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
Uber Announces First Full-year Profit as a Public Company
(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
Texas Razes, Declares Rio Grande Fronton Island Texas Territory.
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. SOUTH TEXAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – A Texas flag now fliles high on Fronton Island in the Rio Grande, with Texas declaring that roughly 170 acre naturally formed island as part of Lone Star State territory. Fronton Island sits between Texas and Mexico in the Rio Grande…… MORE
Wylie Teen Dies By Fentanyl Overdose
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas 17-year old Chance Stovall of Wylie East High School died in early February, although he was rushed to an area hospital, which later pronounced his death due to fentanyl poisoning. Fentanyl is described as 50 times more powerful than heroin, and deadlier in part because it’s…… MORE
Fort Worth Molson Coors Brewery Authorized to Strike Amid Contract Negotiations
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