(WBAP/KLIF) — Many long-time residents of North Texas can remember a time when Plano, McKinney, and west of Grapevine were considered rural. Now, all three are congested with homes, businesses, and warehouses because growth in the Texas economy continues to lead the nation. University of North Texas Operations and Supply Chain Management Professor Michael Savoie…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Dallas County hires a familiar North Texas face as elections administrator. Earlier this year, Tarrant County Elections Administrator Heider Garcia resigned over differences with County Judge Tim O’Hare. Now, Garcia has been hired to be the Dallas County Elections Administrator. Garcia replaces the retiring Michael Scarpello. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins mentioned that…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Californians moving to Texas has slowed, while other states pick up the slack. The number of former Californians who became Texans dropped slightly last year, but some of that slack was picked up by Arizona and Florida. That’s according to new state-to-state migration figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The flow of…… MORE
ARLINGTON – (WBAP/KLIF) – The Houston Astros defeated the Rangers today 5 to 4 in game five of the ALCS. The game kicked off with the Astros in the lead when they scored a run in the first inning. The Rangers then tied the Astros by scoring a run in fifth inning. In the top…… MORE
RAINS COUNTY, TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Law enforcement in Rains County, east of Dallas/Fort Worth, have issued an Amber Alert for two-year-old Ethan Donnelley. He is a white boy with brown hair and brown eyes who was last seen in Point, Texas. Police are looking for 36-year-old Sylvia Lopez in connection with the boy’s disappearance. She…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas has broken employment records for two years straight. The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) released September numbers for the state’s job market, which shatters previous records. The TWC report indicated that Texas added almost 436,000 jobs last month, a full percentage point higher that the rest of the nation. Total non-farm jobs increased…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans dropped Rep. Jim Jordan on Friday as their nominee for House speaker, making the decision during a closed-door session after the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump failed badly on a third ballot for the gavel. The blocked-House impasse deepening, Republicans have no realistic or workable plan to unite the fractured GOP…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Fox News has independently confirmed that two American nationals held captive by Hamas have been released. A source with knowledge of the release confirmed to Fox News that the two American hostages, a mother and her daughter, were released “on humanitarian grounds” following Qatari mediation efforts. “In response to Qatari efforts, Al-Qassam Brigades…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A teen who authorities believe to be the top supplier connected to a series of deadly juvenile fentanyl overdoses in Carrollton and Flower Mound has pleaded guilty to a federal drug crime. 18-year-old Julio Gonzales Junior, also known as “J-Money”, admitted to receiving and selling 120 thousand counterfeit “M30” pills…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The US State Department warning Americans world-wide to be cautious of the threat of being victims of a terror attack. The agency has issued a travel advisory, warning Americans to exercise increased caution. The State Department is concerned about increased tensions around the globe, stating, “Due to increased tensions in various locations around…… MORE
