Hurricane Sally is Being Called a ‘slow moving disaster’ Along Alabama/Florida Coasts

Alabama (WBAP/KLIF) – The center of Hurricane Sally made landfall in Alabama and Florida Panhandle early Wednesday morning but the storm is slamming other Gulf coast states with lots of rain and high winds.    Damaging winds already have taken a toll in both states. “Nothing is going to go away anytime soon,” according to…MORE

Sally Comes Ashore As Category 2 Storm

Pensacola, Florida (AP) – Hurricane Sally finally blasted ashore near Gulf Shores, Alabama, as a Category 2 storm, with top winds of 105 mph. The coast is being pummeled with sideways rain and beach-covering storm surges. Sally’s northern eyewall raked the Gulf Coast for hours before the center finally made landfall, delivering punishing wind and…MORE

Trump Denies Downplaying Virus, Questions Masks During TV Town Hall in ‘Hostile Territory’

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – President Donald Trump is denying he played down the threat of the coronavirus earlier this year, although in recent audio recordings, he says that he did purposely to prevent panic. Trump is also continuing to cast doubt on the widely accepted scientific conclusions of his own administration strongly urging the use of…MORE

‘Nothing left in the bucket’: Western Wildfire Resources Run Thin

Justin Silvera came off the fire lines in Northern California after a grueling 36 straight days battling wildfires and evacuating residents ahead of the flames. Before that, he and his crew had worked for 20 days, followed by a three-day break. Silvera, a 43-year-old battalion chief with Cal Fire, California’s state firefighting agency, said he’s…MORE

Fort Worth ISD Votes ‘No’ on Extending Online Learning; In-Person Classes Begin Oct. 5

UPDATED: 9/16/20  6:18AM Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – During a meeting that continued past midnight, parents, teachers, and health department officials weighed in on whether in-person learning should resume in the Fort Worth iSD. After a motion to extend online learning for another 4 weeks was voted down, in-person classes will resume on October 5th. Meantime,…MORE

Aerospace Supply Chain Company Headquarters Relocating from California to Fort Worth

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corp., which now operates under the brand name Incora™ (Wesco), will relocate its headquarters from California to Fort Worth, Texas, bringing more than $6 million in capital investment and expanding its presence in the state to include more than 500 jobs. In January of…MORE

National Billboard Campaign Discouraging Defunding Police Targets Dallas

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Support for Dallas Police is evident through a series of billboards discouraging proposed budget cuts to the Police Department. The billboards are funded by the conservative think tank Heritage Action. “They’re meant to support law and order and safety and security for our communities,” said Heritage Action Press Secretary, Noah Weinrich. The…MORE

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