Baylor Hires LSU’s Aranda As Head Coach

UNDATED (AP) – Baylor has hired LSU defensive coordinator Dave Aranda as its new football coach. The move was finalized three days after LSU beat Clemson for the national championship. He replaces Matt Rhule, who last week became head coach of the NFL’s Carolina Panthers. Aranda takes over a Big 12 team on the rise.…MORE

Fort Worth Fire On the Scene After Car Plunges Into the Trinity River; 2 Fatalities

UPDATED: 6;55AM Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth fire officials have confirmed two fatalities after a pickup truck plunged into the Trinity River overnight. The department’s dive team used cables to pull the vehicle back onto the University Bridge, at which time the bodies of two men were found just moments ago. The accident happened…MORE

Dallas Mayor creates International Advisory Council, Improving City’s Role in the International Scene

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The city of Dallas is implementing Mayor Eric Johnson’s International Advisory Council (MIAC) to improve the city’s international relations. The council consists of a group of five Dallas residents who formerly held the rank of United States Ambassador. Mayor Johnson appointed former U.S. Ambassadors Richard Fisher, Kathryn Hall, Robert Jordan, James C. Oberwetter, and Jeanne L. Phillips to the MIAC.…MORE

Big Business Prompts Widespread Growth in Irving

IRVING (WBAP/KLIF) – City leaders in Irving say big business is expected to fuel more growth in 2020. According to Mayor Rick Stopfer, Irving has more Fortune 1000 headquarters per-capita than any other city in Texas. It’s ranked eighth in the country for the number of headquarters. During his annual State of the City Address,…MORE

McKinney Increasingly A Tourist Destination.

MCKINNEY – WBAP/KLIF – Visit McKinney, the tourism arm of the city, says 2019 brought increasing numbers of American and international travelers to that city as tourists. Final numbers are still being tallied, but in 2018, Visit McKinney says they generated $9.7 million in local taxes from the nearly $230 million dollars spent for all…MORE

Top Three Beverage Companies Launch Multi-Million Dollar Recycling Initiative in Dallas

DALLAS  (WBAP/KLIF News) – The top three beverage companies in the United States are launching a recycling initiative in North Texas. Backed with an investment of more than $3 million from Plano-based Keurig Dr. Pepper, Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo., the program’s goal is to improve the recycling and processing bottles. Recycling facilities will be upgraded…MORE

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