(WBAP/KLIF) — The City of Dallas held a ground-breaking ceremony, Thursday, for the most comprehensive renovation of the legendary Cotton Bowl Stadium. Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson joined Fair Park First CEO Brian Luallen and city leaders to turn dirt on a two-year project to upgrade the historic venue. The upgrade includes 14 new escalators and…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut has died, according to his family. He was 82 and died of complications from a fall. Lieberman nearly won the vice presidency with Democrat Al Gore in the disputed 2000 White House race. Eight years later, he came close to joining the GOP ticket as…… MORE
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court is temporarily blocking a Texas law that allows the state to arrest and deport migrants suspected of illegally. The order late Tuesday from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals followed a March 20 hearing by a three-judge panel of the court. It’s just the latest move…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Dallas Fire-Rescue is responding to a fire at a church near Dallas Love Field this (Tuesday) afternoon. The first call about the fire at Denton Drive at Bombay Avenue occurred around 1:35 p.m., Tuesday. Motorists could see heavy smoke and flames from miles around Love Field, as crews battled the blaze. No further…… MORE
HOUSTON – (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott announces Texas is stepping back into a leading role of space exploration; creating the new “Texas Space Commission”. Abbott says Texas will be the launchpad for Mars…in his words, “As we look to the future of space, those who reach for the stars, do so from the Lone…… MORE
HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton avoided an April 15 trial in his 9-year-old securities fraud case and has entered an 18-month pretrial agreement with the State of Texas. He’s accused of defrauding investors in the Mckinney tech company Severgy by not disclosing that he was being paid to promote the…… MORE
UPDATE: (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Rescuers are still searching for at least six people after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in Baltimore, Maryland just before 2 a.m. Tuesday. Maryland Governor Wes Moore said the crew on the Singaporean cargo ship, the Dali, issued a mayday call moments before it collided with the bridge. The…… MORE
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News; Dallas, Texas. FORT WORTH – (WBAP/KLIF) – The U S Postal Service is tripling rewards for tips that leads to the arrest of criminals robbing and or injuring U S Postal Carriers. Now offering up to $150,000, that amount can be claimed by anyone who tips Postal Inspectors…… MORE
FORT WORTH – (WBAP/KLIF) – The Tarrant County Appraisal District is working with the FBI, following reports it’s website is the victim of a cyber-attack. An initial website issue was followed by another last Thursday. The website has since been restored online, but email and phone services are still reported down. It remains unclear when…… MORE
Arlington, VA (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Boeing President and Chief Executive Officer Dave Calhoun will be stepping down at the end of the year. The embattled company is under pressure from airlines and regulators amid increasing calls for major changes due to a number of quality and manufacturing flaws on its planes. In a letter…… MORE
