Yearly Archives: 2017

Funeral Held for Eight Family Members Killed in Church Shooting

Funeral Held for Eight Family Members Killed in Church Shooting

SUTHERLAND SPRINGS (AP) – A long line of hearses and limousines has traveled from the site of a public funeral for eight members of one family slain in a shooting at a small Texas church to a cemetery near where they were killed. A funeral service Wednesday for pregnant 36-year-old Crystal Holcombe, three of her…MORE

Elliot Gives Up Fight with NFL

Elliot Gives Up Fight with NFL

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Cowboys Running Back Ezekiel Elliot has given up his fight with the NFL. He will serve the rest of his six game suspension. Elliot’s agents say he has withdrawn his most recent appeal and won’t file any more. Elliot has been in and out of Federal court since before the season began…MORE

Denton ISD Votes to Rename Robert E. Lee Elementary

Denton ISD Votes to Rename Robert E. Lee Elementary

DENTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Robert E. Lee Elementary School in Denton will have a new name at the beginning of next school year. The name change comes amid controversy about monuments and places being named after confederate leaders. Mario Zavalla with Denton ISD said the Board of Trustees voted to rename Lee Elementary to Alexander Elementary…MORE

Dallas City Council Votes to Pay Settlement in Long Time Lawsuits

Dallas City Council Votes to Pay Settlement in Long Time Lawsuits

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Some of the oldest lawsuits in Texas have been settled, following a vote by the Dallas City Council. The lawsuits were filed in 1994 by first responders who said they were owed money from raises passed in a 1979 referendum. They said they were never paid. The case lingered for more than…MORE