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New Office Tower Proposed For West Dallas

New Office Tower Proposed For West Dallas

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – If the Zoning Commission approves, the Dallas skyline may be changed in a year or two. The developers of west Dallas’ Trinity Groves Project want to build a 400 foot office tower on the west side of the Trinity River. They want to put it at the foot of the Margaret Hunt…MORE

Voter Turnout Highest Since 1968

Voter Turnout Highest Since 1968

Undated (AP) – The 2020 presidential election has officially hit the highest voter turnout in more than 50 years. The turnout rate in last week’s presidential election eclipsed the 61.6% of voting-age Americans who voted in the 2008 election. It now has the highest turnout rate since 1968. As new votes are still slowly tallied,…MORE

Post Election ‘America Is Great’ Rally in Rockwall

Post Election ‘America Is Great’ Rally in Rockwall

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Trump supporters gathered in Rockwall Sunday afternoon for an ‘America Is Great’ rally. Republican Senator Bob Hall was one of speakers. Here’s what he had to say when asked whether or not he thought the outcome of the election had been determined. “No. No. Most of the votes haven’t even been…MORE

New COVID-19 Numbers for Texas

New COVID-19 Numbers for Texas

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas health officials on Sunday reported 5,404 new cases of the coronavirus, with almost 2,000 of those cases coming from the hard-hit El Paso area. The state’s total number of cases since the pandemic began is nearing 1 million, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University, which puts the…MORE

George W. Bush Congratulates Joe Biden; Says,”outcome is clear”

George W. Bush Congratulates Joe Biden; Says,”outcome is clear”

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Former President George W. Bush has has congratulated President-elect and Vice President-elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. In a news release from his Dallas home, Bush said, “Though we have political differences, I know Joe Biden to be a good man, who has won his opportunity to lead and unify our country.”…MORE

One Killed In Southeast Texas Bar Fight

One Killed In Southeast Texas Bar Fight

Montgomery (AP) – One man is dead, a suspect is at large following a fatal shooting at a southeastern Texas bar. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called to Shanahan’s Bar in Montgomery, some 45 miles north of Houston, a little after midnight Saturday. They found 25 year old Roland “Cody” Hutton of…MORE

COVID-19 Continues Its Texas Rampage

COVID-19 Continues Its Texas Rampage

Austin (AP) – The number of reported coronavirus cases in Texas has increased by another 7,677. More than 1,000 of those are in El Paso where a coronavirus surge has formed a significant part of the statewide COVID-19 trend. The El Paso health department reported 1,020 new cases Saturday for a total of 61,104. 1,064…MORE

Dallas Security Guard Arrested For Shooting

Dallas Security Guard Arrested For Shooting

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police have arrested a licensed security guard for shooting a man at the Villa Bonita apartment complex next to the Dallas College Eastfield campus. The circumstances of the shooting are unclear, but Jua-Deno Peterson works for that apartment complex. The unidentified man he shot was hit several times, and remains hospitalized.…MORE

Joseph R. Biden Jr. Elected as 46th President of the United States, Associated Press Projects

Joseph R. Biden Jr. Elected as 46th President of the United States, Associated Press Projects

WASHINGTON (AP) – Democrat Joe Biden has defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States. Biden vanquished his Republican foe after a campaign as bitter and divisive as Trump’s own presidential term. Victories in “blue wall” northern industrial states propelled Biden to the White House, where he’ll confront America’s deep…MORE

Texas judge upholds El Paso business shut down

Texas judge upholds El Paso business shut down

El Paso (WBAP/KLIF) – A Texas district judge has upheld temporary business shutdowns in El Paso County. Judge Bill Moody ruled that restrictions that closed El Paso restaurants and other businesses deemed nonessential could stay in place. The county’s top elected official, El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego, ordered a two-week shutdown of nonessential activities…MORE