DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Klyde Warren Park, on Wednesday, announced the opening of the Nancy Best Fountain, a new water feature that is free and open to the public. The Fountain, which is located between Olive and Pearl streets, was funded by a gift from longtime Klyde Warren Park board member Nancy Best and her husband, Randy. It will welcome guests…… MORE
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New Polling Shows Competitive Race for Texas Governor
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – New polling shows little movement in the race for Texas Governor. The poll by the Texas Politics Project at UT Austin shows Governor Abbott with 45% of support among registered voters, compared to Democrat Beto O’Rourke’s 40%. 4% went to third county candidates, 3% said they’d vote for someone else, and 8%…… MORE
New Polling Shows Competitive Race for Texas Governor
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – New polling shows little movement in the race for Texas Governor. The poll by the Texas Politics Project at UT Austin shows Governor Abbott with 45% of support among registered voters, compared to Democrat Beto O’Rourke’s 40%. 4% went to third county candidates, 3% said they’d vote for someone else, and 8%…… MORE
DFW Residents Invited to Sign Condolence Book for the Late Queen Elizabeth II at Dallas City Hall
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Residents across the Metroplex will be able to sign a condolence book for the late Queen Elizabeth II at Dallas City Hall on Friday, September 16. The book was provided by His Majesty’s Consul General in Houston Richard Hyde. The Queen died last week at the age of 76, after…… MORE
Report: Former UN Ambassador Met With Officials in Russia
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – As WNBA star and Baylor alumnus Brittney Griner remains jailed in Russia, former US Ambassador Bill Richardson has made a visit to Moscow as US officials continued to efforts to win the release of Griner and Paul Whelan, another American who has been detained in Russia for about four years. Griner was…… MORE
Businesses, White House Plan for Possible Rail Strike Friday [LISTEN]
Commuter rail would also be affected by a strike. Negotiators are close to a deal with a sticking point being “unpredictable work schedules and a stringent point-based attendance policy.“ OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Business and government officials are bracing for the possibility of a nationwide rail strike at the end of this week while talks…… MORE
Trial Underway for Woman Accused of Killing Woman for Unborn Baby
NEW BOSTON, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman accused of killing a woman to steal her unborn baby to present as her own went on trial for capital murder. Taylor Rene Parker has pleaded not guilty to capital murder and kidnapping in the October 2020 deaths of 21-year-old Regan Michelle Simmons-Hancock and the daughter who…… MORE
Former North Texas Officer Accused of Killing an Unarmed Black Man
(WBAP/KLIF) — Former Wolfe City police officer Shaun Lucas faces murder in the shooting death of an unarmed black man. Opening statements began, Tuesday, in the trial of Shaun Lucas who is charged with murder. Lucas was arrested in October of 2020 after he shot and killed Jonathan Price. Lucas claims price refused 20 verbal…… MORE
Ken Starr, Whose Probe Led to Clinton Impeachment, Dies
WASHINGTON (AP) – Ken Starr, a former federal appellate judge and a prominent attorney whose criminal investigation of Bill Clinton led to the president’s impeachment, died Tuesday at age 76, his family says. In a probe that lasted five years, Starr looked into fraudulent real estate deals involving a long-time Clinton associate, delved into the…… MORE
Markets Shudder on Dashed Inflation Hopes; Dow Falls 1,250
NEW YORK (AP) – The stock market fell the most since June 2020 following Wall Street’s humbling realization that inflation is not slowing as much as hoped. The Dow lost more than 1,250 points and the S&P 500 sank 4.3%. A hotter-than-expected report on inflation Tuesday has traders bracing for the Federal Reserve to ultimately…… MORE
