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UT Austin takes down Robert E. Lee statue under cover of darkness
Photo courtesy WFAA AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - University of Texas President Greg Fenves ordered the immediate removal of statues of Robert E. Lee and other prominent Confederate figures from a main area of...
Aug 21, 2017
Jerry Lewis Dead at 91
(WBAP/KLIF) Comedian, actor, film director and singer Jerry Lewis has died at the age of 91. According to his publicist, Lewis died peacefully at his home in in Las Vegas surrounded by his family. Lew...
Aug 20, 2017
Anti-White Nationalist Rally Underway Near Dallas City Hall
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Thousands of demonstrators have gathered at Dallas City Hall Plaza for an anti White Nationalist rally. Some counter protesters are demonstrating at the event but are o...
Aug 19, 2017
Six Flags Over Texas Has Stopped Flying Five of the Flags
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Six Flags Over Texas has decided to stop flying the Confederate flag as a result of the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. 32-year-old Heather Heyer was killed w...
Aug 18, 2017
Dallas City Councilmen Say Confederate Statues Must Come Down
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Pro-Tem Dwaine Caraway says confederate statues in the city will be taken down. Caraway was joined by other members of the City Council Friday in an effort to m...
Aug 18, 2017
Steve Bannon Out As White House Chief Strategist
(CNN) — President Donald Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon has been fired, multiple White House officials told CNN on Friday. Sources told CNN that Bannon’s ouster had been in th...
Aug 18, 2017
Dickies Arena in Ft. Worth to Host Conference Tournament
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dickies Arena in Fort Worth will host the American Athletic Conference Tournament for three years, starting in March of 2020. The arena is under construction now an...
Aug 18, 2017
Texas legislators call on Dallas’ mayor to deal with the city’s Confederate monuments
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Five Dallas-based members of the Texas Legislature are urging Mayor Mike Rawlings to appoint a task force to decide what’s to be done with the city’s Confederate...
Aug 18, 2017
Teenager Missing After Disappearing Into Trinity River
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — Divers have been searching for a 15-year-old boy who disappeared into the Trinity River near the East 4th St. Bridge in Fort Worth late Thursday afternoon. Two dive...
Aug 18, 2017
Calls to remove Confederate markers return to Texas Capitol
Texas House Speaker Joe StrausPhoto courtesy WFAA AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A top Texas Republican wants the accuracy of memorials around the state Capitol reviewed amid calls to remove Confederate m...
Aug 18, 2017
