AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas is sending help to Florida as Hurricane Ian churns in the Gulf Coast. Governor Greg Abbott, o Tuesday, directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to deploy Texas A&M Task Force 1 to Florida ahead of Hurricane Ian to support a request by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. “The spirit of…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Drug Enforcement Administration is sounding the alarm on a disturbing tactic being used by drug cartels and traffickers to target youngsters. The agency says that fentanyl is being sold in power and pill form in a rainbow colors that are intentionally meant to look like candy; at times being called real…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Arlington Police Department is mourning the death of a Police recruit Officer. According to APD, Recruit Marquis Kennedy was a member of Academy Class 62, which began instruction on July 25. He was pronounced dead by medical staff on Sunday, September 25. The cause of his death is under investigation. APD…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Attorney General Paxton, on Monday, signed a multistate comment letter to the Federal Communications Commission urging it to adopt stricter controls to prevent unsolicited robocalls. In May 2022, the FCC placed new obligations upon gateway providers, which Paxton said are the points of entry for foreign illegal robocalls entering the U.S. telephone network. Paxton is calling for some of those same protections to be applied to…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Secretary of State John Scott has released another in a series of videos educating voters about election administration in Texas ahead of the November 8 General Election. In the most recently published video, Secretary Scott provides an overview of voting systems in Texas, and the processes for certifying and deploying voting…… MORE
Plano (WBAP/KLIF) – Residents of a Plano neighborhood are shocked by a recent bust of a sex-trafficking operation, being run out of short-term rental home inPplano, Dallas Police, assisted by the Plano Police Department executed a search warrant the home in the 2900 block of Las Palmas Lane. Police arrested 41-year old Brandy Cliff for…… MORE
FAIR PARK (WBAP/KLIF) – Big Tex was raised in place on Friday, a week out from the opening of the State Fair of Texas. The iconic 55-foot-tall talking cowboy will welcome folks back to the 2022 State Fair of Texas in style. According to fair organizers, his custom boots have been polished, shirt pressed, jeans starched,…… MORE
The FBI is investigating another threat at Everman ISD, south of Fort Worth. According to the district, administrators were notified Thursday night of a shooting threat for Everman High School on social media. The FBI was able to trace an Instagram account to who they believe made the threat. Investigators don’t believe there’s a current…… MORE
MIDLAND (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed an Executive Order on Wednesday that designates Mexican drug cartel members as terrorists in Texas. “I also sent [a] letter to President Biden as well as Vice President Harris, demanding that they classify Mexican drug cartels operating in Texas as terrorist organizations,” Governor Abbott said following a…… MORE
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a partial mobilization of reservists in Russia, effective immediately. He risks a deeply unpopular step that follows humiliating setbacks for his troops nearly seven months after invading Ukraine. It’s the first mobilization in Russia since World War II. Western backers of Ukraine derided the move…… MORE
