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Tornado Watch For DFW and Parts of North Texas Through 10pm

Tornado Watch For DFW and Parts of North Texas Through 10pm

FORT WORTH – (WBAP/KLIF) – The National Weather Service of Fort Worth issues a tornado watch for much of North and Central Texas through 10 pm this/Wednesday evening. Hazardous weather may additionally be generated in the next several days as a new system makes it’s way from west to east. Damaging winds, hail up to…MORE

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

By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. Exclusive to WBAP/KLIF News. 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…MORE

Voter Guide: May 4th Local Election

Voter Guide: May 4th Local Election

Saturday, May 4 marks Election Day, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Early voting is available until Tuesday, April 30. Here’s your guide to the May 4 uniform election. Inside, you’ll discover essential dates, steps for voter registration or verifying your status, details on polling locations and times, and the necessary identification…MORE

Dallas Love Field Among Nation’s First Airports To Receive New Safety Technology

Dallas Love Field Among Nation’s First Airports To Receive New Safety Technology

Following several “near misses” between planes at airports around the nation since 2023, the FAA is announcing Dallas Love Field, Austin Bergstrom International Airport, airports at Nashville and Indianapolis will be among the first to receive new airfield surveillance technology that should reduce the risk of runway collisions in improving the awareness of air traffic…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

By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. 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…MORE

Pilot’s Union Alleges Significant Spike in Safety; Maintenance Issues.

FORT WORTH – The pilot’s union for Fort Worth-based American Airlines reports what it calls “a significant spike” in safety and maintenance issues. A spokesman with the Allied Pilots Association report fewer routine plane inspections and shorter flights for testing after major maintenance work. The union says American has increased time between routine inspections, and…MORE

Illegal Migrant Crossings Down in March, 2024

Illegal Migrant Crossings Down in March, 2024

By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. 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,…MORE

Deadly New Drug Mixed in Casual User Drugs

Deadly New Drug Mixed in Casual User Drugs

By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – A warning about a deadly new street drug goes out to casual or weekend drug users, and parents of kids who may be tempted to try an unknown pill or another street drug. Former DEA/Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Michael Brown is…MORE