WYLIE (WBAP/KLIF) – The Mirage Las Vegas’ recently named In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Sanctuary and Educational Center in Wylie, as one of two sanctuaries that is now the forever home to big cats from the famed Secret Garden of Siegfried & Roy in Las Vegas. In May, In-Sync Exotics’ transport team returned home with two male white lions and three leopards. The In-Sync transport team then returned to Vegas at the end…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Recently passed property tax cuts in the Texas House and Senate are headed to Governor Abbott’s desk where they are expected to be signed into law. “The Senate unanimously passed House Joint Resolution 2,” said Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. “The final piece of the largest property tax relief package in Texas history,…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — This is a statewide child abduction alert issued by the Texas Amber Alert Network The Waxahachie Police Department is searching for Tanya Jackson, black, female, 11-years-old, 5’ 7”, 170 lbs., black hair, brown eyes, last seen wearing a white t-shirt with red lettering. Law enforcement officials believe this child to be in grave…… MORE
(Austin, TX/July 14) ERCOT has issued a Weather Watch for July 16 – 18 due to forecasted higher temperatures, higher electrical demand and the potential for lower reserves. Grid conditions are expected to be normal during a Weather Watch. ERCOT continues to monitor conditions closely and will deploy all available tools to manage the grid…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The National Weather Service in Fort Worth says a Heat Advisory iwill remain in effect for all North and Central Texas counties until 9:00 PM, then for areas along and south of Highway 380 through 9:00 PM Saturday. Highway 380 runs east and west across the state north of the Metroplex.…… MORE
No fingerprints or DNA turned up on the baggie of cocaine found in the West Wing lobby last week despite a sophisticated FBI crime lab analysis, and surveillance footage of the area didn’t identify a suspect, according to summary of the Secret Service investigation obtained by The Associated Press. There are no leads on who…… MORE
Euless, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A gas leak in Euless forced the evacuation of over two dozen homes overnight. Euless Fire Assistant Chief Mark Williams says the call came in around 1 a.m. about the rupture of a 6-inch high pressure line at South Main Street and South Pipeline. Williams says the neighborhood at the corner…… MORE
Heat Advisory URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 222 PM CDT Thu Jul 13 2023 Montague-Cooke-Grayson-Fannin-Lamar-Young-Jack-Wise-Denton-Collin-Hunt-Delta-Hopkins-Stephens-Palo Pinto-Parker-Tarrant-Dallas-Rockwall-Kaufman-Van Zandt-Rains-Eastland-Erath-Hood-Somervell-Johnson-Ellis-Henderson-Comanche-Mills-Hamilton-Bosque-Hill-Navarro-Freestone-Anderson-Lampasas-Coryell-Bell-McLennan-Falls-Limestone-Leon-Milam-Robertson-Including the cities of Bowie, Nocona, Gainesville, Sherman,Denison, Bonham, Paris, Graham, Olney, Jacksboro, Decatur, Bridgeport, Carrollton, Denton, Lewisville, Flower Mound, Plano, McKinney, Allen, Frisco, Greenville, Commerce, Cooper, Sulphur Springs, Breckenridge, Mineral Wells, Weatherford, Briar,…… MORE
The Texas Senate has unanimously passed an $18 Billion property tax relief bill.Highlights of the bill include spending over $12 Billion on reducing the school property tax rate and a $100,000 Homestead Exemption. Senator Paul Bennencourt, who authored the bill, says it was made possible because of bipartisan supportThe bill now moves to the Texas…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — After two years of painfully high prices, inflation in the United States has reached its lowest point in more than two years — 3% in June compared with 12 months earlier — a sign that the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes have steadily slowed price increases across the economy. The inflation figure…… MORE
