DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF ) – The Seattle based on-line retailer has selected New York and Northern Virginia as the sites for it’s new headquarters following a lengthy selection process. The search began in September 2017 and over 200 proposals came in from around the country as cities wanted to partner with Amazon. The company had said as…… MORE
Update at 7:20: AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Amid public criticism, the Texas Board of Education has voted to restore third grade lessons on Helen Keller that it had proposed cutting. The board’s 10 Republicans and five Democrats approved in September a plan to eliminate teaching about the iconic advocate for the deaf and blind as…… MORE
UPDATED 9:34AM: Dallas, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas judge has set a trial date for Wesley Mathews, the Richardson man charged with capital murder, injury to a child and tampering with evidence in the 2017 death of his adopted daughter Sherin. #BREAKING Court has set capital murder trial date for Wesley Mathews for May…… MORE
*Update (5:20am) Mr. Janky was found safe, and the Silver Alert discontinued. ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) — Arlington police need your help to find a missing man suffering from dementia. 79 year old Gary Janky was last seen a week ago on Park Springs Boulevard… Near SW Green Oaks… In a 2015 white Volkswagen Tiguan. He’s described as…… MORE
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – The unexpected departure of two Oklahoma City VA Medical Center employees left the facility without a general surgeon on call or available for overnight emergencies for a number of days this month. The Oklahoman reports that the hospital’s chief of surgery, Paul Munden, informed staff and administrators in an email on…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – Rice University researchers are raising concerns about the Army Corps of Engineers and the Texas General Land Office’s $31 billion proposal to protect the Houston-Galveston region from devastating storm surge with levees and sea gates. The Houston Chronicle reports that Rice professors plan to raise questions about the proposed coastal protection project…… MORE
MONTGOMERY, Texas (AP) – Investigators say a Houston-area homeowner has fatally shot an off-duty firefighter after both attended a party and later got into a physical fight. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says Nicholas Daniel was shot during an altercation Sunday in Montgomery. The shooting will be referred to a grand jury. A statement Monday…… MORE
Frisco, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A handful of North Texas firefighters will be heading to California this morning to help battle the blaze ravaging the southern part of the state. The Frisco fire Department says it will be sending a brush truck and other resources, with the expectation of its crew staying there for two weeks.…… MORE
Haltom City (WBAP/KLIF) – A Haltom City man will be sentenced in February after pleading guilty to the August robbery of a Richland Hills bank. 59-year Ronald Lynn Thomas told police that he owed money for storage, so he robbed a Wells Fargo to pay the bill. Arrest records show that Thomas walked into the…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – Communities across Texas are hosting parades and appreciation ceremonies for Veterans Day. Houston held a celebration Sunday outside City Hall that included a health fair. A patriotic-theme parade was also part of Veterans Day activities in Houston. Mayor Sylvester Turner used a Facebook posting to urge people to thank veterans. Turner says…… MORE
