DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Members of the Dallas City Council’s Public Safety Committee believe a recent report from the Dallas Police Department on its response to May protests and riots lacks transparency. The report comes after allegations from protesters of excessive force by Police. Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall acknowledged during a special called committee meeting…… MORE
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Amazon Adding 600 Jobs in DFW
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — Amazon will create 600 new jobs in the city of Dallas and will lease an addition 100,000 square foot area in Galleria Towers. The city is one of six Amazon is said to be increasing manpower, including Manhattan, Phoenix, San Diego, Denver and Detroit. The average job will pay an annual salary of…… MORE
Dallas Canceling Contract with Company Running COVID-19 Test Site
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – According to Dallas County leaders, the county and the City of Dallas are canceling a contract with the company operating the COVID-19 testing site at Eastfield College. Washington-based Honu Management Group was audited by the City of Dallas earlier this month following complaints about the timeliness of its test results. According to…… MORE
Governor Abbott Proposes Legislation to Discourage Texas Cities from De-Funding Police
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Governor Greg Abbott is proposing legislation that would deter cities from de-funding its police departments. Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, and Speaker Dennis Bonnen held a press conference in Fort Worth where they announced the proposal. With this proposal, any city that de-funds its police department will have its property…… MORE
Texas Reaches Grim COVID-19 Milestone, It’s the Fourth State to Surpass 10,000 Deaths
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – Texas has become the fourth state to surpass 10,000 COVID-19 deaths. On Monday, The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 51 new deaths along with more than 2700 cases. About four out of five of the deaths occurred since June 1st when Texas was in the beginning stages of one…… MORE
Initiative Launched to Assist Women-Owned Texas Restaurants
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Conference for Women and Texas Restaurant Association have launched a new initiative to award more than $150,000 in grants to women-owned restaurants across Texas. The Texas Conference for Women will donate the grant funds to the Texas Restaurant Association’s Texas Restaurant Relief Fund, in an effort to assist women in…… MORE
DFW Airport’s Planned Terminal F is Indefinitely Postponed Amid the COVID Pandemic
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – In what’s seen as another COVID-related set back for the airline industry, Fort Worth based American Airlines’ planned new Terminal-F at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport has been put on hold. Airport officials postponed the planned 24-gate facility “indefinitely” because of the drastic drop in air travel, according to thepointsguy.com. Construction of a…… MORE
Cowboys Newcomer Gerald McCoy Out For Season With Leg Injury
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Gerald McCoy is out for the season after tearing the quadriceps tendon in his right leg in the first padded practice of training camp Monday. The Cowboys added plenty of depth on the defensive line in the offseason, but the loss of a potential starting tackle is…… MORE
Trump Calls Biden a ‘puppet of left-wing extremists’; Michelle Obama Says Trump is ‘in over his head’ on First Night of DNC
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) – As Democrats kicked off their first ever virtual national convention amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump visited Midwest battleground states, in Milwaukee, the official host state for the DNC. Trump served up a law and order message to counter former Vice President Joe Biden’s show at the convention. Trump…… MORE
Fifth District Court of Appeals Elects Republican Nominee to Fill Justice Bridges Spot
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The Dallas Fifth District Court of Appeals Executive Committee members met at Dallas Baptist University to elect a nominee to fill the vacancy left by the passing of Justice David Bridges. The committee nominated Attorney John Browning from Rockwall to serve as the Republican nominee this November. “I believe that he is a…… MORE
