WASHINGTON (AP) – A senior executive of Southwest Airlines apologized to a Senate committee Thursday for a December meltdown and said the airline is upgrading software to help fix its inability to reassign crews after the winter storm. The president of the Southwest pilots’ union told senators that airline leaders ignored calls to improve technology for…… MORE
El Paso Walmart Mass Shooter Pleads Guilty
(WBAP/KLIF) — A Texas man pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges accusing him of killing nearly two dozen people in a racist attack at an El Paso Walmart, changing his plea weeks after the U.S. government said it wouldn’t seek the death penalty for the hate crimes and firearms violations. Patrick Crusius still faces a…… MORE
Opal Lee Portrait Commissioned in Texas Senate
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – A portrait of Fort Worth’s Opal Lee is now among others approved to hang on the walls of the Texas Senate Chamber inside the Texas State Capitol building in Austin. The Civil Rights icon led the effort to make Juneteenth a Federal holiday. During a ceremony on Wednesday, her portrait was officially…… MORE
McKinney Residents to Vote in May 6 Election
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – The McKinney City Council voted to call an election where voters will consider one general obligation bond proposition and three Council seats. The general and special election is scheduled for May 6. Early voting takes place April 24 – May 2. According to the city, a bond committee made a recommendation to…… MORE
Prosper ISD School Board Elects New President Following Arrest, Resignation of Predecessor
PROSPER (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Prosper ISD school board elected a new president this week in the wake of the scandalous resignation of former president Andrew Wilborn. He stepped down last month after he was arrested and charged with indecency with a child. According to Dallas Police, officers learned of an incident involving a…… MORE
Newborn, Toddler Saved from Rubble After Turkey/Syria Quake; Over 11,000 Dead
JINDERIS, Syria (AP) — Over 11,000 people are confirmed dead following a massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday. Residents digging through rubble on Tuesday in a northwest Syrian town discovered rescued a toddler, and a crying infant whose mother appears to have given birth to her while buried underneath the rubble from this…… MORE
Stormy, Rainy today. Fog possible in the A.M.
WBAP WX CENTER FORECAST 5A 2-8-23 TODAY…CLOUDY, WINDY AND COOL.. RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING..TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH NEAR 48 WINDS SHIFTING NORTHWEST 15-20 MPH AND GUSTY TONIGHT…CLEARING AND COLD WITH PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.. LOWS 33-37 TOMORROW…SUNNY, BREEZY AND MILD… HIGH NEAR 59 / LOW NEAR 37 …… MORE
LeBron James Makes NBA History in LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bronny James stepped over to his dad’s locker and played the phone video he had taken of Tuesday night’s biggest moment. The NBA’s new scoring king tipped his head back in a rich, full-throated laugh when the audio revealed Bronny had anticipated that the historic basket would come on a fadeaway…… MORE
Showers and Storms to Continue Through this Afternoon.
Periods of heavy rain will allow for a continued flash flood threat. Remember to never drive through flooded roads! Over the afternoon, the rain will exit the region from west to east, and end completely by the evening hours. Clouds will be slower to exit, and skies should be mostly clear by Thursday morning. Overnight…… MORE
Blood Supply Critical in North Texas, Donors Needed
(WBAP/KLIF) — The ice storm last week not only affected schools, governments, and businesses in north Texas, but has created a blood shortage. Carter Bloodcare’s James Black says being shut down for three days pushed the area’s blood supply to a critical level. The ice storm forced the closure of their donation centers and mobile…… MORE
There is no custom code to display.
