DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Department of Labor released a report on Friday, showing 43,000 new jobs were created in Texas in January and 304,000 jobs across the country. That makes two straight months of solid job growth. The recent boom in the Petroleum industry is one factor contributing to job growth in Texas. Dallas investment…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas’ ‘Big 3’ leaders revealed identical property tax legislation filed the Texas House and Senate Thursday. Governor Greg Abbott, joined by Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and new House Speaker Dennis Bonnen made the announcement. Governor Abbott calling the move “unprecedented.” “The voters demanded this, and this demonstrates that the Texas legislature is…… MORE
Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A Forney man accused in a child sexual assault in Mesquite is now facing charges involving another child. Police say the victim in the latest allegations says she knows 36-year old Billy A. Williams through youth sports, where he regularly participated as a referee, coach and personal trainer. In the initial…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – Catholic leaders in Texas have identified 286 priests and others accused of sexually abusing children, a number that represents one of the largest collection of names to be released since an explosive grand jury report last year in Pennsylvania. Fourteen dioceses in Texas on Thursday named those credibly accused of abuse. The…… MORE
Garland, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Garland Police say a man was shot to death last night after walking outside of his apartment to check on his work truck when the alarm went off. It happened just before midnight in the 2800 block of Dairy Road. Garland Police Officer Pedro Barineau said the man, identified as 29-year…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth police say an employee of Republic Recycling’s North Texas Recycling Complex in Fort Worth was tragically killed early this morning, when she was crushed by a one-ton round bale of recycled material. Police say the round bales of material were stacked 3 high and and became unstable, causing two…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Officials at the Stanley Black & Decker plant in Farmers Branch is eyeing Fort Worth and Dayton, Ohio as it plans an expansion. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram says the company is planning to add a third production line to continue making its famous hand tools. Fort Worth is actively pursuing the…… MORE
UPDATED: 11:55 AM Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A fired Fort Worth Police sergeant has been reinstated during a hearing this morning. Former Sgt Kenneth Pierce was fired in 2017 for ordering rookie officer to use taser on a woman who called to report domestic violence. Members of United Fort Worth, as well as the domestic violence victim,…… MORE
Frisco (WBAP/KLIF) – Another jogger has been attacked by a coyote in Frisco. It happened at 6:40am Tuesday morning in the area of Eldorado Parkway and Tangerine Lane. Frisco police say the man was able to fend off the coyote who managed to bite him. He was later taken to the hospital by a family…… MORE
HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Houston Police Department has identified the two suspects killed in a Monday evening shoot out that injured five undercover narcotics officers. In a press conference Tuesday, Chief Art Acevedo identified 59-year-old Dennis Tuttle and 58-year-old Rhogena Nicholas as the suspects and said investigators will pour through their criminal history. Acevedo said…… MORE
