DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax has offered a resignation letter to the Dallas Mayor and City Council members. No reason is given for the resignation. In his letter of resignation dated February 21, 2024, Broadnax thanks the Mayor and Council members for the opportunity to serve citizens and the 13,000 city employees…… MORE
WASHINGTON D.C.- A North Texas man is denied a U.S. Supreme Court hearing regarding his death sentence for setting a convenience clerk on fire during a robbery in May of 2012. Then 36 years old, Matthew Johnson is reported to have admitted to police he was drunk and high on crack when he walked into…… MORE
AUSTIN – (WBAP/KLIF) – Make your Texas State Park reservations quickly! North Texans will be among a lucky group able to view this April 8th’s total eclipse of the sun, as it travel through Central America northward into North America. In Texas, starting about 1:25 in the afternoon on that day. Texas Parks and Wildlife…… MORE
(ASSOCIATED PRESS)- Diplomat and presidential candidate hopeful Niki Haley tells Associated Press she has no plans to exit the race, casting doubt as well on Donald Trump’s ability to win the November general election. The former Ambassador to the United Nations and South Carolina Governor cites Trump’s legal troubles, warning he may not be able…… MORE
Yelp recently released its top 100 restaurants for 2024, and one North Texas spot made the list. Eight restaurants in total from Texas were named on the list, with one of them being in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Mr Max Izakaya, a Japanese restaurant in Irving, claimed the number 72 spot on Yelp’s nationwide list.…… MORE
Six Flags Over Texas recently announced plans to update its park. One new ride, Sylvester and Tweety Pounce and Bounce, and one returning ride, Daffy Duck Bucket Blasters, will be coming to the Bugs Bunny Boomtown section of the park Memorial Day weekend. A retheming of the classic Chaparral Antique Cars into Dino Off Road…… MORE
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. AUSTIN – (WBAP/KLILF) – Furthering a military-style approach to guarding the Texas border with Mexico, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announces he intends to build an 80-acre military base camp near Eagle Pass. The Governor calls the planned base “Forward Operating Base Eagle”. It will be built…… MORE
The Dickinson Independent School District and Tarleton State University are starting a groundbreaking partnership that aims to help more high schoolers get to college. Beginning with the Class of 2024, Dickinson ISD seniors in the top 50% of their graduating class will earn automatic admission to Tarleton State. Tarleton State also will waive act or…… MORE
UPDATE: 1:15 PM – PTAA School says students are safe, and all safety protocols were quickly put into place after reports a student with a firearm had entered the school. UPDATE: 11:17 AM – Mesquite Police say they have a suspect in custody in connection with an apparent shooting inside PTAA School in the 3200…… MORE
The Perot Museum of Nature and Science is making it its mission to distribute as many eclipse safety glasses as they can. The once-in-a-lifetime eclipse is set to happen on Monday, April 8th. And representatives with the Perot Museum say they’re giving out more than one million complimentary eclipse safety glasses to over 50 schools…… MORE
