(WBAP/KLIF) — The Dallas-Fort Worth area saw another 952 new positive tests for Coronavirus, Thursday. Tarrant county led the way with nearly 782,000 positive tests along with over 16,300 deaths due to COVID-19. North Texas has almost 169,000 positives and over 2,000 fatalities. Dallas county reports 1,044 fatalities due to COVID-19, Tarrant county 685 deaths,…… MORE
Design Process for National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington Underway
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- The National Medal of Honor Museum is one step closer to opening in Arlington. It’s been one year since the National Medal of Honor Foundation chose Arlington to be the host for the new museum, now the design process is underway. Sitting on 5 acres in Arlington’s entertainment district, museum president and CEO…… MORE
Wolfe City Officer Fired Following Deadly Shooting
WOLFE CITY (WBAP/KLIF) – Leaders in the Hunt County Town of Wolfe City have fired the white officer charged with murder in the shooting death of a 31-year-old black man. The Mayor and City Council in Wolfe City said Thursday that they join the community in mourning the loss of Jonathan Price. “We also ask…… MORE
Carrollton Mayoral Candidate Arrested, Charged with Voter Fraud
CARROLLTON (WBAP/KLIF) – A Carrollton Mayoral candidate is charged with more than 100 counts of voter fraud. The Denton County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with the Texas Attorney General’s Office, Texas Department of Public Safety and the Lewisville Police Department arrested and charged Carrollton Mayoral candidate Zul Mirza Mohamed with 109 felonies related to voter…… MORE
Mesquite Convention Center & Exhibit Hall to Host Dallas County Polling Center on Election Day
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Mesquite Convention Center & Exhibit Hall Thursday announced that the event venue has been selected by the Dallas County Elections Department to serve as a polling location on Election Day. From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on November 3, 2020, the Mesquite Convention Center & Exhibit Hall will host convenient walk-in and…… MORE
6 People Charged in Plot to Kidnap Michigan Governor Whitmer
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) – Six people plotted to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at her vacation home. That’s according to a criminal complaint unsealed Thursday. The FBI said in the court filing that four of the six men had planned to meet Wednesday to “make a payment on explosives and exchange tactical gear.”…… MORE
Dallas Home Depot Store Demolished in Tornado Reopens Nearly a Year Later
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas Home Depot store is back open after being demolished in last year’s EF-3 tornado that ripped through parts of the metroplex. The store off HWY 75 and Forest Lane officially welcomed customers inside Thursday for the first time in nearly 12 months. “The amount of vendors and the amount of…… MORE
Fort Hood Victims Speak Out In #IAMVANESSAGUILLEN Movement
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – A social media movement is shining a light on what’s being a called a dark undercurrent at Fort Hood. Current and former soldiers of the Army based near Killeen have been posting accounts of sexual assault and harassment to social media in the wake of the disappearance and murder of Spc.…… MORE
Some Carroll ISD Parents Continue to Blast a Proposed Diversity Plan: ‘At its core is racist’
Carroll, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The issue of a diversity plan to combat perceived discrimination within the Carol ISD has stalled. Some parents want the project know as the Cultural Competence Action Plan (or CCAP) scrapped. Among comments at last night’s special meeting of Carroll ISD Board of Trustees, a number of parents voiced opposition to…… MORE
US Layoffs Remain Elevated as 840,000 Seek Jobless Aid
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to a still-high 840,000, evidence that job cuts remain elevated seven months into the pandemic recession. The latest sign of a flagging recovery comes two days after President Donald Trump cut off talks over a new rescue aid…… MORE
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