DALLAS, TX – (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas ISD is ramping up security. Over the next five years, Dallas ISD is expected to spend millions of dollars to keep up with state required security protocol. Administrators are asking the board to authorize more than $3 million dollars for police equipment, supplies, and uniforms. These expenses are part…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – The ride sharing company is finally turning a profit. Uber posted its first full year of profit as a public company last year. In previous years, Uber has seen some heavy losses. The company made profit in 2018, but that was from investments, not operations. Uber’s food delivery unit helped save the company…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Employees of another major manufacturer are the Metroplex is moving closer to a strike. Unionized employees at Molson Coors’ Fort Worth brewery authorized a strike on Sunday amid tense negotiations with their employer. If the union’s national leaders call for a strike, employees at the local facility will walk…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A Dallas city councilwoman said her home was vandalized with graffiti over the weekend. In a social media post on X (formerly Twitter) Sunday morning, District 12’s Cara Mendelsohn said she believes she was targeted because she is Jewish. She said in addition to the words “baby killer” spray painted…… MORE
HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Houston police are investigating the motive behind a shooting inside celebrity pastor Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church over the weekend. During a press conference Sunday afternoon, Sheriff Troy Finner said a woman, believed to be around 30 to 35 years old, wearing a trench coat and armed with an AR-15 stormed…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Former football running back O.J. Simpson is reportedly been diagnosed with cancer. The report comes out of Florida television station WPLG Local 10. The 76-year-old received a diagnosis of prostate cancer and was seen in Las Vegas, where he is undergoing chemotherapy. In an X post on Friday, Simpson responded to rumors that…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Texas Employment Forecast indicates that jobs will increase 2.0 percent in 2024, with an 80 percent confidence band of 1.2 to 2.8 percent. This forecast represents a slowing from last year’s growth of 3.1 percent. Last year still ended on a sturdy note despite expectations for slower growth ahead. “Texas’ 2023 job…… MORE
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A judge sentenced a retired FBI agent to more than seven years in prison this week for convincing a Granbury woman she was on secret probation while conning her out of more than $700,000. A jury found 65-year-old William Roy Stone guilty in August 2023 of one count of…… MORE
Northwest ISD is looking for new staff! They’re hosting a career fair on March 21st for those who are certified to teach or anticipate teacher certification by May 2023. But… it’s by invitation only. Applicants who meet the criteria will be asked to attend the event. The teacher interview fair will allow applicants to mingle…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF News ) – A Fort Worth police officer is facing charges stemming from an off-duty domestic violence incident this week. Rhome Police arrested Detective Dusty Dwyer on Wednesday on complaints of interfering with an emergency call and assault causing bodily injury – family violence. In a statement, the Fort Worth Police Department said Dwyer…… MORE
