DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas City Council passed an ordinance Wednesday that will require private employers to provide paid sick leave for employees. Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, who said he supports the concept, is warning residents that the ordinance will likely be tied up in court for some time. “I hope no one thinks because…… MORE
DALLAS – Missy Shorey, the head of the Dallas County GOP has died at the age of 47. On a Facebook post her husband, Marc Himelhoch, wrote that Shorey passed away “unexpectedly” on Tuesday. He added, “Words Can not express how much she meant to me an so many of you.” Shorey was the first…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Heavy rains drenched the Metroplex late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, leaving many North Texas with damage to their cars. At Dallas Love Field, dozens of cars that were in the airport’s A/B parking garage experienced the most damage Wednesday morning. Some were completely submerged in water reportedly due to…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – About 10 homes in Fort Worth, a few miles east of TCU have been evacuated after a train derailment led to several cars catching fire early this morning. Mike Drivdahl, with the Fort Worth Fire says the evacuations were ordered because ethanol was involved in the derailment. “We’re making sure that…… MORE
Dallas, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Folks who parked in Dallas Love Field’s parking lot A will be shocked to find some cars almost submerged in high water. Reporter Chris Sadeghi from our sister station WFAA-TV tweeted a video and images showing water almost topping the roofs of some cars, saying that it’s likely some kind of…… MORE
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) – A man who orchestrated one of the most gruesome hate crimes in U.S. history was executed by lethal injection on Wednesday night. John William King was convicted in the June 1998 dragging death of James Byrd Jr., a black man from East Texas. The 44-year-old King, who is white and an…… MORE
After touring the National Lynching Memorial recently, former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper spoke of the “shame” he felt that some white people “kind of looked the other way during these lynching incidents.” Former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas has acknowledged he “clearly had advantages” as a white man. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts has said…… MORE
FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF)- PGA of America is relocating it’s headquarters after 50 years from Florida to Frisco. PGA CEO Seth Waugh says the 600-acre mixed use development will have an initial investment worth more than half a billion dollars. “First it started as a headquarters and then we started a dream of what it could be…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – A recent vote by the Plano City Council is paving the way for the redevelopment of Collin Creek Mall. The council voted Monday to approve a zoning change that will allow the project to move forward. “The city council made a unanimous decision,” said City Spokesman Steve Stoler. “We had 15 people…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Former Vice President Joe Biden will launch his 2020 presidential campaign on Thursday, according to a person familiar with his plans. The 76-year-old Democrat is scheduled to face voters in Pittsburgh on Monday, the person said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the person wasn’t authorized to speak on the record…… MORE
