Yearly Archives: 2017

Residents to Paint Mural a Year After Dallas Police Ambush

Residents to Paint Mural a Year After Dallas Police Ambush

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – DFW residents will reflect on an emotional day a year after the Dallas Police ambush. WFAA-TV and The Creative Arts Center of Dallas are giving people a chance to express their feelings by painting a community mural. “Art is just a really good way to express feelings that you don’t really have…MORE

Governor Abbott Issues Statewide Call to Stand With Police on July 7th

Governor Abbott Issues Statewide Call to Stand With Police on July 7th

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – Governor Greg Abbott issued a statewide call to stand with law enforcement in Texas to mark the one-year anniversary of the attack on Dallas Police. The request comes amidst numerous memorial events around Dallas to honor of Officers Brent Thompson, Michael Smith, Michael Krohl, Patrick Zamarripa and Lorne Ahrens, who gunned down…MORE

Monument to Fallen Officers Unveiled in Dallas

Monument to Fallen Officers Unveiled in Dallas

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – A private donor has unveiled a monument to the five police officers killed July 7, 2016. The monument, along Trinity Strand Trail was funded by a business owner nearby, Jim Lake. Lake says he had originally planned an open space with picnic tables for people using the trail. “After the events…MORE

President Trump’s Options in North Korea

President Trump’s Options in North Korea

DALLAS  (WBAP/KLIF News) – North Korea is promising more “birthday presents” for “yankees” after the launch of an ICBM earlier this week. But are they asking for war? And do they have the capabilities for it? Global Security Expert Kevin Mellott joined Dave & Amy to talk about weapons systems, and what North Korea might…MORE

Trump’s G20 Trip Could Boost Image

DALLAS  (WBAP/KLIF News) – The President of the United States is the hardest role a person may ever play, even for President Donald Trump. The president is currently on a trip through Europe for the G20 Summit. Is President Trump sending a message of strength? Dr. Allen Saxe joined Dave & Amy to talk about…MORE

President Trump’s Trip Could Improve Image

President Trump’s Trip Could Improve Image

DALLAS  (WBAP/KLIF News) – The President of the United States is the hardest role a person may ever play, even President Donald Trump. The president is currently on a trip through Europe for the G20 Summit. Analysts say it’s important to appear strong to other world leaders, especially in the current political climate. They say history…MORE

Dallas Housing Market Looks to be Too Much for Millennials

Dallas Housing Market Looks to be Too Much for Millennials

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Owning a home in DFW looks to be a struggle for millennials. According to apartment finder ABODO, only 28.7 percent of millennials own a home in the area. DFW ended up being ranked No. 106 when it came to cities with the most millennial home ownership. Over the past fiver years home prices…MORE

Court: Detained Immigrant Children Entitled to Court Hearing

Court: Detained Immigrant Children Entitled to Court Hearing

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A federal appeals court says immigrant children who cross the border without their parents have the right to a court hearing to challenge any decision to detain them instead of turning them over to family in the U.S. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that two laws passed…MORE

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to Get Video Cameras

  The Austin American-Statesman reports that the cameras mounted in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin will allow oral arguments to be archived for later viewing and possibly watched live – the details are still being worked out. State Rep. Terry Canales, a Democrat from Edinburg, authored the camera legislation. He says, “Issues…MORE

Cowboys LB Wilson arrested on assault with weapon charges

FRISCO, Texas (AP) – Dallas Cowboys linebacker Damien Wilson has been arrested on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after he was accused of backing his truck into a woman and threatening a man with a rifle during a dispute with some tailgaters. Wilson, 24, was arrested Tuesday outside of Toyota Stadium…MORE