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Talking Tech: Boosting WiFi Speeds

Talking Tech: Boosting WiFi Speeds

What would you say if we told you that you could double your internet speed by making just two changes to your settings? It’s true! The Techie Guy, Liron Segev tells us how in this week’s Talking Tech  For more from The Techie Guy, click here.  Dave Williams & Amy Chodroff, KLIF/WBAP, Copyright © 2019…MORE

NTX Newly Elected Congressmen Share the Stage at Federal Legislative Outlook Event

NTX Newly Elected Congressmen Share the Stage at Federal Legislative Outlook Event

IRVING (WBAP/KLIF)- Newly Elected Congressmen Colin Allred, Van Taylor and Ron Wright shared the stage at a North Texas Commission Luncheon. The Congressmen discussed transportation, infrastructure, healthcare and trade deals. District 32 Congressman Allred is on the Transportation and Infrastructure committee. “Things that we are doing here that are really important to our area is a…MORE

After Months of Rehabilitation a Wounded Falcon is Back out in the Wild in Plano

After Months of Rehabilitation a Wounded Falcon is Back out in the Wild in Plano

A wounded falcon that was shot in Garland mid November is now back out in the wild in Plano. Erich Neupert Executive Director for the Blackland Prarie Raptor Center said the American Kestrel got a second chance at life, now flying at the Oak Point Park Nature Preserve. “We had to do surgery to remove a…MORE

Texas Judge Lets Church Shooting Victims Sue Gun Retailer

Texas Judge Lets Church Shooting Victims Sue Gun Retailer

SAN ANTONIO (AP) – A judge has ruled that victims of a mass shooting at a Texas church can move forward with a lawsuit against a sporting goods chain where the gunman bought the weapon and ammunition used in the massacre. The decision Monday by state District Judge Karen Pozza in San Antonio clears the…MORE

Virginia’s Northam Discussing Future with Staff

Virginia’s Northam Discussing Future with Staff

RICHMOND, Va (AP) – A top administration official for Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam says the governor is meeting with staff to hear their assessment of whether it’s viable for him to stay in office. The official spoke on condition of anonymity Monday because the official was not authorized to speak about the matter publicly. Northam…MORE

Texas Economy Sees Slight Downshift

Texas Economy Sees Slight Downshift

​DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) –​ The Texas economy saw a slight downshift the past two months, according to a new survey from the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank. Texas added jobs at a 2.5 percent pace in the fourth quarter of 2018, down slightly from 2.7 in the third quarter. The survey also showed declines in the production…MORE

Residents in Corinth Thwart an Attempted Sexual Assault

Residents in Corinth Thwart an Attempted Sexual Assault

Corinth, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Police in Corinth are asking for the public’s help in trying to locate a suspect in an attempted sexual Sunday night.  A female jogger told police that she screamed after the alleged suspect shoved her to the ground near near post Oak Drive and Barton Springs Drive around 7 o’clock. The woman’s…MORE

Voting is Underway for City of Ft. Worth Workers

Voting is Underway for City of Ft. Worth Workers

FT. WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) -City of Ft. Worth workers have their chance to sound off starting today on a proposal to fix the struggling pension plan. The plan currently has over a billion dollars in unfunded liability. Starting today and going through February 22nd city employees can vote on a plan to keep the program viable.…MORE

Pentagon Sending Another 3,750 Troops To Southwest Border

Pentagon Sending Another 3,750 Troops To Southwest Border

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Pentagon said Sunday it will send 3,750 more troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to put up another 150 miles of concertina wire and provide other support for Customs and Border Protection. The additions will bring the total number of active-duty troops on the border to 4,350. The announcement is in line…MORE

Four found dead in South Dallas home

Four found dead in South Dallas home

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Dallas officials believe four people, including two young boys, died in an Oak Cliff home from carbon monoxide poisoning. WFAA reports the bodies of two construction workers and one of the workers’ twin two-year-old sons were discovered Sunday morning in a home the men were renovating on the 1400 block of…MORE