Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The hiring process for the next chief of police in Dallas continues. The seven finalists answered questions of the city council this week that aired live on the department’s you-tube channel. Veteran Dallas Police Officers Avery Moore and Malik Aziz touted their experience. Other candidates include two chiefs of police from out…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) — Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in Texas rose again Wednesday with numbers that signaled a dark holiday season on the way despite early vaccinations providing some comfort that an end of the pandemic is in sight. Texas reported 9,528 people hospitalized with COVID-19 and 252 more fatalities from the disease caused by the virus Wednesday.…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – Ten states have brought a lawsuit against Google, accusing the search giant of “anti-competitive conduct” in the online advertising industry including a deal to manipulate sales with rival Facebook. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says Google is using its “monopolistic power” to control the pricing on online advertisements, fixing the market in…… MORE
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – The man appointed to replace La’Shadion Shemwell on the McKinney City Council has stepped down on a technicality. Chris Thornton told the council on Monday night that he believed he lived in the city’s historic District-1, but it was determined his home is 10-feet outside the district line, making him ineligible to serve…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Christmas came early for a Dallas nonprofit Wednesday as the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas announced the organization has received the largest gift in its history – a $10 million gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. MacKenzie Scott has donated $4.2 billion in the last four months to 384 organizations, including the Dallas YMCA, across…… MORE