(WBAP/KLIF) — Divers have identified the source of an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. After Hurricane Ida swept through the Louisiana coast, a mile long oil slick could be seen about two miles off the coast of Port Fourchon Divers working at the site discovered the source of the spill…a one-foot diameter pipeline…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Firefighters found four people dead of gunshot wounds when responding to a house fire in southern Texas. Houston police chief Troy Finner believes the fire may have intentionally set to destroy evidence. Houston police say there was no sign of forced entry at the house. the victims were two adults in their 50s and…… MORE
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — A lingering COVID-19 issue with the Dallas Cowboys is likely to keep one of their best players out of the opener at Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay. Four-time All-Pro right guard Zack Martin is among the latest Dallas players to test positive. Asked if he would miss Thursday’s matchup with seven-time…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is trying to reach Hurricane Ida evacuees who may be here in the Dallas area. People who have left Louisiana to stay in out-of-state hotels or other locations in the Dallas area until they can return, should register with FEMA. According to FEMA: Individuals and…… MORE
DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – Texas Republican Representative Michael McCaul says six planes with Americans and Afghan translators aboard have been held by the Taliban for several days at an airport north of Kabul; the Taliban, he asserts, will not let the planes depart. McCaul says the Taliban wants something in exchange for release of the…… MORE
GARLAND – WBAP/KLIF – Garland Police charge a 30 year old man with two counts of intoxication manslaughter after a firey crash early Sunday morning. The crash happened on Highway 66, between Dexham and East Centerville Roads. Police say they believe a car driven by Gustavo Huerta Jr. rear-ended another vehicle, causing it to hit…… MORE
Undated (AP) – An extraordinary number of Ecuadorians has been coming to the United States. They now surpass El Salvadorans as the fourth largest nationality encountered by U.S. authorities on the Mexican border, behind Mexicans, Guatemalans, and Hondurans. That also has led to increasing numbers of Ecuadorians vanishing along the perilous journey from their homes.…… MORE
Washington (AP) – The U.S. Coast Guard says cleanup crews are responding to a sizable oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Ida. The spill, which is ongoing, appears to be coming from a source underwater at an offshore drilling lease about two miles south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana. The reported location is…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth ISD is now having to deal with thousands of students in quarantine. More than 5,000 students and teachers in the school district are having to stay home after being exposed to COVID-19. Over the past week, some 72 district staff and more than 450 kids tested positive for the corona virus.…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Health and education officials are watching COVID cases among students and school staff in Texas. Less than a month into the school year, Texas schools districts have seen a record number of COVID-19 cases in the classroom. The state says last week more than 27-thousand students and 4-thousand staff members had tested positive. Multiple…… MORE
