DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- JPMorgan Chase has announced The Real Estate Council (TREC) Community Fund as a recipient of a $6 million investment from the financial institution’s Partnerships for Raising Opportunity in Neighborhoods (PRO Neighborhoods) program. The commitment is the largest single investment ever awarded to TREC Community Fund, coming on the heels of an earlier $400,000 JPMorgan…… MORE
Texas Republicans Say Dallas Trump Rally Did More Than Make a Statement
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Republican Party of Texas said Friday that President Trump’s campaign rally in Dallas sent a message nationwide. According to the organization’s Chairman, James Dickey, the tens of thousands of Trump supporters in and outside of the rally showed that the President has strong support in the Metroplex. “Folks came from all…… MORE
NBA Star Offers to Pay for Atatiana Jefferson’s Funeral
(WBAP/KLIF) – A former Dallas Mavericks star is giving back to the family of the woman shot and killed by a Fort Worth Police Officer this month in her family’s home. Harrison Barnes, who now plays for the Sacramento Kings, offered to pay nearly all the expenses for Atatiana Jefferson’s funeral. Barnes said he wanted…… MORE
City of Denton Issues Boil Water Notice for Residents Near UNT
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Some Denton residents are still under a boil water notice Friday. The City of Denton issued the notice Thursday afternoon after staff at the University of North Texas notified the city of something strange about the water. “We had a cross connection in our water system. In this case, a source…… MORE
Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price Says Emotions Are Still Raw After a Tragic Police Shooting
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Nearly a week after the police shooting of 28-year old Atatiana Jefferson, Fort worth Mayor Betsy price says emotions are still raw. “The community is heart-broken, I have yet to talk to anybody who doesn’t think that this is tragic situation at so many levels.” Mayor Price says the fact that…… MORE
The ‘Brick Wall Suit’ Guy Got Lots of Attention Outside the AAC Ahead of the Trump Rally
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The crowd was building for two days, and when it was all said and done, some 20-thousand people packed the American Airlines Center last night for a Donald Trump campaign rally. Outside, another 30,000 supporters watched on the huge screen outside the venue. Meantime, amid the sea of red, white and blue…… MORE
Striking GM Workers Stay On Picket Lines Despite Tentative Contract Agreement
Detroit (AP) Striking General Motors workers will stay on the picket lines for several more days until they vote on a tentative contract agreement with the company. Factory-level officials from the United Auto Workers union voted to recommend the agreement to members at a daylong meeting in Detroit Thursday. But they also voted not to…… MORE
Police Get Cooling Off Period Before Questioned in Shootings
After a police officer fatally shoots someone, it can take days or even weeks before the public or his supervisors hear the officer’s version of what happened. In many states, that so-called cooling off period is carved out in state law or in a police department’s contract. That opportunity to take some time before undergoing…… MORE
President Trump Energizes Supporters at Dallas Campaign Rally
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – President Donald Trump was greeted by close to 20,000 people inside the American Airlines Center in Dallas for a campaign rally Thursday night. Thousands more watched the rally outside the arena. Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and Senator John Cornyn spoke to the crowd ahead of Trump’s arrival on stage. Both encouraged…… MORE
One Dead, Two Injured Following a Shooting Near an Arlington High School
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- Arlington police say one teen is dead and two others are injured following a shooting near James Bowie High School on 2000 Cliffside Drive. Lieutenant Chris Cook said the other teen was shot in the leg and is expected to be okay and the other man was a bystander who was struck by…… MORE
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