Yearly Archives: 2019

Red Cross Hosts Family Assistance Center in El Paso

Red Cross Hosts Family Assistance Center in El Paso

EL PASO (WBAP/KLIF) – Hundreds of families are utilizing an assistance center in El Paso to try to get back on their feet after a gunman opened fire in a local Wal Mart Saturday, killing 22 people. The Family Assistance Center is being run by the City of El Paso and the American Red Cross. It’s…MORE

Dallas-Based AT&T Donates Thousands to Help DISD Homeless Students

Dallas-Based AT&T Donates Thousands to Help DISD Homeless Students

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Dallas-based AT&T donates $300,000 to local agencies that support homeless kids in Dallas. The checks will go to After8toEducate and Incarnation house. After8toEducate’s goal is to improve life outcomes and promote self-sufficiency by giving unsheltered DISH high school students a safe place and offering education as a pathway out of homelessness and poverty. Incarnation…MORE

Carter BloodCare Center Blood Supply is Critically Low, Need Donations Now

Carter BloodCare Center Blood Supply is Critically Low, Need Donations Now

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Carter BloodCare Center is in a blood crisis. The blood supply is critically low and they need the DFW community to help donate even more so after this past weekend’s tragic events. “We were able to respond to the El Paso tragedy because of the donations that came in earlier in the week…We want people…MORE

Trump Meets with Shooting Survivors in El Paso

Trump Meets with Shooting Survivors in El Paso

EL PASO (WBAP/KLIF) – President Donald Trump arrived in El Paso Wednesday afternoon where 22 people were killed Saturday in a mass shooting at a local WalMart. The President and First Lady Melania Trump visited University Medical Center to meet with victims of Saturday’s shooting. “We were there a lot longer than we were anticipated…MORE

Former Dallas County Superintendent Sentenced to 7 years in Federal Prison

Former Dallas County Superintendent Sentenced to 7 years in Federal Prison

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- 68-year-old Rick Sorrells, former Dallas County Schools Superintendent was sentenced to seven years in federal prison Wednesday morning. Sorrells pleaded guilty to a charge of federal wire fraud in the corruption investigation in Dallas County School Bus Agency. Sorrells took $3 million in bribes from CEO of Force Multiplier Solutions Robert Leonard. The company makes stop-arm…MORE