DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson is launching Dallas Works, a major new initiative that will connect students to summer jobs. Dallas Works will give our kids an opportunity to learn professional skills, to stay busy during the summer, to make some money, to learn the value of honest work, to contribute to their communities,…… MORE
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – A Collin County man found with thousands of images of child pornography is sentenced to prison. According to the Collin County District Attorney’s Office, 35-year-old Robert Kessler of Allen, was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to 10 counts of Possession of Child Pornography. “Child pornographers must face the consequences of…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The State Fair of Texas announces the passing of the voice of Big Tex, Mr. Robert “Bob” Boykin. He was 73 years old. Bob was a true Texan – born in Dallas and raised in Richardson, he graduated from high school in North Texas. He worked as an announcer for Green Valley Raceway…… MORE
WUHAN (WBAP/KLIF News) – The U.S. Embassy announced that an American citizen diagnosed with Coronavirus has died at a hospital in Wuhan, China…the epicenter of the deadly outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control said the person is 60 years old but did not provide any other information. At least 908 people have died from the…… MORE
YOKOHAMA, JAPAN (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Quarantine continues for multiple cruise ships as the Coronavirus continues to spread. Passengers aboard multiple cruise lines off the coasts of Hong Kong and Japan continue to be quarantined to prevent the spread of the deadly Coronavirus. One of these cruise ships, named the Diamond Princess, currently has a little less…… MORE
Update at 3:50pm: The father suspected of kidnapping his two young boys and killing their mother has died. According to Dallas Police, Officers responded to a welfare concern at an apartment residence located at 8850 Ferguson Road on Sunday. Once a key holder arrived, officers were granted entry into the apartment and found 26-year-old Latiffiney…… MORE
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Starting today ‘My Plates’ has rolled out two new Texas A&M license plates for Aggies to enjoy. The first plate features a maroon background, with the famous ‘Gig’em Aggies’ slogan and the university’s logo; the other features a black background a larger A&M logo & the university’s ‘Home of the 12th…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – The Texas Legislative Black Caucus announced it’s working on a bill that would ban discrimination based on hair textures and styles commonly associated with race following the suspension of a black high school student near Houston. The Texas Tribune reports lawmakers, accompanied by black leaders and advocates, announced the CROWN Act at…… MORE
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Police in Arlington, Texas, say a 16-year-old boy was fatally shot by another teen who the victim had stopped from bullying another boy a few days earlier. Police Officer Christopher Cook told reporters Friday that Samuel Reynolds had said “he started having some trouble with the suspect” in the days after…… MORE
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – A Navy midshipman has died while taking a physical readiness test at the U.S. Naval Academy. The academy identified the midshipman Sunday as Duke Carrillo, 21, of Flower Mound, Texas. Officials said in a news release that Carrillo collapsed Saturday during the 1.5-mile run portion of the Navy’s semi-annual physical readiness…… MORE
