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NBA Star Offers to Pay for Atatiana Jefferson’s Funeral

NBA Star Offers to Pay for Atatiana Jefferson’s Funeral

(WBAP/KLIF) – A former Dallas Mavericks star is giving back to the family of the woman shot and killed by a Fort Worth Police Officer this month in her family’s home. Harrison Barnes, who now plays for the Sacramento Kings, offered to pay nearly all the expenses for Atatiana Jefferson’s funeral. Barnes said he wanted…MORE

City of Denton Issues Boil Water Notice for Residents Near UNT

City of Denton Issues Boil Water Notice for Residents Near UNT

DENTON  (WBAP/KLIF News) – Some Denton residents are still under a boil water notice Friday. The City of Denton issued the notice Thursday afternoon after staff at the University of North Texas notified the city of something strange about the water. “We had a cross connection in our water system. In this case, a source…MORE

Striking GM Workers Stay On Picket Lines Despite Tentative Contract Agreement

Striking GM Workers Stay On Picket Lines Despite Tentative Contract Agreement

Detroit (AP) Striking General Motors workers will stay on the picket lines for several more days until they vote on a tentative contract agreement with the company. Factory-level officials from the United Auto Workers union voted to recommend the agreement to members at a daylong meeting in Detroit Thursday. But they also voted not to…MORE

Police Get Cooling Off Period Before Questioned in Shootings

Police Get Cooling Off Period Before Questioned in Shootings

After a police officer fatally shoots someone, it can take days or even weeks before the public or his supervisors hear the officer’s version of what happened. In many states, that so-called cooling off period is carved out in state law or in a police department’s contract. That opportunity to take some time before undergoing…MORE

President Trump Energizes Supporters at Dallas Campaign Rally

President Trump Energizes Supporters at Dallas Campaign Rally

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – President Donald Trump was greeted by close to 20,000 people inside the American Airlines Center in Dallas for a campaign rally Thursday night. Thousands more watched the rally outside the arena. Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and Senator John Cornyn spoke to the crowd ahead of Trump’s arrival on stage. Both encouraged…MORE

One Dead, Two Injured Following a Shooting Near an Arlington High School

One Dead, Two Injured Following a Shooting Near an Arlington High School

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- Arlington police say one teen is dead and two others are injured following a shooting near James Bowie High School on 2000 Cliffside Drive. Lieutenant Chris Cook said the other teen was shot in the leg and is expected to be okay and the other man was a bystander who was struck by…MORE

Energy Secretary Perry tells Trump he Plans on Resigning

Energy Secretary Perry tells Trump he Plans on Resigning

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – Energy Secretary Rick Perry has notified the president that he intends to leave his job soon. President Donald Trump confirmed the report when he spoke in Texas on Thursday. Perry was traveling with the president to Texas Thursday when he shared the news aboard Air Force One. Perry is under…MORE

President Donald Trump arrives in DFW Metroplex Ahead of Rally

President Donald Trump arrives in DFW Metroplex Ahead of Rally

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- President Donald Trump has arrived in Fort Worth for a full day planned in the DFW Metroplex ahead of his campaign rally in Dallas. A large crowd gathered outside the Naval Air Station JRB in Fort Worth to watch his landing and motorcade to Downtown Fort Worth. “This is the best thing…MORE