DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Downtown Dallas Inc. unveils it’s economic development campaign. Kourtny Garret President of DDI said it’s aimed at business recruitment, retention and investment.”We are on the course to add 20,000 more residents in the city center within the next five years and grow the center of Downtown to over 15,000,” said Garret. “Within a ten…… MORE
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF)- Irving Police are investigating after they found the body of a missing 22-year-old from Garland in a dumpster Monday. The woman was identified as Jessica Hernandez. Irving Police Officer Robert Reeves says she went missing January 26th. Police say she was last seen on surveillance camera getting into a taxi cab. Investigators have…… MORE
UPDATE 2/4/2020 11:46 pm DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The Iowa Democratic Party has released additional results of its kickoff presidential caucus after a long day of delay. The early results show former Midwestern Mayor Pete Buttigieg (26.8%) with a slight lead over progressive Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (25.2%) in the opening contest in the…… MORE
DALLAS- WBAP/KLIF – The City of Dallas is opening the downtown Erik Johnson Library as an overnight emergency shelter ahead of dangerous wet, freezing weather expected in the Metroplex Tuesday night. The basement of that library will open at 5:30 pm Tuesday, and stay open until the morning on Wednesday, 7:30 am. A mix of…… MORE
COMMERCE (WBAP/KLIF) – UPDATE: Officials say a suspect has been arrested on the charge of capital murder in connection with the shootings that occurred on the campus of Texas A&M University-Commerce Monday. “The suspect is 21-year-old Jacques Dshawn Smith. Smith is not a student at A&M-Commerce. He is believed to be the ex-boyfriend of Abbaney Matts,…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Opening arguments in the criminal trial of a former Dallas police officer began Tuesday morning. 42-year-old Christopher Hess is charged with aggravated assault by a public servant stemming from a fatal 2017 shooting while responding to a call for a stolen car. Investigators said Hess, who was on scene with Senior…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – As soon as President Donald Trump finished his State of the Union address, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ripped her copy in two. Right there, on the dais behind him. Trump was barely done, turning to greet the crowd of lawmakers Tuesday night, when Pelosi, without a moment’s delay, turned the papers in…… MORE
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Democratic Party officials in Iowa are working furiously to deliver the delayed results of their first-in-the-nation caucus. They say final results will be released sometime today (Tuesday). Frustrated presidential candidates are claiming momentum and plowing ahead in their White House quests. Technology problems and reporting “inconsistencies” kept party officials from releasing…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – Rush Limbaugh has announced on his radio show on WBAP that he has advanced lung cancer. “I really don’t like talking about myself and I don’t like making things about me,” Limbaugh said as he closed his show on Monday. Limbaugh said the diagnosis was confirmed by two medical institutions last month. This…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- A sudden surge of winter weather could be making North Texas roads dangerous to drive on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Val Lopez of the Texas Department of Transportation assures drivers that roads have been treated with brine as of Monday morning in preparation. But he also hopes drivers to their part…… MORE
