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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Delays Vote on Health Care Bill

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Delays Vote on Health Care Bill

(CNN) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will delay the vote on the Republican leadership’s health care bill until after the July 4 recess. McConnell told GOP senators that he wants to make changes to the bill, get a new Congressional Budget Office score and have a vote after the holiday, two sources told CNN.…MORE

Killeen Man Charged in Temple Boating Accident that Killed 4-year-old

Killeen Man Charged in Temple Boating Accident that Killed 4-year-old

TEMPLE, Texas (AP) – Authorities in Central Texas have charged a man with criminal negligent homicide after a 4-year-old girl was killed and her father seriously injured when they were run over by a houseboat. Forty-four-year-old Jason Bernal of Killeen was held over the weekend at the Bell County jail before posting bail and being…MORE

Bedford Citizens Concerned About Police Department’s Handling of Kaytlynn Cargill’s Death

Bedford Citizens Concerned About Police Department’s Handling of Kaytlynn Cargill’s Death

Bedford (WBAP/KLIF News) – Some citizens of Bedford have voiced their concerns after they were told by police last week they have “nothing to worry about” after a 14-year-old was found dead in a nearby landfill. Kaytlynn Cargill’s body was found in an Arlington landfill last Thursday. She vanished while walking her dog near The Oak Creek Apartments…MORE

Texas Official Who Imposed $4B Bond Facing Fresh Scrutiny

Texas Official Who Imposed $4B Bond Facing Fresh Scrutiny

KILLEEN, Texas (AP) – A Central Texas court official who imposed a whopping $4 billion bond on a murder suspect is drawing fresh scrutiny after she declined to recuse herself and oversaw a court hearing involving her son. Bell County Attorney Jim Nichols tells the Temple Daily Telegram that Justice of the Peace Claudia Brown…MORE

Uptown Target Attack Victim Files Lawsuit Against the Retail Giant

Uptown Target Attack Victim Files Lawsuit Against the Retail Giant

DALLAS  (WBAP/KLIF News) – The attorney for a man who was assaulted in a Target parking lot in Uptown in January said his client is suing the retailer for not preventing the ambush. Attorney Chris Hamilton also said that particular location, on North Haskell Avenue near Lemmon, has a three-year history of violent crimes that the…MORE