DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas ISD held a public seminar Tuesday to allow students to voice their opinions about the ongoing gun violence in Dallas and schools across the country. Chazz Ropper, a senior at Townview, attended the Course Correction Conversation and said he believes that limiting which guns are available to purchase is vital to curbing…… MORE
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Students Thought Square Root Symbol Looked Like Gun
OBERLIN, LA (KLIF/WBAP) — A class discussion at Oberlin High School in Louisanna about math somehow led to a police investigation. Police reports show shortly after the mass shooting in Florida, investigators were called to the school to look into a report of a terroristic threat. When they got there, they learned that a student…… MORE
NBA Creates Hotline In Wake of Mavs Sex Harassment Scandal
UNDATED (AP) – The NBA is establishing a confidential hotline for league and team employees to report concerns about misconduct in their workplace. The move comes after a Sports Illustrated report that described a hostile environment for women in the Dallas Mavericks organization. Commissioner Adam Silver sent the memo to teams detailing hotline plans and…… MORE
Former Winter Olympian From McKinney Helps Break Down Barriers In New Book
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Former Olympic Bobsledder Johnny Quinn is watching the Olympics from his sofa in McKinney this year. He chose not to return to the Olympics after the death of USA No. 1 four-man bobsled driver Steven Holcomb in 2017. You may remember Quinn became somewhat of a household name after he literally broke…… MORE
American Airlines pilots push for increased profit sharing
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Pilots for Fort Worth based American Airlines are pressing the company for sweeter profit sharing compensation. The pilots recently collected significant pay considerations for helping the company deal with a computer glitch resulting in an urgent pilot shortage just before the peak holiday travel period. According to the Dallas Business Journal…… MORE
Waxahachie Child Molester Sentenced to 150 Years Behind Bars
Ellis County, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A Waxahachie man has been sentenced to 150 years in prison for sexually abusing girls younger than 12 years old. It only took an Ellis County jury 46 minutes to agree on sentencing for 57-year old Regino Salinas. Prosecutors say the victims told child advocates they were between 6 and…… MORE
States and Cities Move to Ban Bump Stocks
Washington DC – (AP) Some states and cities are taking the lead on banning bump stocks as efforts stall in Washington, D.C. The controversial device was used in the Las Vegas shooting, allowing a semi-automatic rifle to mimic a fully automatic firearm. Massachusetts and New Jersey as well as the cities of Denver and Columbia,…… MORE
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Arrest Made in Fatal Double Shooting in Garland; Search Continues for Second Suspect
Garland, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Garland Police have arrested one murder suspect and continue to search for another in connection with an violent altercation outside a vacant house earlier this month. 46-year old Nathaniel Woodridge is charged in the shooting death of 26-year old Michael Love. The death of a second person, 39-year old Terry Simmons…… MORE
Retail Giant Helps Customers Dispose of Opioids
(AP) – Walmart is helping customers get rid of leftover opioids by giving them packets that turn the addictive painkillers into a useless gel. The retail giant announced Wednesday that it will provide the packets free with opioid prescriptions filled at its 4,700 U.S. pharmacies. The small packets, made by DisposeRX, contain a powder that…… MORE
