DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins and Governor Greg Abbott are arguing on twitter about a proposed 2% pay increase for Dallas County elected officials. The Dallas County Commissioners are set to decide on the pay bump on Tuesday, in an effort to make Dallas County’s civil service jobs competitive with those in the private…… MORE
Hurricane Laura Survivors Worry About Getting Help
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — In a matter of hours last week, Hurricane Laura tore through the tire shop Layla Winbush’s family started just under a year ago, reducing most of it to rubble and scattering hundreds of tires across the lot. The storm also damaged her home, which now reeks of mold. Federal and…… MORE
Lewisville Apartment Residents Displaced After Sunday Morning Fire
LEWISVILLE (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Dozens of residents at a Lewsiville apartment complex are displaced following a Sunday morning fire caused by a bolt of lightening. The Lewisville Fire Department was called to the fire at 5:45 a.m. First responders say they saw flames and smoke coming from the roof of the three story apartment building which…… MORE
Dallas Mavericks Season Ends After Falling to Lose Angeles Clippers
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- The Dallas Mavericks season has come to an end after falling to the Los Angeles clippers in a best of seven playoff series 2 to 4. The Clippers defeated the Mavericks Sunday 97-111. Mavericks owner Mark Cuban took to Twitter for a quick statement following the game. Proud of our @dallasmavs #MFFL…… MORE
Dallas Police Officer Dragged By Fleeing Suspects
Dallas (WBAP.KLIF) – A Dallas police officer was injured Saturday when a car driven by two wanted felons drove off, dragging him along the ground. Officers pulled the two over while investigating reports of drug sales in the 4200 block of Maple Avenue. During that traffic stop the officers realized the two people in the…… MORE
Six Injured When Boat Burns At Lake Weatherford
Weatherford (WBAP/KLIF) – Six people were injured Saturday afternoon when a boat caught fire on Lake Weatherford. Four of the injured were badly burned, and had to be airlifted to hospitals. The remaining two were transported by ground ambulance. The boat sank, and The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is trying to recover it. The…… MORE
The COVID-19 Numbers Keep Rising
Austin (AP) – Texas has reported 4,732 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, and 154 new deaths from the illness. The Texas Department of State Health Services says the new coronavirus cases pushed the overall number of cases for the six-month Texas outbreak to at least 606,530. Of those, the state says…… MORE
New PR Tact in Fight Against Mountain of Roofing Shingles
DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – A group calling itself Southern Sector Rising is using an idea from parades to get its message against a mountain across to the public. A miniature mountain of old roofing shingles is sitting atop a trailer looking something like a parade float. It represents a mountain of old roofing shingles sitting…… MORE
President Trump Visiting Texas & Louisiana After Hurricane Laura
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) – President Donald Trump says he is heading to Louisiana and Texas after Hurricane Laura tore through parts of the states. Trump’s Saturday visit comes two days after the Category 4 storm smashed into Lake Charles, Louisiana. The mayor of the city of 80,000 warns it could be weeks before water…… MORE
15 Year Old In Critical Condition After Shooting in Deep Ellum Friday Night
DALLAS (AP) – Five people have been wounded, one critically, in a shooting in the Deep Ellum district on the eastern edge of downtown Dallas. A statement issued by police said the shooting was reported shortly after 11 p.m. Friday on Elm Street near Good-Latimer Expressway. Officers found three men and a woman wounded at…… MORE
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