Category Archives: BREAKING NEWS

Texas DPS Troopers Move In To Bust Up Anti-War Demonstrators; University of Texas at Dallas.

Texas DPS Troopers Move In To Bust Up Anti-War Demonstrators; University of Texas at Dallas.

DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas state troopers with Department of Public Safety are moving in to the University of Texas at Dallas campus to break up a pro-Palestinian demonstration rallying against the Israel-Hamas war underway in Gaza. No physical altercations are reported at this time despite several arrests. No injuries are reported, though chanting by…MORE

Drug Cartels Testing New, Deadlier Street Drug Additives

Drug Cartels Testing New, Deadlier Street Drug Additives

Exclusive to WBAP/KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – An explosion of emergency calls for help with overdoses and eight related deaths in just two days in Austin, Texas, may be tied to two new street drug additives experts believe cartels may be “test marketing”. Now understood to be on the streets and under…MORE

Rainfall Records Set Saturday Across North Texas; DFW Metroplex.

Rainfall Records Set Saturday Across North Texas; DFW Metroplex.

DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – A flood warning is in effect across Dallas county through 4:15 pm Monday. Record-breaking rainfall across North Texas Saturday caused some power outages, the cancellation of flights, increased traffic crashes, and caused a shutdown of the Fort Worth Main Street Arts Festival. But it’s being followed today by clearing clouds to…MORE

U.S. Feds Target Mexican Cartels Inside Mexico in Operation Plaza Spike

U.S. Feds Target Mexican Cartels Inside Mexico in Operation Plaza Spike

NOGALES – (WBAP/KLIF) – It’s not an American military invasion of Mexico, but U.S.Customs and Border Protection is taking a new direction against fentanyl smuggled by cartels into the U.S. CBP is now naming and seeking cartel bosses in Mexico it alleges are in charge of smuggling drugs from Mexico into America. The first one…MORE

Dallas Hotel Adds “Chief Happiness Officer”; A Trendy New Hire

Dallas Hotel Adds “Chief Happiness Officer”; A Trendy New Hire

DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – A new hire at the Dallas Fairmont Hotel may have found the sweet spot for many more mutts, formerly “down on their luck”, but later, adopted from Operation Kindness in North Texas. A pup named “Bondi” now serves as “Chief Happiness Officer” at the Dallas Fairmont; well-trained and welcoming to guests…MORE

Illegal Migrant Crossings Down in March, 2024

Illegal Migrant Crossings Down in March, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Arrests for crossing the U.S. border illegally fell slightly in March, authorities said Friday, bucking a usual spring increase amid increased immigration enforcement in Mexico. The Border Patrol made 137,480 arrests of people entering from Mexico, down 2.3% from 140,638 arrests in February, the first time since 2017 that arrests fell in…MORE

P&G Recalls 8 Million Plus Laundry Detergent Bags

P&G Recalls 8 Million Plus Laundry Detergent Bags

DALLAS – Procter & Gamble is recalling more than eight million packages of several types of detergent packets or pods, packaged in flexible “film” type bags. The recall involves certain batches of Tide, Gain, Ace and Ariel laundry detergents made between September of 2023 and February of 2024. Major retailers and Amazon sold the affected…MORE

“It Was Worth It”, Say Dallas Eclipse-Viewers

“It Was Worth It”, Say Dallas Eclipse-Viewers

DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – As many as 22,000 spectators were expected to be in downtown Dallas’ Klyde Warren Park, and as the time of the partial eclipse began, the crowds appeared to bunch up like fans at a rock concert trying to squeeze in to get closer to the band. Groups of people gathered on…MORE

Severe Weather Possible in DFW; Watches Issued Monday Afternoon and Evening
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Severe Weather Possible in DFW; Watches Issued Monday Afternoon and Evening

Update at 3:00pm: The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has placed portions of North Texas under two different weather watches. A Tornado Watch is in effect north and west of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex including Denton and Wise counties until 9:00pm Monday. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for areas south and west…MORE