DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Weeks after canceling a trip to New York amid backlash from LGBTQ activists and environmentalists, Brazil’s controversial President is visiting Dallas later this week. Jair Bolsanaro will speak at an event hosted by the ‘World Affairs Council of Dallas-Fort Worth.’ The group’s CEO Jim Falk, said Monday that the invitation is not political, but…… MORE
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF)- A California aerospace company is relocating its headquarters to the Fort Worth area this September. Aeromax Industries Inc., a leading manufacturer for military aircraft parts is moving it’s facility to Aledo Industrial Park off I-20 and Markum Ranch Road. Chris Strayer, The Fort Worth Chamber’s Senior Vice President for Business Attraction said…… MORE
MIDLAND (AP) – Jenna Welch, the mother of former first lady Laura Bush, has died in Texas. She was 99. Granddaughter and namesake Jenna Bush Hager said Monday on NBC’s “Today” show that Welch, a longtime Midland, Texas, resident, died Friday. The “Today” co-anchor said her grandmother loved nature and “taught us every star in…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Arlington Police Department has arrested a suspect regarding a Sunday hit and run accident involving a bicycle officer. 37 year old Steven Turner turned himself in Monday evening after seeing media coverage of the accident and after he was contacted by the rideshare company LYFT. According to Arlington Police, Officers responded to a request…… MORE
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The U.S. stock market went into a tailspin at open Monday after China announced its raising tariffs on $60 billion on U.S. goods, with additional rates of 20% and 25%. The DOW closed down more than 600 points, Nasdaq closed down 270 and the S&P 500 closed down 70. China said…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro on Monday unveiled an education plan that joins other 2020 candidates in calling for tuition-free higher education, universal prekindergarten and raising teacher pay. The rollout follows the former Obama Cabinet member’s immigration plan that was more detailed than many of his rivals in the sprawling Democratic…… MORE
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – A pilot for an American Airlines subsidiary has been arrested in the 2015 shooting deaths of three people in Kentucky. News outlets report 51-year-old Christian R. Martin was arrested Saturday at the Louisville airport. Martin was indicted Friday by a Christian County grand jury in the 2015 deaths of Calvin and…… MORE
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) – Beto O’Rourke barreled into the 2020 presidential race with breakneck energy and a fly-by-the-seat-of-his-pants campaign style. But the former Texas congressman has seen his once rising poll numbers sag as he’s focused on crisscrossing the country rather than making national TV appearances, and prioritized in-person contact with voters over issuing detailed…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Top Republicans are hunting across the nation for just the right candidates to help them win back the House in next year’s elections. A major emphasis is on finding women and minorities, since the House GOP is overwhelmingly white and male . They also want candidates who could attract moderate GOP voters…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — A popular free summer camp in Dallas is looking for help after a major donor backed out. The Dallas Metro Camp says they need to raise a little more than $40,000 in just a few weeks. Executive Director Clay Wallace says he’s hoping for a miracle. “We’re counting on people who see the…… MORE
