DALLAS (KLIF/WBAP) — After a couple major mistakes by media outlets in recent days, President Trump has been even more vocal about “fake news.” Critics of the President say he claims all news that shines a not-so-favorable light on the White House is “fake news,” while supporters say the media just makes the negative stories up.…… MORE
Dallas, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Fire-Rescue crews are still on the scene putting out hot spots of an apartment fire that broke out overnight. The 2-alarm blaze at the Asante Apartments in southeast Dallas left some needed families without some donated Christmas gifts. The fire forced the cancellation of a charity event that was to…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — It’s no secret that the Dallas Police Department is having trouble recruiting and keeping new officers. Now, Police Chief Renee Hall says the issue might be the youngest generation of recruits. The Chief spoke in front of the city’s Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee on Monday. She says she needs to hire…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — With professional football TV ratings declining the NFL has just made an unprecedented deal to allow free streaming of all games on Yahoo Sports and AOL. Until now Verizon gave free access to live-stream NFL games to subscribers only over the NFL Mobile app. Now Verizon, parent company of Yahoo Sports…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Former State Senator and Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson is running for his old job. He announced Monday he had filed to enter the 2018 Republican Primary race against incumbent George P. Bush. “Today, I am formally announcing my campaign for Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office,” Patterson said, “because it is…… MORE
DALLAS (KLIF/WBAP) — Officials at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst are helping students deal with their emotions by offering them Care Bears. A display at one of the dorms aims to show students how important it is to take care of yourself and properly deal with emotions. At the University of Georgia, at least one professor is…… MORE
DALLAS (KLIF/WBAP) — Forty-Five years to the day after the final Apollo mission landed on the moon, President Trump announced the US will soon be heading back there. He made the announcement as he signed Space Policy Directive 1, which promises to focus more attention on lunar missions, and to colonizing Mars. This isn’t just a…… MORE
Grand Prairie (WBAP/KLIF) – The lines started forming hours and hours ago for the grand opening of a new Ikea store slated for tomorrow. It’s Ikea’s second store in North Texas. Ikea encourages the early birds to camp out as early as 48-hours before the opening by giving away lots of free stuff. While many…… MORE
SUNNYVALE (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Sunnyvale School District has canceled classes until Thursday after a growing number of students were absent due to a flu-like illness. Superintendent Doug Williams said the staff started to worry when 10 percent of students were out sick last week and the number increased to 12 percent Monday morning. “We started…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – A recent lapse by the U.S. Army to disclose a Texas veteran’s criminal record to the FBI is the latest example of the military failing to document criminal convictions. The Dallas Morning News reports that former Army 1st Sgt. Gregory McQueen pleaded guilty two years ago to more than a dozen military…… MORE
