WYLIE – (WBAP/KLIF) – Part of southbound State Highway 78 is shut down in Wylie as police investigate what they term “suspicious materials” found outsidethe Texas Dollar Pawn & Gun shop. Police say they received a report of a person dropping off a 55-gallon drum and propane tank near the shop. Nearby businesses have been…… MORE
WASHINGTON – (WBAP/KLIF) – President Trump is threatening China with an additional 50% tariff levy if China does not pull back it’s 34% increase on trade by tomorrow, April 8th, 2025. “If China does not withdraw its 34% increase above their already long term trading abuses by tomorrow, April 8th, 2025, the United States will…… MORE
NEW YORK – (WBAP/KLIF) – Fears of a possible recession and in reaction to the near worldwide Trump tariffs affecting imports from most nations worldwide…with Wall Street seeing another dive in stocks… Global investors are selling equities in response to the Trump tariffs against the majority of American trade partners, including China, retaliating in kind…… MORE
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – Patriots are reported trading Joe Milton III and a seventh-round pick to Dallas, receiving a fifth-round pack in return. New England will take the compensatory fifth-round pick for Dallas, trading them a seventh-round pick. Milton garnered serious interest from the Cowboys when he threw a 38-yard touchdown pass in the preseason…… MORE
AUSTIN – (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Senate has passed a state ban on all THC products after the push launched by Texas Attorney General Dan Patrick. The Texas House will vote on an alternative, imposing stricter oversight and licensing requirements for the hemp industry, rather than an outright ban on THC. Senate Bill 3 would…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday and signaled that it still expects to cut rates twice this year, though more policymakers forecast fewer cuts. The Fed also now expects the economy to grow more slowly this year and next than it did three months ago, according to a set…… MORE
OSAGE COUNTY, Okla. — Robert Morris, the founder of Gateway Church in Southlake, turned himself in to authorities in Oklahoma on Monday on charges of lewd or indecent acts with a child, officials confirmed. Morris, 63 – who resigned from his role as lead pastor at the megachurch last summer after allegations that he sexually abused an…… MORE
DALLAS — Hundreds of flights have been canceled or delayed at DFW Airport and Dallas Love Field Friday because of strong winds. Strong wind gusts of up to 50-60 mph are in the forecast for North Texas Friday, bringing heightened fire risks and prompting a WFAA Weather Alert Day. As of around noon Friday, hundreds…… MORE
DALLAS – WFAA; (WBAP/KLIF) – More federal employee layoffs are reported today, and along with them, termination of leases for office space that provided those workers with place to do their jobs. Dallas-area-based federal Education Department staffers received layoff notices today as well, but the number affected remains unclear. As of March 5, the agency…… MORE
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The Trump administration said Tuesday that it would immediately lift its suspension of military aid to Ukraine and its intelligence sharing with Kyiv. The announcement came a week after the measures were imposed to push Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to enter talks to end the war with invading Russian forces.…… MORE
