DALLAS/FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – AAA officials say wet pavement contributes to 1.2 million crashes a year. With heavy rain in DFW, AAA’s Daniel Armbruster gives tips on how drivers can stay safe in this weather. He says to check your car before driving: your lights, windshields wipers and your tires. Checking your tires before driving…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Supreme Court has been asked to consider a challenge to the state’s retroactive sex offender laws that some say unfairly stack new punishments on those convicted in plea deals. More than 2,800 sex offenders remain on the Texas registry despite being no longer required to register under terms of…… MORE
RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF) – Richardson Police have identified a man wanted in a Saturday bank robbery. According to the Richardson Police Department, a warrant has been issued for 34-year-old Robert Darren Moore. Police believe Moore robbed the Bank of America in the 500 block of Centennial Blvd. “This was one of those pass the note type…… MORE
PENSACOLA, FL (KLIF/WBAP) Hurricane Michael is in the Gulf of Mexico, churning its way toward the coast. As of Tuesday morning, the storm had strengthened into a category 2 system. Reporter Don Parker in Pensacola where they’re bracing for impact. He joined Dave and Amy to talk about plans there. Dave Williams & Amy Chodroff,…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is leaving the administration at the end of the year. Trump spoke as he and Haley met in the Oval Office, shortly after word came of her plans to resign. He called Haley a “very special” person, adding that she told him…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration is moving to allow year-round sales of gasoline with higher blends of ethanol, a boon for Iowa and other farm states that have pushed for greater sales of the corn-based fuel. President Donald Trump is expected to announce he is lifting a federal ban on summer sales of…… MORE
Grand Prairie, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The trial of a Grand Prairie man accused of beating a 4-year old child to death over two years ago starts today. 36-year old Charles Phifer is charged with brutally beating his girlfriend’s daughter, Leiliana Wright, with a belt and a bamboo stick on March 12, 2016. The mother, 32-year…… MORE
Garland (WBAP/KLIF) – About 400 Garland Power & Light customers are without power for the next few days while crews repair damaged power lines from the recent storms. The company says 18 tall power poles were destroyed because of high winds on Sunday. The homes affected usually have alternate power coming from underneath the homes,…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) — Emergency crews on Monday were searching for four men whose recreational vehicle was among those swept away from an RV park by raging floodwaters that prompted dramatic rescues by helicopters and boats in a small West Texas city. Heavy rains started falling Sunday night, causing the South Llano River to rise in…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Salvation Army’s DFW Chapter is benefiting from a $1.5 million donation from Atmos Energy Liz Beauchamp Vice president of Atmos energy says this donation makes the company a signature partner for the DFW chapter. She said each dollar will be helping those in need whether its poverty related issues, addiction, homelessness…… MORE
