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
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Autistic Man Missing From Garland
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
Amazon Hosts first Career Day Event in Dallas, Thousands of Jobs Available
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
Cornyn: ‘Active Discussions’ Taking Place on Possible Gun Legislation
(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 GM Employees Continue Strike Amid Labor Dispute
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
Legendary Journalist and Political Commentator Cokie Roberts Dies at 75
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
D-FW Could Be Considered for a New Global Sherwin-Williams HQ and R&D Center
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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[VIDEO] A Texas A&M Student from Frisco, Critically Injured by Impaired Teen Driver
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
Some Good Comes Out Of Dallas Crane Collapse
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) Hundreds of people who used to live in the Elan City Lights Apartments in Dallas are donating their left behind furniture to the nonprofit VolunteerNow. Instead of letting the left-behind pieces go to waste, previous residents are allowing VolunteerNow to accept good-condition sofas, lamps, entertainment centers and patio furniture to sell in its…… MORE
Tent Courtrooms Open to Process Migrants Waiting in Mexico
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tent courtrooms opened Monday in two Texas border cities to help process thousands of migrants who are being forced by the Trump administration to wait in Mexico while their requests for asylum wind through clogged immigration courts. The court in Laredo opened with a judge who appeared by videoconference. Critics have…… MORE
