Category Archives: Promo Reel

Rawlings: Dallas is Doing Well, but Poverty, Pension  System Threaten Growth

Rawlings: Dallas is Doing Well, but Poverty, Pension System Threaten Growth

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – It’s no secret that Denton and Collin Counties are growing like wildfire, but Mayor Mike Rawlings says Dallas has all of them beat.  At his State of the City Address, he told the Dallas Regional Chamber of Commerce that people, and the companies they work for, believe in the city. “Everybody…MORE

Confused About the Pension Situation?  Check Out Dallas’ New Website

Confused About the Pension Situation? Check Out Dallas’ New Website

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas Police and Fire Pension System mess…it’s a complicated problem.  But there’s a new website to help you understand the situation, and the City’s proposed solution.  Dallas Chief Financial Officer Elizabeth Reich says savethepension.com takes you back to the system’s beginnings. “Where you can learn about the history of the…MORE

More Than Three Million Expected at DFW Over Holidays

More Than Three Million Expected at DFW Over Holidays

Ft. Worth (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport expects more than three million passengers to come through the airport around Christmas. Across the country, air travel is expected to increase about three and a half percent from last year. “These are the folks who are a little unfamiliar with the airport, and they get…MORE

AT&T, Time Warner Executives Testify before Senate

AT&T, Time Warner Executives Testify before Senate

Washington DC (WBAP/KLIF News) – Executives from AT&T and Time Warner testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday on the proposed $85 billion merger. The Justice Department is considering whether to allow the two companies to merge. “There are enormous incentives to favor yourself and harm competitors, block competitors and raise costs to rivals,” says…MORE

On Pearl Harbor Day, Ft. Worth Church Honors Veterans

On Pearl Harbor Day, Ft. Worth Church Honors Veterans

(Ft. Worth – WBAP/KLIF News) – On December 7th, 1941, America was dragged into World War 2 with the attacks on Pearl Harbor, and Clark Field in the Philippines.  At Birchman Baptist Church in Ft. Worth, they marked the occasion with a special lunch for veterans, including two survivors of the attacks in Hawaii, and…MORE

Brian Loncar Laid to Rest Friday

Brian Loncar Laid to Rest Friday

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News)  The family and friends of a prominent Dallas attorney will gather Friday to remember him. Brian Loncar will be buried just one week after his daughter was laid to rest. His body was found in a car outside his office Sunday morning. The cause and manner of his death have not been released by authorities,…MORE

Burglary Suspect Shot After High-Speed Chase, Opening Fire on Officers

Burglary Suspect Shot After High-Speed Chase, Opening Fire on Officers

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A burglary suspect who led Lewisville Police on a high-speed chase that ended in Northeast Dallas is expected to survive after he was shot by a Dallas Police officer. It started just before midnight, when officers responded to a call at the Regal Buffet in Lewisville on I-35E. Officers spotted the suspects…MORE

Rapper Talks Diabetes with Dallas Students

Rapper Talks Diabetes with Dallas Students

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News)  A rapper took a break from his tour to visit with Dallas students. Hip hop artist Lil Boosie made a surprise stop at Billy Earl Dade Middle School yesterday. He told WFAA he wanted to make young people aware of the dangers of diabetes, a growing epidemic among the state’s youth. Lil Boosie says he has…MORE