HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott made good on his promise on Wednesday to crack down on fentanyl. The Governor ceremonially signed Senate Bill 768 into law at the Crime Stoppers of Houston headquarters. SB 768 enhances criminal penalties for manufacturing and distributing fentanyl in Texas. Under this law, the punishment for the manufacture or delivery…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is rejecting two Republicans tapped by House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy to sit on a committee investigating the January 6th Capitol riot. She cited the “integrity” of the investigation. Pelosi said in a statement Wednesday that she would not accept the appointments of Indiana Rep. Jim Banks, whom…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF News) – Friends of the Plano family who were hospitalized due to injuries suffered when their next door neighbor’s home exploded this week are raising money to help cover the financial costs as they begin the road to recovery. A GoFundMe campaign has been set up for the Jagielski family friend Mae Reedy. The…… MORE
Plano (WBAP/KLIF) – An update on the condition of the those injured by a massive home explosion on Cleveland Drive in Plano last Monday. Five of the six people who were injured were members of one family – including 3 children – who were inside the house right next door. Jennifer Jagielskis used her body…… MORE
Hunt County, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The Hunt County Medical Community has made an urgent appeal regarding COVID vaccinations. In a open letter to residents, printed in the Herald Banner on July 15, doctors in the Hunt Memorial Hospital District implored them to get vaccinated as soon as possible, as the fast-spreading delta variant has triggered…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – Roger Staubach and Drew Pearson have connected again with their Hail Mary. They are creating a digital collectible of the 50-yard touchdown pass in the final seconds of a 17-14 victory over Minnesota in the 1975 playoffs. It’s part of an emerging product in sports memorabilia called non-fungible tokens, or NFTs. The…… MORE
VAN HORN, Texas (AP) — Jeff Bezos blasted into space Tuesday on his rocket company’s first flight with people on board, becoming the second billionaire in just over a week to ride his own spacecraft. The Amazon founder was accompanied by a hand-picked group: his brother, an 18-year-old from the Netherlands and an 82-year-old aviation…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- On Monday, July 19, 2021 just beofore 4 p.m., the Arlington Police Department responded to a motel in the 1200 block of N. Watson Road after an employee reported finding a man’s body inside a vehicle that was parked there. Police say due to the state of the body, it’s believed the victim…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Fort Worth Fire Department and MedStar are working with the Fort Worth Police Department to improve emergency response times. Much like other agencies across the country, the Police Communications Division has been experiencing staffing challenges that they are working diligently to rectify. Residents can now call an emergency back up number…… MORE
ALLEN (WBAP/KLIF) – Ground is officially broken on the site of the the Stephen G. Terrell Recreation Center in Allen. The city is partnering with Adolfson & Peterson Construction on a two-story, 150,000-square-foot facility located at 1680 West Exchange Parkway. “We have a long, established history of working with local Texas governments to build municipal recreation…… MORE
