HOUSTON (AP) — Officials in the Houston area were preparing high-water vehicles and staging rescue boats Tuesday as Tropical Storm Imelda moved in from the Gulf of Mexico, threatening to dump up to 18 inches of rain in parts of Southeast Texas and southwestern Louisiana over the next few days. The storm, which formed Tuesday,…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) Fort Worth – The Fort Worth I-S-D school board has voted to uphold its decision to terminate the contract of a teacher who sent anti-immigrant tweets to President Trump. At a special board meeting today, the school board upheld their earlier decision to terminate teacher Georgia Clark’s contract for good cause pursuant to chapter…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF)- The Office of Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Governor will lead an economic development mission to Japan and South Korea. The delegation will depart on September 20 and return on September 27. The week-long mission will make stops in Osaka, Nagoya, and Tokyo in Japan and Seoul, South Korea, to meet…… MORE
GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF) – Garland Police are searching for a missing 18 year old autistic man. Isaac Villalobos was last seen Monday night near the Garland Convention and Rec Center on Legend Drive. He was wearing a red T-shirt, blue jeans, and black boots. He’s described as Hispanic, 5′ 9″ and weights approximately 170 pounds. He…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Thousands of North Texans pack the Frontiers Flight museum by the Dallas Love Field Airport for an Amazon Career Day event. Amazon plans to fill 30,000 job openings throughout the U.S. including 1,300 in Texas and an additional 300 for the Amazon Air Hub coming to the Fort Worth Alliance Airport this October.…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – President Donald Trump is working across party lines to try to find solutions to the increased mass shooting rate in the United States. That word from Senator John Cornyn of Texas who hopes agreements could possibly be reached later this week on the subject. “He’s been trying to find some way to bring…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) — Employees at Arlington’s General Motors assembly plant continue to strike, more than 24 hours after their union could not reach an agreement on a new labor contract. About 5,000 employees in Arlington are affected by the work stoppage, and several of them continue to picket outside the plant’s entry gates. Happening…… MORE
NEW YORK (WBAP/KLIF News) – Iconic journalist and political commentator Coke Roberts has died at the age of 75. ABC announced her death from complications due to breast cancer Tuesday morning. Roberts was considered a pioneer for women in journalism for decades. She was a three-time Emmy award winner, a Broadcasting and Cable Hall of…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) _ There are rumblings that the Dallas-Fort Worth area could be in the running for a new global headquarters for Ohio-based paint giant Sherwin-Williams. The chosen location will also include a new research & development center for the Fortune 500 company. Dallas Innovates reports, the overall goal is to consolidate the company’s multiple…… MORE
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Frisco (WBAP/KLIF) – Friends and family of a Texas A&M student from Frisco are offering prayers and support after she was severely injured after being hit by a drunk driver on campus Saturday. Dozens of people who know A&M sophomore Carolyn Beatty gathered outside her alma mater, Frisco Centennial High School last night for a…… MORE
