DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have made good on a promise to donate some of their own money to Texas hurricane recovery efforts. The Houston Humane Society has received a letter from the White House along with a check for $25,000 to aid in the Society’s continue rescue…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2017
Dallas Police find murder victim’s missing vehicle.
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police have found the missing SUV belonging to an elderly woman who was murdered in her far north Dallas home three days ago. They found the missing 2005 Lexus at a car wash a few blocks east of Parkland Hospital when a concerned citizen called them to say he recognized it…… MORE
A woman was killed late Thursday night when she rear ended a school bus
McKinney (WBAP/KLIF) – A woman was killed late Thursday night in McKinney when she crashed into the back of a school bus. McKinney Police say she was driving at a high rate of speed on highway 380 when she slammed into the bus that had stopped for a red light at Wisteria Way. She was…… MORE
Crews Remove Robert E. Lee Statue From Lee Park in Dallas
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Crews at Lee Park in Dallas have removed the Robert E. Lee statue from its pedestal onto a flatbed to haul it away. A crane, with Dallas police escort, arrived at the park around 4:00pm Thursday and removed the statue after nearly three hours of preparation. The Dallas City Council voted earlier this…… MORE
Texas to Likely Seek $50-billion in Federal Housing Funding
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Governor Greg Abbott says Texas expects to seek more than $50 billion in federal housing funding after Hurricane Harvey. Abbott said at a news conference Thursday that those displaced by the storm can seek help via community development grants covering long-term housing needs as well as temporary costs while waiting for…… MORE
DISD to Consider Changing Names of Schools Named after Confederate Leaders
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Independent School District School Board is discussing changing the names of schools named after confederate leaders. A group of parents and concerned citizens asked the school board at a briefing Thursday to consider changing the names of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson elementary schools. Lauren Silva-Laughlin has two kids…… MORE
Today is North Texas Giving Day
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — North Texans will rally today to help fund local non-profits. Thursday, September 14 is North Texas Giving day — a tradition that began in 2009 and has grown each year. According to the Communities Foundation of Texas, 81,000 people donated to about 2,500 different organizations last year. “The amount they gave…… MORE
Dueling forecasts predict a cold, snowy North Texas winter and a warm, dry one
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — North Texans should prepare for for a cold, snowy winter. Or not. The 2018 Old Farmer’s Almanac is predicting the coldest temperatures in the region from late November into early December with lots of snow late December through early to mid-February. Remember the 2013 storm we called “Icemaggedon”? That’s what we’re…… MORE
Airlines Work to Restore Normal Operations After Hurricanes
WASHINGTON (AP) – Airline executives say their carriers are gradually restoring normal operations in the wake of the back-to-back hurricanes that hit Texas and Florida. American Airlines CEO Doug Parker told an industry conference in Washington on Wednesday that he expects his airline to be back to “full operation” by Saturday or Sunday. American has…… MORE
Members of a Mexican drug cartel face charges in Dallas.
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Federal authorities have announced the filing of drug charges against eight alleged members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. The seven men and one woman are said to be part of a large methamphetamine trafficking operation that operates in the Dallas and DeSoto areas. The cartel allegedly set up meth labs in…… MORE
