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Gas Prices Show Declines, Remain High on Comparison

Gas Prices Show Declines, Remain High on Comparison

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Gas prices in North Texas are high, but it could be worse. The statewide gas price average in Texas is $3.89 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch. That price is seven cents less than from this day last week and is $1.26 more per…MORE

Mesquite PD: Video Footage of March 14th Police Shooting Released [WATCH]

Mesquite PD: Video Footage of March 14th Police Shooting Released [WATCH]

Mesquite, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The Mesquite Police Department has released bodycam and surveillance video of a suspect and wanted felon opening fire on police officers earlier this month. On March 14, at around 8:30PM, a man called 9-1-1 to report that someone had forced his way into his apartment after banging on the door with…MORE

US to expand Russia sanctions, Accept 100K Ukraine refugees

US to expand Russia sanctions, Accept 100K Ukraine refugees

BRUSSELS (AP) — The United States will expand its sanctions on Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine, targeting members of the country’s parliament and the central bank’s gold reserves, the White House announced Thursday. At the same time, Washington will increase its humanitarian assistance by welcoming 100,000 Ukrainian refugees and providing an additional…MORE

U.S. to Expand Russia Sanctions, Accept 100K Ukraine Refugees

U.S. to Expand Russia Sanctions, Accept 100K Ukraine Refugees

BRUSSELS (AP) — The United States will expand its sanctions on Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine, targeting members of the country’s parliament and the central bank’s gold reserves, the White House announced Thursday. At the same time, Washington will increase its humanitarian assistance by welcoming 100,000 Ukrainian refugees and providing an additional…MORE

Biden, Western Allies Open 1st of 3 Summits on Russian War [UPDATED]

Biden, Western Allies Open 1st of 3 Summits on Russian War [UPDATED]

UPDATED 3/24/22 10:04AM UNDATED (AP) – NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the military alliance is stepping up its defenses against chemical and nuclear weapons as concern mounts that Russia might use such weapons in Ukraine. Stoltenberg says that NATO leaders agreed at their summit Thursday to send equipment to Ukraine to help protect it against…MORE

US Consulate Sees Texas’ Brittney Griner for First Time Since Arrest in Russia

US Consulate Sees Texas’ Brittney Griner for First Time Since Arrest in Russia

Associated Press (WBAP/KLIF) – The U.S. State Department says a U.S. Embassy official has visited with WNBA star Brittney Griner, who remains detained near Moscow, to check on her condition. State Department spokesperson Ned Price told CNN the official found Griner “to be in good condition.” Price did not identify the official who had been…MORE

Tarrant County Residents can get Help with Unpaid Property Taxes

Tarrant County Residents can get Help with Unpaid Property Taxes

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- As part of the American Rescue Plan, some Tarrant County property owners can apply for assistance with delinquent property taxes. “The release of these funds is very timely and has already helped taxpayers in a test county in Texas, and Tarrant is an early adopter to benefit our taxpayers,” said Tax Assessor-Collector…MORE

North Texas School Shooter Dies in Prison

North Texas School Shooter Dies in Prison

NEW BOSTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The man convicted of opening fire inside Italy High School in 2019 died in prison on Monday, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. “On March 21, 2022 at approximately 1:50 AM,  staff at the Telford Unit observed inmate, Padilla, Chad, unresponsive in his cell,” TDCJ said in a statement. “Staff entered…MORE

Madeleine Albright, First Female US Secretary of State, Dies

Madeleine Albright, First Female US Secretary of State, Dies

WASHINGTON (AP) – Madeleine Albright, the first female U.S. secretary of state, has died of cancer, her family said Wednesday. She was 84. President Bill Clinton chose Albright as America’s top diplomat in 1996, and she served in that capacity for the last four years of the Clinton administration. At the time, she was the…MORE

Arlington Extends Driverless Ride Share Program

Arlington Extends Driverless Ride Share Program

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- Arlington RAPID, the first program in the United States to integrate on-demand, autonomous vehicles (AVs) into an existing public transportation service, has provided more than 28,000 trips in its first year to residents, university students, and visitors around Downtown and The University of Texas at Arlington campus.Arlington is excited to announce that the…MORE