Yearly Archives: 2019

Dallas City Council Votes to Rename Columbus Day

Dallas City Council Votes to Rename Columbus Day

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – According to the calendar, next Monday is Columbus Day but in Dallas the day will bare a different name. The Dallas City Council voted Tuesday to rename Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day. Supporters of the change said Tuesday that the new name is more appropriate when acknowledging Christopher Columbus’ journey. “Native…MORE

White House says it Won’t Comply with Inquiry

White House says it Won’t Comply with Inquiry

WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House has notified the House that the Trump administration will not participate in what it is calling Democrats’ “illegitimate” impeachment probe. White House Counsel Pat Cipollone writes in a letter to House Democratic leaders that their inquiry has processed in a “manner that violates fundamental fairness and constitutionally mandated due…MORE

Dallas Police Say Witness in Guyger Trial was Killed in Drug Deal Gone Bad

Dallas Police Say Witness in Guyger Trial was Killed in Drug Deal Gone Bad

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Police Department identified three suspects Tuesday in the Murder of a witness in the trial for former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger. Joshua Brown was found shot to death outside his apartment two days after Amber Guyger was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the killing of Botham Jean. Brown…MORE

Fort Worth Firefighter Among 92 Added to National Fallen Firefighters Memorial

Fort Worth Firefighter Among 92 Added to National Fallen Firefighters Memorial

FORT WORTH  (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Fort Worth firefighter shared an honor with 92 others by being added to the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Emmetbsburg, Maryland. William Thompson started with the department in 1988 and served on a truck until he was side-lined with a job-related respiratory illness. He continued to serve, working as…MORE