DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Mayor of Dallas says North Texas has as good a shot as any when it comes to landing Amazon’s second headquarters. Mayor Mike Rawlings told WFAA TV’s “Inside Texas Politics” Dallas-Fort Worth has the financial edge over all of the east coast cities on Amazon’s short list, but that they…… MORE
DALLAS(WBAP/KLIF)- Guilty is the verdict for the man accused of murdering an 18-year-old Dallas teen. 36-year-old Antonio Cochran was found guilty on a charge of murder in court Saturday in the slaying of Zoe Hastings, who disappeared in October of 2015 after she went to return a video and go to church in the Lake…… MORE
(CNN) – The federal government shut down at midnight Friday as senators continued to scramble to reach a deal to fund the government. This is the first modern government shutdown with Congress and the White House controlled by the same party, and it comes on the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Trump’s White…… MORE
Grand Prairie (WBAP/KLIF) – Grand Prairie Police are looking for a serial sexual assault suspect who groped at least two women in parking lots last Saturday, January 13. The suspect first attacked a woman about 2:00 PM in the parking lot of a Dollar Tree store on Main Street. About an hour and a half later…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A candidate running for Dallas County Commissioner’s Precinct 2 is accusing his opponent of offering him a bribe to drop out of the race. Stephen Stanley said J.J. Koch told him he would pay his campaign debt if he left the race for a seat currently occupied by Mike Cantrell. Stanley released a…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Mesquite man who was shot by a police officer while breaking into his own truck has filed a federal lawsuit against the city. Lyndo Jones said former Mesquite police officer Derick Wiley used excessive force when unlawfully arresting him in November. Wiley said Jones tried evading arrest after a scuffle, but JONES said Wiley…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police are on the scene of what came in as an active shooter call right outside Southwest Airlines Headquarters by Love Field. However, police are not confirming if there were actually any shots fired. An employee shuttle has one of its windows broken, where the driver reportedly heard a loud noise…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – A former Army soldier accused of killing a man outside an Arlington Walgreens two years ago has been found guilty of murder. The incident happened in May of 2016 when 24-year-old Ricci Bradden shot his ex-wife in the Walgreens parking lot, then went on to shoot and kill 35-year-old Anthony “TJ” Antell…… MORE
GUNTER (WBAP/KLIF) – The Gunter and Bonham school districts in northern Texas have decided to close for a week to help fight the flu. In Gunter, Superintendent Jill Siler says there’s never been a flu season as bad as this one, with one-third of students experiencing flu-like symptoms. Siler says the next few days will be dedicated…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The flu epidemic continues to hit North Texas hard as Dallas County reported 7 more flu deaths Wednesday afternoon, bringing the total to 38 deaths so far for the 2017-2018 flu season. Dallas County Health and Human Services said the patients ranged in age from 51 to 89 and lived in Dallas, Cedar Hill, Garland, DeSoto…… MORE
