San Antonio (AP) – A San Antonio jury has returned a death sentence for a man convicted of killing a San Antonio police detective. The jury deliberated for 7 1/2 hours before returning the death sentence Friday night for Otis McKane, whom jurors found guilty of capital murder in the November 2016 shooting of Detective…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Dallas-Fort Worth leads the nation in job growth according to a new labor market ranking. The Metroplex is the nation’s best-performing labor market based on “Think Why’s” Jjuly ranking of metropolitan areas across the country. North Texas beat out the Phoenix and Austin metro areas in growth. Two of the main contributors for…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn are working to amend the infrastructure bill to construct a new highway across Texas. The move would expand Interstate 14, which runs from Fort Hood to Belton, to run east across central Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. Interstate 14 would also extend over 300 miles west…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Metroplex has seen a steep rise in home and apartment rents over the past year. rent comparisons show a 9.3% increase over last year. According to klif’s mike traina, that’s a full percentage point higher than the national jump of 8.3%. The cost to rent a home or apartment is soaring in…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is urging Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins to reverse a mask requirement inside the commissioners court. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins issued the mask requirement earlier this week despite an order from the Governor that stops local governments from making COVID related mandates. Commissioner J.J. Koch didn’t…… MORE