DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas City Council was briefed Wednesday on the financial impact of last month’s string of tornadoes that ripped through parts of the city. More than 900 structures were damaged or destroyed in the storm. “106 were destroyed, 287 had major damage, 356 minor, 156 were affected,” Dallas Emergency Management Coordinator Rocky…… MORE
KILGORE (WBAP/KLIF) – WBAP/KLIF Sports Director Steve Lamb is the most recent member of the staff to be inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame. Lamb has the longest uninterrupted weekday tenure of any radio sports figure in Texas history. Steve was born in St. Louis where he grew up a big Cardinals baseball…… MORE
HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Texas is set to execute it’s eight inmate this year. Justen Hall, a 38-year-old white supremacist gang member, is set to die by lethal injection Wednesday night. He was condemned in 2005 for the October 2002 murder of 29-year-old Melanie Billhartz. Prosecutors said Hall strangled her with an extension cord from…… MORE
AUSTIN, TX (WBAP/KLIF News) — Legal wrangling continues in the case of a Dallas 7-year-old born with male genitalia who says he feels like a girl. The child’s mother, Anne Georgulas, filed a motion Tuesday asking that Dallas Judge Kim Cooks recuse herself from the custody battle being waged by the boy’s father, James Younger.…… MORE
Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – On Election Day Tuesday, Texas voters had many constitutional amendment propositions on the ballot. Proposition 4 was top of mind for many; the issue amending the constitution to making it harder for lawmakers to levy an income tax passed overwhelmingly. Governor Abbott issued a statement after passage praising the vote: “Today’s…… MORE
Washington (AP) – Dallas based AT&T will pay $60 million to settle the government’s allegation that it misled customers of unlimited-data plans by slowing down service for heavy users. The Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday that AT&T will automatically provide partial refunds to customers who signed up for unlimited wireless plans before 2011. The FTC…… MORE
GREENVILLE (WBAP/KLIF) – The Hunt County Sheriff’s Department is releasing from custody the suspect arrested in connection with the October 27th deadly shooting at a homecoming party for Texas A&M University. In a written statement Sheriff Randy Meeks says due to the lack of cooperation from witnesses and evidence discovered during their investigation he is requesting…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Richland College is offering free storm recovery classes in response to the October 20th tornadoes that ripped through the Metroplex. Sessions will be offered at 8 am to 5 pm Saturday, November 9th and Saturday November 16th. All classes will be located at Richland College on 12800 Abrams Rd. in Dallas. Classes will…… MORE
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF)- The Texas Rangers filed an additional charge of aggravated assault of a public servant against the man accused in the shooting of a Denton police officer during a traffic stop last week. That charge has been added to the existing charge of attempted capital murder of a police officer. Jamie Beck 1st Assistant…… MORE
KILLEEN (WBAP/KLIF) – The victims of the mass shooting at Fort Hood were remembered Tuesday, 10 years to the day since the massacre. 14 people were killed and 30 others hurt in the attack. Family members of the victims honored their loved ones during a ceremony in front of a memorial in Killeen. The City’s Mayor…… MORE
