DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Hundreds of DISD teachers are receiving a special gift this holiday season, months after an EF-3 tornado caused significant damage in parts of Dallas County. The Cotton Bowl Foundation and the College Football Playoff Foundation surprised 600 educators from Thomas Jefferson High School, Edward H. Cary Middle School and Walnut Hill Elementary…… MORE
Governor Abbott Praises DFW for its Role in Continued Growth Statewide
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott delivered the keynote address at the Dallas Regional Chamber’s State of the State Luncheon Thursday in Downtown Dallas. The Dallas Regional Chamber is supported by roughly 3,000 businesses and organizations across twelve counties, and its members represent nearly 600,000 area employees. The Governor updated the chamber on the successes…… MORE
Social Media Reviews are Protected Speech
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A medical doctor in Tennessee has filed a lawsuit against a patient for posting a negative review on yelp. The suits seeks 25 thousand dollars in damages. A legal expert, attorney James Bell, says such a suit is frivolous and in Texas an individual’s opinion is protected by an anti-slap statute. The…… MORE
Doctors End Protest to Demand Flu Vaccines for Migrants
SAN DIEGO, CA (AP) – A group of doctors ended their three-day protest against the U.S. government’s refusal to allow them into detention facilities to administer the flu vaccine to migrants. Six demonstrators were arrested outside the Border Patrol regional headquarters in San Diego during the protest. One of the doctors said officials met with protest…… MORE
Slain Sergeant’s Vest Didn’t Fail
HOUSTON (AP) – The bullet-resistant vest worn by a Houston police sergeant who was fatally shot was not penetrated by bullets as initially thought, according to a Houston Police Department statement. The initial belief that Sgt. Christopher Brewster’s soft body armor failed had prompted Police Chief Art Acevedo on Tuesday to warn officers to equip…… MORE
Special Assistant to President Trump / White House Deputy Press Secretary Steven Groves talks about Impeachment Process, D & A’s Favorite Story of The Day: Farts That Kill Mosquitoes
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[LIVE] House Panel to Vote on Articles of Impeachment Against President Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) – Lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee are using a hearing for voting on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to deliver passionate arguments for and against the move. They began a marathon two-day session to consider the historic charges with a lively prime-time hearing at the Capitol. Both sides appealed…… MORE
City of Dallas to Shell Out $610,000 to Settle Police Shooting of Unarmed Man
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Dallas will shell out over $610.000 dollars in a settlement involving the police shooting of an unarmed man six years ago, according to the Dallas Morning News. Then 19-year old Kelvion Walker was shot by Senior Corporal Amy Wilburn as he sat in the passenger seat of a stolen…… MORE
Blue Alert Issued For Man Accused Of Killing Officer
Houston (WBAP/KLIF) Did you get a Blue Alert on your phone Wednesday? If so, you weren’t alone. Millions of Texans received the alert on their cell phones. The alert was sent out to warn residents about 21 year old Tavores D. Henderson who is accused of killing Nassau Bay Police Sgt. Kaila Sullivan Tuesday night. …… MORE
Texan Gets 30-year Prison Term For Terrorism-Related Counts
DALLAS (AP) — A North Texas man has been sentenced to 30 years in a U.S. prison after he was convicted of sharing online messages promoting terrorism and lying to investigators. Federal prosecutors in Dallas on Wednesday announced the sentencing of 42-year-old Said Azzam Mohamad Rahim. He was convicted in May on eight counts related to social media and…… MORE
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