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Uber plans to Test, Map out Dallas for Self Driving Rideshare Technology

Uber plans to Test, Map out Dallas for Self Driving Rideshare Technology

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Uber hosts it’s first town hall at it’s new hub in Dallas to talk about self driving technology coming to the city. Uber plans to have drivers map out the entire city starting next month. Eric Meyhoffer CEO of Uber Advanced Technologies Group says this will be completely safe for riders and pedestrians.…MORE

Dallas City Council Votes to Rename Columbus Day

Dallas City Council Votes to Rename Columbus Day

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – According to the calendar, next Monday is Columbus Day but in Dallas the day will bare a different name. The Dallas City Council voted Tuesday to rename Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day. Supporters of the change said Tuesday that the new name is more appropriate when acknowledging Christopher Columbus’ journey. “Native…MORE

White House says it Won’t Comply with Inquiry

White House says it Won’t Comply with Inquiry

WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House has notified the House that the Trump administration will not participate in what it is calling Democrats’ “illegitimate” impeachment probe. White House Counsel Pat Cipollone writes in a letter to House Democratic leaders that their inquiry has processed in a “manner that violates fundamental fairness and constitutionally mandated due…MORE

Dallas Police Say Witness in Guyger Trial was Killed in Drug Deal Gone Bad

Dallas Police Say Witness in Guyger Trial was Killed in Drug Deal Gone Bad

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Police Department identified three suspects Tuesday in the Murder of a witness in the trial for former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger. Joshua Brown was found shot to death outside his apartment two days after Amber Guyger was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the killing of Botham Jean. Brown…MORE

Fort Worth Firefighter Among 92 Added to National Fallen Firefighters Memorial

Fort Worth Firefighter Among 92 Added to National Fallen Firefighters Memorial

FORT WORTH  (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Fort Worth firefighter shared an honor with 92 others by being added to the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Emmetbsburg, Maryland. William Thompson started with the department in 1988 and served on a truck until he was side-lined with a job-related respiratory illness. He continued to serve, working as…MORE

Southwest Pilots’ Union Sues Boeing Over Grounding of Planes

Southwest Pilots’ Union Sues Boeing Over Grounding of Planes

DALLAS (AP) — The union representing Southwest Airlines pilots is suing Boeing, saying its pilots are losing money because the company rushed an unsafe plane into service only to have the 737 Max grounded after two deadly crashes. The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association said in the lawsuit filed Monday that Boeing misled pilots and airlines…MORE

PricewaterhouseCoopers Creates Special Botham Jean Room in New Dallas Office

PricewaterhouseCoopers Creates Special Botham Jean Room in New Dallas Office

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Before heading home after the trial of Amber Guyger, the family of Botham Jean attended the formal unveiling of a portrait of him in the new Dallas office of the world-renown accounting firm where he once worked. PricewaterhouseCoopers honored Jean with the large work of art in his image in a room…MORE

Chinese State TV Halts NBA Preseason Game Broadcasts

Chinese State TV Halts NBA Preseason Game Broadcasts

BEIJING (AP) – Chinese state broadcaster CCTV will no longer air NBA preseason games set in China after Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey tweeted an image that supported anti-government demonstrations in Hong Kong. CCTV also said Tuesday in a statement posted to the official social media account of its sports channel that it is…MORE