AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – Governor Greg Abbott issued a statewide call to stand with law enforcement in Texas to mark the one-year anniversary of the attack on Dallas Police. The request comes amidst numerous memorial events around Dallas to honor of Officers Brent Thompson, Michael Smith, Michael Krohl, Patrick Zamarripa and Lorne Ahrens, who gunned down…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – A private donor has unveiled a monument to the five police officers killed July 7, 2016. The monument, along Trinity Strand Trail was funded by a business owner nearby, Jim Lake. Lake says he had originally planned an open space with picnic tables for people using the trail. “After the events…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Owning a home in DFW looks to be a struggle for millennials. According to apartment finder ABODO, only 28.7 percent of millennials own a home in the area. DFW ended up being ranked No. 106 when it came to cities with the most millennial home ownership. Over the past fiver years home prices…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A federal appeals court says immigrant children who cross the border without their parents have the right to a court hearing to challenge any decision to detain them instead of turning them over to family in the U.S. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that two laws passed…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County has become the first county in Texas and only the second in America to designate itself a Human Rights County, joining eleven U.S. cities that have followed the United Nation’s initiative that aims to develop Human Rights communities throughout the world. “Human Rights abuses occur in our community, our country and our…… MORE
ALBUQUERQUE (WBAP/KLIF News) — New Mexico police have ruled the death of a Flower Mound couple a murder-suicide. The bodies of Jacob Kokotkiewicz, 31, and Ursula Kokotkiewicz, 32, were found Thursday in a pickup truck along Interstate 40 west of Albuquerque. According to the Star-Telegram, a 9mm handgun was found between Jacob Kokotkiewicz legs. He was positioned…… MORE
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Public school districts in the U.S. are rethinking how they cope with unpaid lunch debts amid a wave of outrage over practices that single out children by taking food out of their hands or stamping them with a payment reminder. The U.S. Agriculture Department is requiring districts to adopt policies…… MORE
North Korea is claiming to have tested an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM). University of North Texas Political Science Professor, John Ishiyama says until now North Korea has only been able to develop a single rocket with capability of hitting Japan. “To develop intercontinental range, meaning to be able to hit other parts of the globe,…… MORE
Ft. Worth (WBAP/KLIF News) – A hot dog stand in Fort Worth hosted its seventh annual Nathan’s hot dog eating contest to mark Independence Day. Curly’s Frozen Custard was the first location outside of Coney Island to host a contest approved by Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs. “I never dreamed it would become like this and…… MORE
DALLAS, TX (WBAP/KLIF News) – A lot of the good July 4th stuff actually happened yesterday, but there’s plenty of stuff you can still do today. Arlington 4th of July Parade – begins at 9 a.m. at the intersection of Mitchell and West streets. Free. Information at arlington4th.org. Fair Park Fourth – Festivities include rides,…… MORE
