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McKinney Teen Gets Invite to Help Decorate the White House for Christmas

McKinney Teen Gets Invite to Help Decorate the White House for Christmas

McKinney, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Only 120 people out of thousands got an invite to help decorate the White House for Christmas… One of the lucky ones was McKinney teen Mik [like bick] Messner who thought it was a long shot when he applied earlier this year “Oh I’ll never get it, there’s too many people…MORE

4-Alarm Condominium Fire Displaces Dozens in NE Dallas

4-Alarm Condominium Fire Displaces Dozens in NE Dallas

(Dallas) WBAP/KLIF) – Just weeks before Christmas dozens of NE Dallas residents have lost everything and have been displaced by a 4-alarm blaze overnight. Dallas Fire Rescue were called out to the 4-alarm blaze at the Sable Ridge Condominium complex since about 1am. #Breaking News Dallas Fire Rescue working a 3 alarm apartment fire 6100…MORE

Cowboys Remain Confident While Underachieving

Cowboys Remain Confident While Underachieving

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The only other time the Dallas Cowboys started 3-0 and missed the playoffs, Jason Witten was a sixth-year tight end for a team that had been the top seed in the NFC the previous year and was eager to atone for a crushing divisional-round loss. Witten is still around 11 years…MORE

Texas Judge Warned For Refusing To Perform Same-Sex Weddings

Texas Judge Warned For Refusing To Perform Same-Sex Weddings

WACO, Texas (AP) – The Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct issued a public warning to a judge who refuses to perform same-sex marriages. The Waco Tribune-Herald reports that McLennan County Justice of the Peace Dianne Hensley has said her “Bible-believing” Christian conscience prohibits her from doing same-sex weddings. She believes she’s entitled to a “religious…MORE

Suspect Dead Following Police Chase that Ended in an Arlington Kroger Parking Lot

Suspect Dead Following Police Chase that Ended in an Arlington Kroger Parking Lot

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- Arlington Police say a suspect is dead following a police chase that went into a Kroger parking lot on Abram Street and Bowen Road. Lieutenant Chris Cook said the suspect lost control of the car, hit a utility poll and two unoccupied park cars in the parking lot. No one else was hurt. …MORE

Large Section of Tornado-Damaged North Dallas Shopping Center to be Demolished

Large Section of Tornado-Damaged North Dallas Shopping Center to be Demolished

The majority of Preston Oaks Shopping Center on Preston and Royal Lane will be demolished this month. The center closed October 20th after an EF-3 tornado ripped through the area and destroyed most of the property. “For the affected areas it’s going to be a complete demo and scrape and then we are going to…MORE

Preparing for the tax season.

Preparing for the tax season.

DFW (WBAP/KLIF) – December has arrived and the end of 2019 and the second decade of the century is fast approaching . It’s not to soon to be thinking about federal taxes and how to legally reduce your bill. One way is to contribute to charitable organizations. Metroplex Texans are some of the most generous…MORE

Brother of Botham Jean Honored, Calls on Better Training

Brother of Botham Jean Honored, Calls on Better Training

PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – The brother of the man shot and killed by former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger is calling on law enforcement to improve training techniques more than a year after his brother’s death. Guyger is serving a 10 year prison sentence for shooting Jean when she said she mistook his apartment for her own.…MORE

Democrats Release Intelligence Committee Impeachment Report

Democrats Release Intelligence Committee Impeachment Report

WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee have released a report ahead of addition hearings Wednesday from the House Judiciary Committee. The report says President Donald Trump place his own personal and political interests above those of the United States and that it is not an isolated incident. The report also said President…MORE

Mesquite ISD and Texas A&M Commerce Partnership

Mesquite ISD and Texas A&M Commerce Partnership

MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF) – Mental health issues for adolescents are becoming an increasing concern for Texas school districts. In Mesquite ISD the demand for services has been on the rise for several years. In addressing the need MISD has partnered with Texas A&M University Commerce to provide post graduate counselors. The doctoral students serve an internship…MORE