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

Fed Keeps Interest Rate at Two-Decade High

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday emphasized that inflation has remained stubbornly high in recent months and said it doesn’t plan to cut interest rates until it has “greater confidence” that price increases are slowing sustainably to its 2% target. The Fed issued its decision in a statement after its latest meeting, at…MORE

Southlake Carroll High School, Senior High School Closed Due to Campus Threat

SOUTHLAKE (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Classes are canceled at Southlake Carroll High School and Carroll Senior High School on Wednesday after the district received a tip about a potential threat. Carroll ISD said the threat was received through the district’s “STOPit System” overnight and was isolated to Carroll High School. However, some students take classes…MORE

Southlake Carroll High School, Senior High School Closed Due to Campus Threat

SOUTHLAKE (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Classes are canceled at Southlake Carroll High School and Carroll Senior High School on Wednesday after the district received a tip about a potential threat. Carroll ISD said the threat was received through the district’s “STOPit System” overnight and was isolated to Carroll High School. However, some students take classes…MORE

Heavy Rains Tonight..Off and On Storms Thu-Sun

WBAP WX CENTER FCST:  5-1-24 TODAY…PARTLY CLOUDY, WINDY AND HUMID…             HIGH NEAR 83             WINDS SOUTH 15-25 MPH AND GUSTY TONIGHT…SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS..MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT..             LOW NEAR 67 TOMORROW…RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY..TAPERING OFF AT MIDDAY..WITH             ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS OFF AND ON THE REST OF THE DAY..             HIGH NEAR 81…MORE

Large Numbers of New York City Police Officers Begin Entering Columbia University Campus

NEW YORK (AP) — Large numbers of New York City police officers have begun entering the Columbia University as dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters remained on the campus. Demonstrators had occupied Hamilton Hall hours earlier Tuesday after setting up an encampment earlier in the month. Students had defiantly set up tents again after police on April…MORE

Sen. Cornyn Praises Action by UT Austin, Calls Out other Universities over Protests

WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Senator John Cornyn is calling out the differences in how the University of Texas at Austin is handling pro-Palestinian demonstrators on campus compared to other universities. Cornyn spoke on the Senate floor praising the quick action by Texas law enforcement. “As hundreds of protestors attempted to occupy the campus, the university hasn’t…MORE

House Democrats will Save Speaker’s Job if GOP Members Move to Oust Him

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats will vote to save Republican Speaker Mike Johnson’s job should some of his fellow Republican lawmakers seek to remove him from the position, Democratic leaders said Tuesday, likely assuring for now that Johnson will avoid being ousted from office like his predecessor, former Rep. Kevin McCarthy. Johnson, R-La., has come…MORE

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