Yearly Archives: 2024

United Flight Slides off Taxiway in Houston

United Flight Slides off Taxiway in Houston

HOUSTON (AP) — Passengers had to be evacuated from a United Airlines plane after it rolled off a runway and got stuck in the grass in Houston Friday morning. No injuries were reported among the 160 passengers and six crew members, United Airlines said in a statement. Video taken after the landing showed the plane…MORE

More Heavy Morning Rains..Windy and Cooler Weekend with Scattered Frost Possible Denton to McKinney Sunday Morning.

WBAP WX CNTR FCST:  3-8-24 TODAY…RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING..             TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON…             HIGH NEAR 73             WINDS SHIFTING NORTH 20-30 MPH AND GUSTY TONIGHT…CLOUDY, WINDY AND COOLER…             LOWS 40-44 TOMORROW…CLOUDY EARLY, OTHERWISE, CLEARING, WINDY AND COOL…             HIGH NEAR 58 / LOWS 33 (DEN/MCK) TO 40 (DFW)             WINDS NORTH…MORE

Biden Uses Feisty State of the Union to Contrast With Trump, Sell Voters on a Second Term

Biden Uses Feisty State of the Union to Contrast With Trump, Sell Voters on a Second Term

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has turned his State of the Union speech into an animated argument for a second term as he laces into GOP front-runner Donald Trump for espousing “resentment, revenge and retribution” and jeopardizing freedom at home and abroad. Biden delivered broadsides Thursday at “my predecessor” without mentioning Trump by name,…MORE

23 Pro-Palestinian Protesters Arrested Outside General Dynamics Plant; Garland

23 Pro-Palestinian Protesters Arrested Outside General Dynamics Plant; Garland

GARLAND – (WBAP/KLIF) – 23 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested in connection with a demonstration Thursday morning outside the Garland General Dynamics plant. The protesters say General Dynamics is making bombs and bomb parts that are being used in Gaza by Israel in it’s war with Hamas. Police spokesman Pedro Barineau says the demonstration was peaceful,…MORE

Garland Police Department Sees Recruiting Success

Garland Police Department Sees Recruiting Success

GARLAND – (WBAP/KLIF) – Garland Police report success not seen in 30 years time with the number of potential police officers recruited in their current training; another civil service exam for interested parties will be held on April the 6th. Spokesman Matt Pesta says recruiting efforts including social media ads, in-person visits to schools and…MORE

Uvalde Probe Concludes Police Made ‘Many Failures’ in Shooting Response

Uvalde Probe Concludes Police Made ‘Many Failures’ in Shooting Response

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Uvalde police made “many failures” when responding to a gunman who killed 19 students and two teachers at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school in 2022, the investigator who led the city’s probe of its local officers said Thursday. The report for the Uvalde City Council on Thursday is just one of…MORE

Complete Statement from Xcel Energy on Involvement in Largest Wildfire in Texas History; the Smokehouse Creek Fire; Also, Refutes Responsibility for Windy Deuce Fire / Links to File Claims

Complete Statement from Xcel Energy on Involvement in Largest Wildfire in Texas History; the Smokehouse Creek Fire; Also, Refutes Responsibility for Windy Deuce Fire / Links to File Claims

DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – As released Thursday, March 07, 2024 by XCel Energy; Statement from Xcel Energy regarding wildfires in the Texas Panhandle Xcel Energy (XEL) issued the following statement regarding the wildfires in the Texas Panhandle. MINNEAPOLIS (March 7, 2024) — Xcel Energy (XEL) issued the following statement regarding the wildfires in the Texas Panhandle:…MORE