AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Pressure is mounting on the Texas Department of Public Safety surrounding its response to the elementary school massacre in Uvalde last May. During a DPS Public Safety Commission Meeting on Thursday, DPS Director Steve McCraw distanced the agency from previous comments he made about the law enforcement response being an abject failure.…… MORE
Dallas Panhandlers React to New City Ordinance
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Panhandlers in Dallas are reacting to a new ordinance by the Dallas City Council. The Ordinance allows Dallas City Marshals to fine anyone standing in intersections or walking on medians up to $500. “There’s six or seven of us out here and we ain’t got money to pay that,” a panhandler near…… MORE
$1-Billion Luxury Community Coming to Arlington
(WBAP/KLIF) — The next phase of Arlington’s $4-billion entertainment district project is underway. Arlington Mayor Jim Ross and Texas Rangers owner Ray Davis held shovels, Wednesday, in the groundbreaking ceremony for “One Rangers Way”, a planned 43,000 square food luxury residential community to be built adjacent to Globe Life Field. Ross says the $1-billion project…… MORE
Shakeup At Texas Rangers Amid Uvalde Massacre Response Investigation
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed the chief of the team investigating the failed police response to the Uvalde massacre retired in September. Texas DPS posted a notice of Texas Rangers Chief Chance Collins and Assistant Chief Brian Burzynski’s departures on its website but did not explain why they…… MORE
US economy returned to growth last quarter, expanding 2.6%; jobless claims up slightly
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. economy grew at a 2.6% annual rate from July through September, snapping two straight quarters of economic contraction and overcoming punishingly high inflation and interest rates. Thursday’s estimate from the Commerce Department showed that the nation’s gross domestic product – the broadest gauge of economic output – grew in the…… MORE
PtCldy, Breezy Today. Stormy Tomorrow
WBAP WX CENTER FCST: 10-26-22 TODAY…SUNNY TO PARTLY CLOUDY, BREEZY AND MILD.. HIGH NEAR 72 WINDS SOUTHEAST 15-20 MPH AND GUSTY TONIGHT…CLOUDY WITH SPOTTY SHOWERS MOVING IN AFTER DARK.. LOWS 50-55 TOMORROW…WINDY AND COOLER WITH RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.. HIGH NEAR 60 / LOW NEAR 50 WINDS NORTHEAST 15-25 MPH…… MORE
Carrollton Police say Goodbye to Fallen Officer
CARROLLTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Carrollton Police Department is saying goodbye this week to the first officer in the Department’s history to be killed on duty. Officer Steve Nothem was killed when he was hit inside his patrol car while working a DWI investigation earlier this month. Visitation for the fallen Officer is planned for Wednesday.…… MORE
H-E-B Announces Plans for Alliance Location
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Continuing its expansion in the DFW Metroplex, H-E-B announced plans this week to open H-E-B Alliance at the northwest corner of Heritage Trace Parkway and N. Riverside Drive. The store, which sits on the northern edge of Fort Worth, joins two Central Market locations, which have served Tarrant Co. for more…… MORE
Mansfield ISD Board Member Facing Domestic Assault Charge
MANSFIELD (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Mansfield ISD Board Secretary is facing an assault bodily injury family violence charge after being arrested last week. Mansfield Police said officers took Bianca Benavides Anderson into custody while responding to a domestic disturbance at a home on Ascot Park Drive around 2 a.m. last Saturday. No further details…… MORE
Prop-A: Dallas County Voters Could Help Transform Dallas
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas voters are being asked to approve a ballott issue that, if passed, would lead to a monumental transformation of the city. Proposition A asks voter to raise the hotel occupancy tax for tourists by 2%. Monies generated would go toward demolishing and rebuilding the Dallas convention center, renovations at fair park…… MORE
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