WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is voicing optimism that some sort of firearms background check measure will be instituted following the recent mass shootings in Texas and Ohio. Trump told reporters at the White House on Friday that “we have to have meaningful background checks.” He added that he lobbied Senate Majority Leader Mitch…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Uber could soon open a headquarters office in Downtown Dallas. Uber plans to create 3,000 jobs and pay employees an average salary of at least $100,000 a year at the new office. Uber has looked at other sites across the country and plans to open an office building in Deep Ellum. Uber Officials…… MORE
TRAVIS COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Texas Democratic Party filed a lawsuit against Republican House Speaker Dennis Bonnen and Conservative activist Michael Quinn Sullivan. The suit, which was filed Thursday in Travis County, alleges state campaign finance law violations and is seeking the release of a controversial recording made secretly during a meeting between Bonnen and…… MORE
Superior, Montana (WBAP/KLIF) – A Montana man charged with slamming a 13-year-old boy to the ground fracturing his skull for refusing to remove his hat during the national anthem, believed he was doing what President Trump wanted him to do. The lawyer for 39-year old Curt Brockway told ‘The Missoulian’ that his client had convinced…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) – Plano based J.C. Penney Co. says it has been warned that its stock could be removed from the New York Stock Exchange for trading below $1 for too long. The department store chain, which traces its roots back to 1902, has six months to try and boost its stock price or…… MORE
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — A spokesman for police in Allen, Texas, says a record has been found of a telephone call to police that attorney’s for Patrick Crusius’ family say came from his mother. Sgt. Jon Felty told The Associated Press on Thursday that the call was taken on June 27 from a woman…… MORE
GRAPEVINE (WBAP/KLIF)- U.S. Senator John Cornyn is in North Texas to address gun control and legislature regarding the two most recent mass shootings. Senator Cornyn said he’s spoken to Governor Greg Abbott and is working on what Texas can do to improve the compliance with the background check system. “This means people who are already…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Government meteorologists say this year’s hurricane season may be busier than initially expected now that summer’s weak El Nino has faded away. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center said Thursday the Atlantic season looks more active than normal as peak hurricane season begins. Forecasters now expect 10 to 17…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Callaway Golf Company, a global sporting goods company that specializes in designing, manufacturing and selling golf equipment, accessories and lifestyle-related products, is opening a 783,465-square-foot national distribution center located at Alliance Center North 3 in AllianceTexas, the more than 26,000-acre master-planned community developed by Hillwood. The new facility is approximately four times…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The annual back-to-school sales tax holiday is scheduled this weekend in Texas. The Texas Comptroller’s Office said the tax break begins Friday and runs through Sunday and only applies to certain items. Most clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks are up for grabs as long as they retail for under $100 …… MORE
