New York (WBAP/KLIF) – In the early minutes of trading on Wall Street this morning, the Dow gained 100 points, a day after dropping 800 as all three major indices hit their lowest levels so far this year on fears of an impending recession. Meantime, global stock markets fell sharply Thursday in the wake of…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott announced Wednesday that he has formed a Domestic Terrorism Task Force in the wake of the El Paso mass shooting that left 22 people dead at a local Wal Mart. El Paso Police confirmed late last week that the alleged shooter confessed to the shooting and said he was targeting…… MORE
Update at 3:30pm: NEW YORK (AP) – The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 800 points after the bond market flashed a warning sign about a possible recession for the first time since 2007. The yield on the 10-year Treasury briefly dropped below the two-year yield Wednesday, an ominous signal that has predicted past recessions. Investors have…… MORE
DALLAS, TEXAS – August 14, 2019 – The final countdown to three of the most coveted food titles in all of Texas begins. The State Fair of Texas is proud to partner with Metro by T-Mobile to present the 15th Annual Big Tex® Choice Awards. On Sunday, August 25, three winners will be crowned in the categories of: “Best…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas Police Officer was hospitalized Tuesday after being hit by a DART train, according to the Dallas Police Department. “At approximately 12:40 p.m., DART Police responded to a report of a northbound Green Line light-rail vehicle making contact with an adult male as it was pulling into the Pearl/Arts District Station,”…… MORE
IOWA (WBAP/KLIF) — Democratic Presidential Candidate Julian Castro is taking his fight with President Trump from Twitter to Fox News. His campaign purchased three spots on “Fox and Friends” that’ll air Wednesday. Tuesday morning, the former Housing and Urban Development Secretary debuted the new commercial on Twitter. In it, he flatly blames the President for the…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The judge in former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger’s murder case says she’ll wait before deciding if it would be necessary to move the trial out of Dallas. In a court order filed Monday, State District Judge Tammy Kemp said the decision should not come until after prospective jurors have been questioned…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Rangers will open an investigation into accusations of corruption against the state’s Republican Speaker of the House. Speaker Dennis Bonnen is accused by conservative activist Michael Quinn Sullivan of offering him media credentials in exchange for campaigning against a group of GOP incumbents in the 2020 primary. The House Investigations…… MORE
Arlington (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas’ new school security law requires all schools have Bleeding control kits beginning September 1, 2019 and no later than Jan 1, 2020. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports, Pantego Christian Academy in Arlington recently received over 3000 kits from Fort Worth Firefighter Charities and Cook Children’s Hospital. Several other North Texas schools…… MORE
Garland – Richardson, Texas (WBAP/KLIF) A Richardson teacher who was under investigation for exploitation of a child was found dead. Garland Police have not released details surrounding the death 45-year old Robert Howard Temple whose body was found Tuesday. Temple taught at J.J. Pearce High School and was allegedly involved in a relationship with a…… MORE
