Yearly Archives: 2018

Mavericks Name Interim CEO Following Workplace Misconduct Allegations

Mavericks Name Interim CEO Following Workplace Misconduct Allegations

DALLAS (AP) – The Dallas Mavericks have hired former AT&T executive Cynthia Marshall as interim CEO a week after allegations of sexual misconduct against former team president Terdema Ussery in a report that also painted a picture of a wider culture of a hostile workplace for women in the franchise. Owner Mark Cuban said Monday…MORE

Students at a Plano High School Stage Lockout to Push for Change

Students at a Plano High School Stage Lockout to Push for Change

PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – Students at a North Texas High School are asking that their voices be heard regarding gun violence in schools. The ninth and tenth graders at Shepton High School staged a walkout Monday on the school’s tennis courts calling for more gun laws and better security at schools. The walk out came nearly…MORE

NY Times: Jerry Jones Could be Fined Millions

NY Times: Jerry Jones Could be Fined Millions

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones could be facing millions in fines after efforts to derail negotiations to renew NFL commission Roger Goodell’s contract. That from the New York Times reporting Goodell will declare Jones’ actions were detrimental to the league. The fines could be issued in the coming weeks. You can read the New York…MORE

Students Thought Square Root Symbol Looked Like Gun

OBERLIN, LA (KLIF/WBAP) — A class discussion at Oberlin High School in Louisanna about math somehow led to a police investigation. Police reports show shortly after the mass shooting in Florida, investigators were called to the school to look into a report of a terroristic threat. When they got there, they learned that a student…MORE

“Amnesty Boxes” and the Bud and Breakfast

“Amnesty Boxes” and the Bud and Breakfast

LAS VEGAS (KLIF / WBAP) — The use of recreational marijuana is legal in 9 states and Washington DC, and it’s legal for medicinal use in 30 states. But the issue remains under federal law. That means transporting it across state lines or on a plane is still prohibited. So, what if you just purchased a…MORE

Fed. Investigators Looking For Cause of Explosion

Fed. Investigators Looking For Cause of Explosion

DALLAS (KLIF/WBAP) — Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board are now helping local and state officials look for a cause of a natural gas explosion in northwest dallas. That blast happened Friday, and took the life of a 12 year old girl. Dave & Amy spoke with Attorney Brigham McCown, a former general counsel…MORE

Dallas Police Officer Arrested and Charged With DWI

Dallas Police Officer Arrested and Charged With DWI

Irving (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas police officer is free on bond after Irving police arrested her and charged her with driving while intoxicated.  Irving police say they pulled Officer Elvia Mercado over around 8pm Saturday for driving erratically near Northgate and Tom Braniff.  Mercado has been with DPD since 2002 and works out of the…MORE

McKinney Teacher On Leave After Recording Classroom Fight

McKinney Teacher On Leave After Recording Classroom Fight

McKinney, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A McKinney High School teacher has been suspended after a viral video shows him recording a student fight in his classroom. The video posted to social media last Wednesday shows the unidentified teacher holding up his phone to record a fight between two students, instead of breakin it up. McKinney ISD…MORE

Candlelight Vigil Held for 12-Year Old Killed in Home Explosion

Candlelight Vigil Held for 12-Year Old Killed in Home Explosion

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A candlelight vigil was held for the 12-year old girl who was killed in a natural gas explosion Friday The vigil was held outside the Kay Bailley Hutchison Convention Center where Linda Michelita Rogers was to join her elite cheer team at a national tournament. Linda’s mother said, “Pray for me that…MORE

Transgender Texas wrestler wins second high school title

CYPRESS, Texas (AP) — For the second year in a row, a transgender wrestler has won the Texas girls’ Class 6A 110-pound division. Mack Beggs, an 18-year-old senior from Euless Trinity High School near Dallas, entered the tournament in Cypress outside of Houston with an undefeated record. He beat Chelsea Sanchez — who he beat…MORE