current chief Neil Noakes prepares to retire at the end of the month, Alldredge will step into the role while Fort Worth City Manager Jay…MORE

Significant Severe Weather and Heavy Rainfall Event in the Central U.S.; Critical Fire Weather in the Southwest. DFW/North Central Texas Could See Severe Weather in The Afternoon.

Significant Severe Weather and Heavy Rainfall Event in the Central U.S.; Critical Fire Weather in the Southwest. DFW/North Central Texas Could See Severe Weather in The Afternoon.

FORT WORTH – (WBAP/KLIF)- Significant severe weather is likely from the central/southern Plains into the the Ozarks today into tonight. All severe weather hazards are expected, to include tornadoes (some potentially strong to intense), very large hail, and severe winds. More storm chances are in the forecast for North Texas and throughout the DFW Metroplex,…MORE

Mexican Navy Training Vessel Hits New York’s Brooklyn Bridge

Mexican Navy Training Vessel Hits New York’s Brooklyn Bridge

NEW YORK (AP) — A Mexican navy sailing ship has hit the Brooklyn Bridge during a promotional tour in New York City, the top of its mast brushing the iconic span as it sailed through the East River. Fire officials say there have been some injuries. The Mexican navy said in a post on the…MORE

U.S. Supreme Court Pauses Deportations to El Salvador’s CECOT Prison in Legal Challenge From North Texas-Held Venezuelan Men.

U.S. Supreme Court Pauses Deportations to El Salvador’s CECOT Prison in Legal Challenge From North Texas-Held Venezuelan Men.

WASHINGTON – (WBAP/KLIF) – The U.S. Supreme Court deals a blow to the Trump administration, ordering a pause on near-immediate deportations of Venezuelan men in the United States to El Salvador’s terrorist prison, CECOT. Venezuelan men held in Texas petitioned the court to prevent the government from sending them to CECOT after 24 hours notice;…MORE

White House Condemn Ex-FBI Head’s Social Media post

White House Condemn Ex-FBI Head’s Social Media post

WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday that federal law enforcement is investigating a social media post made by former FBI Director James Comey that she and other Republicans suggest is a call for violence against President Donald Trump. In an Instagram post, Comey wrote “cool shell formation on my beach walk”…MORE