Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas salon owner who gained national attention for defying COVID lockdown orders two years ago is running for a Texas House seat. During a recent voters’ forum, Shelly Luther, a former teacher tried to make point about school choice, initially blasting the views of some Congressional lawmakers saying, “They have AOC…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The city of Fort Worth’s mayor and council members are asking voters to approve a pay raise that would more than triple their salary. This will be placed on the May election ballot for Fort Worth residents to decide. The mayor’s salary would jump from $29,000 to $99,000, and council members would…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas County District Attorney’s office Is filing criminal charges against two Dallas police officers for their alleged actions during the protests of 2020. Senior Corporal Ryan Mabry and former Senior Corporal Melvin Williams are both charged with several counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon by a Public Servant and…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Dallas, on Wednesday, approved plans to move forward with the construction of a new convention center in the same location where the current one stands. The Dallas City Council voted 14 to 1 to approve a $2 billion proposal for a convention center to replace the Kay Bailey Hutchison…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Zoo announced this week that five of its gorillas tested positive for COVID-19. “The Dallas Zoo has had 5 asymptomatic western lowland gorillas test positive for COVID-19,” read a statement on the zoo’s social media pages. “As part of routine testing of our animals, preliminary results indicate that Shana, B’Wenzi,…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – History buffs will have the chance to bid on a one-of-a-kind item connected to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Dallas-based Heritage Auctions is taking bids on Jack Ruby’s fingerprint sheet. The Dallas nightclub owner was forever etched in American history when he shot and killed JFK assassin Lee Harvey…… MORE
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UNDATED (AP) The U.S. Air Force has been ordered to pay more than $230 million in damages to survivors and victims’ families for a deadly shooting at a Texas church. The ruling comes from a Texas federal judge who earlier decided that the Air Force was liable for the massacre carried out by a former…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF)-TexAmericas Center (TAC) today announced it will be one of 18 Texas-based companies to take part in a mutual cooperation and partnership agreement aimed at bringing small to mid-size businesses from Tokyo to Texas for expansion efforts. The Statement of Mutual Cooperation with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s Bureau of Industrial and Labor Affairs was announced in late January…… MORE
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF)- Communities In Schools of Greater Tarrant County (CIS-GTC) received an unprecedented gift of $4 million from philanthropist and author MacKenzie Scott. The local gift is part of a $133.5 million unrestricted donation to the Communities In Schools network and national office. “We are humbled and honored that Communities In Schools of Greater…… MORE
