San Antonio (WBAP/KLIF) – For the third time in nine days a court has ruled against the state of Texas in an election related dispute. This time a federal court in San Antonio found parts of the state’s election district maps are intentionally discriminatory. It ordered the re-drawing of several districts in both Dallas and…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2017
Airbnb Encouraging Hosts to Offer Free Rooms to Evacuees, First Responders
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Airbnb is offering free rooms for both those evacuating Hurricane Harvey and first responders heading to the Texas coast. It’s part of their disaster response program, which Airbnb began back in 2012 when Tropical Storm Sandy hit the east coast. The program has been activated through September 1st. A spokesperson with…… MORE
Coastal cities in Texas begin evacuating ahead of Hurricane Harvey
(CNN) – As Hurricane Harvey gains strength, residents along the Texas coast aren’t taking any chances; they’re filling sandbags, stocking up on water and boarding up windows. In Corpus Christi, where Harvey could make landfall and Mayor Joe McComb has issued a voluntary evacuation order, Walmart shelves were clearing quickly, as the city canceled Friday’s…… MORE
Dallas Rescue Task Force Sent to South Texas
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas Fire and Rescue Task Force has been sent to South Texas by the state in anticipation of Hurricane Harvey hitting the Texas Coast. 70 members of Task Team 2 are headed to San Antonio to assist with any necessary water rescues. “From there they will be given various assignments and…… MORE
City of Irving Thriving with Announcement of Restaurant Headquarters
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced that Pei Wei is moving its global headquarters to Irving from Arizona. The company founded by P.F. Chang’s has more than 200 locations and 6,000 employees around the world, including 65 restaurants in Texas. The Irving project involves a capital investment of more than $1.5 million…… MORE
Three indicted on aggravated kidnapping charges of Shavon Randle
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Three people have been indicted in the kidnapping of Shavon Randle that led to an Amber Alert for the Lancaster teenager who was later found dead. 22-year-old Desmond Jones, 24-year-old Devontae Owens and 30-year-old Laquon Wilkerson were indicted on aggravated kidnapping charges. No one has been charged yet with Randle’s murder. It…… MORE
Hurricane Harvey Barrels Toward the Texas Coast
(CNN) — South Texas residents are filling sandbags, stocking up on water and boarding up windows ahead of Hurricane Harvey, a system that was upgraded from a tropical storm Thursday. The hurricane is expected to make landfall Friday evening as a Category 1 storm in Corpus Christi, Texas, then stall over the state, the National Hurricane Center…… MORE
Frisco RoughRiders will get a new name for its stadium
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Dr. Pepper ballpark in Frisco will get a name change. The home of the Texas Rangers AA affiliate, the RoughRiders, has a contract about to expire with Plano-based Dr Pepper-Snapple Group. The Dallas Morning News reports the company has acknowledged that a name change for the facility is imminent but says…… MORE
A Dallas double murder conviction has been reversed
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – An appeals court has reversed the capital murder conviction of 29 year old Jerome Deamus, also known as “Big Daddy.” He was sentenced to life in prison for the 2013 bar fight killings of brothers Christopher and Cecil Ferguson. They were gunned down during an argument that started when Deamus accidentally knocked…… MORE
The search is on for a serial assault suspect
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police are looking for an assault suspect who has a really bad temper. 28 year old Dylan Jackson is wanted on six felony counts, including several for aggravated assault. He was arrested for shooting his ex-girlfriend and a man she was with at a Dallas intersection a year ago. He posted…… MORE
