DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- A Dallas career fair offering several job opportunities begins Wednesday December 5th. A free career fair offering oppurtunities for job seekers before the bnew year will take place at the Double Tree Hilton at 4099 Valley View Lane, in Dallas. This includes several companies and positions offering base and uncapped commission pay, flexible…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – Federal inspectors say a Texas driver suffering from “acute sleep deficit” failed to maintain his lane and caused his passenger bus to careen out of control, killing nine people in 2016 and injuring nearly 40 others. The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday released its final report on the crash, determining that…… MORE
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) – Attorneys for a death row inmate who is scheduled to die say he should be spared because he wasn’t the one who killed a suburban Dallas police officer during a Christmas Eve robbery 18 years ago. Joseph Garcia’s lawyers say the 47-year-old convicted murderer shouldn’t be executed Tuesday night because it…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Less than 600 of the estimated 150,000 Texas patients with uncontrollable epileptic seizures have been prescribed marijuana-derived oil under the state’s strict medical cannabis law. The San Antonio Express-News reports that about 45 doctors signed up to prescribe cannabidiol, or CBD, almost a year after the first marijuana plants were legally…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – The remains of a military pilot from Texas missing since his plane was shot down in France during World War II have been recovered and identified. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency on Monday announced the remains are 22-year-old Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Ottaway B. Cornwell of Houston. Cornwell was accounted for…… MORE
Houston (WBAP/KLIF) – President George H. W. Bush was known in his later years for wearing noticeable socks. Family spokesman Jim McGrath tweeted former President Bush “will be carried to his final rest wearing gray socks saluting the armed forces. he says the socks pay tribute to Bush’s “lifetime of service,” which started when he…… MORE
Washington, DC (WBAP/KLIF) On Wednesday, the country will observe a National Day of Mourning, honoring former President George H.W. Bush. Mr. Bush passed away in his Houston home last Friday at the age of 94. All federal offices will be closed and there will be no regular mail delivery. Here’s a list of how other…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s capital embraced George H.W. Bush in death with solemn ceremony and high tributes to his service and decency, as the remains of the 41st president took their place in the Capitol rotunda for three days of mourning and praise by the political elite and everyday citizens alike. With Bush’s casket…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The casket carrying the remains of George H.W. Bush has arrived at the U.S. Capitol for the nation to begin its formal farewell to the 41st president. His remains arrived Monday afternoon at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington aboard an aircraft that often serves as Air Force One. Former President George W.…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Fort Worth Police Department launched a program to limit package theft. The “Operation Grinch Pinch” program will provide participating community members with GPS baited packages, that’ll track down thieves. Officer Jimmy Pollozani said those who wish to participate will need a 24 hour surveillance monitoring system. The packages will be geo-fenced,…… MORE
