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The long-time voice of Big Tex has died

The long-time voice of Big Tex has died

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The man who was the voice behind Big Tex at the Texas State Fair for more than a decade has died. Bill Bragg died Saturday at age 72. He was the State’s Fair’s booming, official welcoming voice from 2002 to 2013. In addition to his Big Tex work Bill Bragg was a…MORE

Dallas Police Seek to Solve Two Uptown Dallas Assault/Sex Assaults

Dallas Police Seek to Solve Two Uptown Dallas Assault/Sex Assaults

DALLAS- WBAP/KLIF –  Dallas Police have released a video that shows a man watching, and then following a woman walking her dog early last Sunday morning on North Hall Street, near Howell Street, west of Central Expressway.  The woman told police she was pushed to the ground but the suspect fled when she screamed.  A…MORE

Amber Alert Issued For Two El Paso Children

Amber Alert Issued For Two El Paso Children

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Police are looking for a black Hyundai Elantra in connection with two missing children. The El Paso Police Department has issued an Amber Alert for eight year old Leonardo Ortega. He is white, 3 feet 9 inches tall and weighs about 65 pounds. He was last seen wearing a white shirt,…MORE

An old office tower has been imploded in downtown Dallas

An old office tower has been imploded in downtown Dallas

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The implosion of an old downtown Dallas office tower went off without a hitch Saturday morning. 450 pounds of dynamite collapsed the 72 year old, 11 story Reserve Life building into a pile of rubble in a matter of seconds. It fell in on itself just the way it was supposed to.…MORE