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VisitDallas Names Interim CEO, Board Launches Search for Next Leader

VisitDallas Names Interim CEO, Board Launches Search for Next Leader

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The grouped tasked with promoting tourism for the City of Dallas announced Thursday it has hired an Interim CEO. The announcement came a day after it was made public that former CEO Phillip Jones and ‘Visit Dallas’ mutually agreed to part ways. VisitDallas appointed former airline executive and veteran business and civic leader,…MORE

Electric Reliability Council of Texas Expects to Avoid Summer Blackouts

Electric Reliability Council of Texas Expects to Avoid Summer Blackouts

DALLAS (AP) – Electricity demand in Texas is expected to hit record levels this summer, and with a thin margin of reserve power, the operator of the state’s grid said it may have to ask businesses and consumers to conserve. Officials at the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, are not ruling out rolling…MORE

Update: Suspect Arrested in Garland Hit and Run

Update: Suspect Arrested in Garland Hit and Run

UPDATE: May 10, 2019 New Information from Garland Police: This afternoon, May 9, investigators received a tip on the possible location of the minivan.  A 2006 Toyota Sienna was located and confirmed to be the involved vehicle. Additional information led Investigators to identify the driver, believed to be responsible for the hit and run, as 35…MORE

Denton Assistant Principal Will Not Return After Investigation Into Racial Slur

Denton Assistant Principal Will Not Return After Investigation Into Racial Slur

DENTON (WBAP/KLIF News) — An investigation into a Denton High School assistant principal has resulted in him losing his job. The investigation began when someone called the school district to say assistant principal Howard Palmer used the n-word when telling a student to turn off his music. A concerned father approached Palmer about it later…MORE

Boyfriend Gets Life For Killing ZuZu Verk

Boyfriend Gets Life For Killing ZuZu Verk

LOCKHART, Texas (AP) – A Texas jury has sentenced a 28-year-old man to life imprisonment for the murder of a college student. The jury in Caldwell County in Central Texas sentenced Robert Fabian on Wednesday, one day after finding him guilty of murder and evidence tampering in the death of 21-year-old Zuzu Verk. She was…MORE