ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Six Flags Over Texas has decided to stop flying the Confederate flag as a result of the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. 32-year-old Heather Heyer was killed when a man, identified as James Fields Junior, plowed his car into a crowd of counter protesters at a white nationalist rally. The “Unite the Right”…… MORE
(CNN) — President Donald Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon has been fired, multiple White House officials told CNN on Friday. Sources told CNN that Bannon’s ouster had been in the works for two weeks and a source said that while Bannon was given the option to resign, he was ultimately forced out. White House press…… MORE
ADDISON (WBAP/KLIF News) – In the aftermath of the deadly terror attack in Barcelona, Spain, Senator Ted Cruz is calling for the United States and Europe to work more closely together to prevent terrorism. 13 people were killed and 100 injured on Thursday when a driver plowed a van into a crowd of people in Las…… MORE
ADDISON (WBAP/KLIF News) – In the aftermath of the deadly terror attack in Barcelona, Spain, Senator Ted Cruz is calling for the United States and Europe to work more closely together to prevent terrorism. 13 people were killed and 100 injured on Thursday when a driver plowed a van into a crowd of people in Las…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – As the Dallas Police Department prepares to monitor an anti-white supremacy rally in downtown Saturday night, the event’s organizer said he’s hoping the rally will be peaceful not like the tragic events that unfolded in Charlottesville, Virginia last weekend. 32-year-old Heather Heyer was killed and many were injured after a car plowed into a…… MORE
(CNN) — At least 13 people were killed and more than 50 injured after a van rammed through crowds of people in the heart of Barcelona Thursday in what police described as a terror attack. Eyewitnesses reported scenes of panic and chaos as the van plowed through crowds in the renowned Las Ramblas avenue, which…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Legislature has approved about $560 million in extra funding for schools and retired teachers. The state House originally sought to spend an additional $1.8 billion, but the Senate balked. House Public Education Chairman Dan Huberty said Tuesday, “To say I’m disappointed is an understatement,” but urged supporting the scaled-back…… MORE
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The University of North Texas announced Wednesday that it will host Donald Trump Junior as part of its Kuehne Speaker Series this Fall. Trump Junior will join Melissa Francis, a Fox News Channel Anchor, at the AT&T Stadium on October 24, 2017. Past speakers include Charles Gasparino and Kimberly Guilfoyle of Fox News, former…… MORE
MCKINNEY, Texas (AP) – A North Texas man must serve life in prison without parole for the 2016 fatal shooting of his estranged wife and her twin sister. Officials say 51-year-old Kelley Bigham of McKinney pleaded guilty Tuesday to capital murder and was sentenced by a judge. Prosecutors could have sought the death penalty if…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas Independent School District is holding a community meeting for parents and teachers Wednesday night on the proposed $14 million budget cuts to the school district. Allison Brim with the ‘Texas Organizing Project’ said the cuts are in addition to the estimated $60 million the district has already been forced to…… MORE
