Category Archives: KLIF News & Information In The Morning

Finisar Corp. Expanding to Sherman

Finisar Corp. Expanding to Sherman

DALLAS (KLIF/WBAP) – Apple’s CEO says the company is looking to expand to a second headquarters, following other tech companies like Amazon and Google. On Wednesday, he announced the second hub will be built somewhere in North America, and will eventually employ about 20,000 people. The company expects to invest $350 billion during the next…MORE

Attorney Tells Jury His Client Did It, Strategy Backfires

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KLIF/WBAP) – The Supreme Court will hear arguments today about a death row case with an unusual twist. They’re set to hear the case of Robert McCoy, a member of Louisiana’s Death Row population. He was convicted of killing three people back in 2011. But what’s unusual about this case is how he…MORE

Dallas City Council to Discuss Possible Housing Plan

Dallas City Council to Discuss Possible Housing Plan

DALLAS (KLIF/WBAP) – Dallas City Councilmembers will get the first look at a comprehensive set of maps that will be used to figure out a new housing plan for the city. It’s called a “market value analysis,” or MVA. Several cities across the country, and two others in Texas, have used an MVA to create…MORE

Garland Shelter Nears Capacity

Garland Shelter Nears Capacity

GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF) — When it gets this cold outside, one group hit hardest is the homeless. That’s why several churches in Garland came together to open “Garland Overnight Warming Stations,” or GLOWS. Volunteer John Duncan says although more than 60 people took advantage of the place to stay, dozens more refused. According to the group’s…MORE

Perfectionism Affecting Students at Alarming Rate

Perfectionism Affecting Students at Alarming Rate

DALLAS (KLIF/WBAP) — The struggle to be perfect may be adversly affecting college students, and social media is partially to blame. Those are the findings of a new study from the UK. Researchers looked at  more than 40,000 students from the United States, Canada and Great Britain. They found that since 1989, socially prescribed perfectionism, or the perception…MORE

Two Years, 6 Billion Emojis. A lot of Data

Two Years, 6 Billion Emojis. A lot of Data

DALLAS (KLIF/WBAP) — Would you believe more women than men use emojis on Twitter? Probably. A new report, recently released by Brandwatch, shows a lot more than that, though, about emojis. The company took every emoji tweeted during a two year span and broke down the demographics of the data by things like gender, location, time…MORE

North Texas Mostly Dodges Bullet

North Texas Mostly Dodges Bullet

DALLAS (KLIF/WBAP) Meteorologist Brad Barton says much of the sleet and snow forecast for our area thankfully missed the mark. But, he says, we’re not out of the woods just yet. Brad sat down with Dave to discuss what’s ahead. Dave Williams & Amy Chodroff, KLIF/WBAP, Copyright © 2018MORE

UCR: Overall Crime Down for Dallas

UCR: Overall Crime Down for Dallas

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — The 2017 Uniform Crime Report shows some good news for the city of Dallas. The report, also called the UCR, is a log of all violent and non-violent crimes sent to the FBI each year. They use the data to track any patterns and to help clear up cold cases. Last year,…MORE

Barton: Chance For Wintry Mix in Forecast

Barton: Chance For Wintry Mix in Forecast

DALLAS (KLIF/WBAP) — Meteorologist Brad Barton says there’s a chance for snow and sleet, tonight and into tomorrow. He sat down with Dave and Amy with the latest on the forecast. Dave Williams & Amy Chodroff, KLIF/WBAP, Copyright © 2018MORE

Tech Student Questioned Over “Guns Up!” Greeting

Tech Student Questioned Over “Guns Up!” Greeting

HOUSTON (KLIF/WBAP) — School spirit doesn’t usually land you in hot water with TSA officials. But that’s exactly what Texas Tech student Diana Durkin says happened to her when she was returning to Lubbock from Houston after Christmas break. Diana joined Dave & Amy to tell the crazy story. Dave Williams & Amy Chodroff, KLIF/WBAP, Copyright ©…MORE