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Dallas Cowboys’ 2019 Schedule Makes Team History

Dallas Cowboys’ 2019 Schedule Makes Team History

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The 2019 NFL Regular Season Schedule was released on Thursday and the Cowboys might not be too pleased with at least one aspect of it. The schedule marks the first time in team history that the Cowboys will not have back-to-back home games. The home streak was always considered an advantage for…MORE

Mesquite Police Search For Missing Mother

Mesquite Police Search For Missing Mother

MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF) – Mesquite police are searching for a woman, missing since Wednesday night. Twenty-six year-old Prisma Reyes failed to pick up her child from her babysitter that night, causing family to contact police. Reyes’s Jeep Wrangler was found abandoned this morning in the 3500 block of Roseland Avenue in Dallas. Mesquite Police Sergeant Mark…MORE

Dallas Activist Dominique Alexander Arrested On Domestic Violence Charges

Dallas Activist Dominique Alexander Arrested On Domestic Violence Charges

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas police have arrested local activist Dominique Alexander, following two allegations of domestic violence against him. He has been charged with a felony assault and a misdemeanor. Alexander says he is innocent of all charges. He lead the rally against police brutality in downtown Dallas on July 7, 2016, a march interrupted…MORE

City of Plano to Benefit from Airbnb Tax Agreement

City of Plano to Benefit from Airbnb Tax Agreement

PLANO (WBAP/KLIF)- Airbnb announces a tax agreement with the city of Plano that will allow them to collect 7% and the revenue will go directly to the city. Starting may 1st, plano will fully benefit from people visiting the region and staying longer through home sharing. Ben Breit with Airbnb says it will help hosts…MORE

Mesquite Officer Accidentally Fires Shot at School

Mesquite Officer Accidentally Fires Shot at School

MESQUITE  (WBAP/KLIF) – A Mesquite police officer accidentally fires his handgun at Horn High School Thursday.  Police say the School Resource Officer was inspecting his handgun and unloading it when it went off.  Apparently he forgot to eject a round of ammunition from the chamber. The bullet ricocheted off the concrete floor and then disintegrated. …MORE

Texas Instruments Announces New Facility in Richardson

Texas Instruments Announces New Facility in Richardson

RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) announced Thursday it will increase its presence in Richardson and build a new 300mm analog semiconductor wafer fabrication facility. Upon completion, the new facility is expected to create more than 488 jobs and represent more than $3.1 billion in capital investment. “The Lone Star State continues to be a…MORE

Short-circuit ‘Likely Caused’ Notre Dame Fire

Short-circuit ‘Likely Caused’ Notre Dame Fire

PARIS (AP) – A French judicial police official said investigators think an electrical short-circuit most likely caused Notre Dame Cathedral fire. The official, who spoke anonymously about the ongoing investigation, said investigators still don’t have the green light to work in the cathedral and search in the rubble for safety reasons. He told The Associated…MORE

Woman Behind Bars for Stealing $1.3 Million from Fort Worth Stockyards Rodeo

Woman Behind Bars for Stealing $1.3 Million from Fort Worth Stockyards Rodeo

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)-  D’Ann Wagner is guilty of stealing $1.3 million from the Fort Worth Stockyards Rodeo over a three year period. Wagner was a bookkeeper for the rodeo and set up a PayPal account on the website for online ticket sales. She then linked the account to her own personal account and used the money…MORE

Mueller Report Released: The Redacted Version

Mueller Report Released: The Redacted Version

WASHINGTON D.C. (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Department of Justice posted a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report Thursday morning, less than two hours after Attorney General William Barr delivered an assessment of the findings. Before the release, Barr told reporters the report did not find that President Donald Trump or members of his campaign…MORE

AG William Barr Details Redacted Mueller Report

AG William Barr Details Redacted Mueller Report

WASHINGTON:  Attorney General William Barr is detailing the redacted Mueller report.  The Justice Department’s redacted version of the special counsel’s report on Russian election interference and the Trump campaign, comes nearly two years after the probe began. U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Thursday that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation did not find that President…MORE