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DrinkPAK Bringing 1,000 Jobs to Fort Worth in 2024

DrinkPAK Bringing 1,000 Jobs to Fort Worth in 2024

(WBAP/KLIF) — Another major manufacturer is headed to the DFW area, next year, bringing with it a large number of good-playing jobs. California-based beverage manufacturer, DrinkPAK, is building two new manufacturing facilities in Fort Worth. Company Vice-President Holly Shroeder says the plants will bring close to a thousand jobs to Tarrant County with an average…MORE

Dallas Firefighter Victim of Alleged Drunk Driver

Dallas Firefighter Victim of Alleged Drunk Driver

DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas firefighter on the job since 2012 has been seriously injured in a crash involving a suspected inebriated driver. Dallas Police say Kenneth Burke was riding his motorcycle early Sunday morning when he was struck and run over by 51 year old Crescencio Del Rio Rodriguez on Columbia Avenue. Burke’s…MORE

Murder Trial of Seattle Visitor to Dallas Underway; Dallas County

Murder Trial of Seattle Visitor to Dallas Underway; Dallas County

DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – A murder trial for the first of three suspects in the killing of a 23 year old woman visiting Dallas from Seattle is expected to get underway today in Dallas County. Lisa Dykes is one of three suspects facing trial in connection with the murder of Botello. Botello was last seen…MORE

Senators Make Demands Over Civilian Casualties in Gaza

Senators Make Demands Over Civilian Casualties in Gaza

WASHINGTON (AP) — As a cease-fire ticked down last week and Israel prepared to resume its round-the-clock airstrikes, Sen. Bernie Sanders and a robust group of Democratic senators had a message for their president: They were done “asking nicely” for Israel to do more to reduce civilian casualties in Gaza. Lawmakers warned President Joe Biden’s…MORE