Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – Interest on federal student loans resumes on September 1, 2023. The over 3-and-a-half year pause on student debt payments was implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some borrowers took advantage of the interest pause to keep paying their loans but millions more did not. Brian Walsh who leads advice and planning at SoFi…… MORE
Dallas Police Arrest Suspect in Oak Cliff Apartment Invasion Attempt, Shootout
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Dallas police made an arrest in connection to a shootout that broke out after two men accused of posing as a maintenance workers tried to force their way in to an Oak Cliff apartment. The August 19th incident was captured on a doorbell camera of a unit at the Interlace…… MORE
Dallas Police Warn of Fake Emails Claiming to be From Mayor Eric Johnson, Scam Targets Seniors
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Dallas Police Department’s Financial Crimes Unit is warning the public about a scam targeting senior citizens. Detectives have received reports of victims getting an email claiming to be from Mayor Eric Johnson inviting them to invest money and contains a link. Police are urging anyone who receives the email…… MORE
Hang on just a bit longer. It gets better
WBAP WX CENTER FORECAST 5A 8-23-23 * * HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 9P * * TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY AND HOT.. HIGHS 104 (109) WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE TONIGHT…CLEAR AND WARM.. LOWS 80-85 TOMORROW…SUNNY AND HOT… HIGH NEAR 106(112) / LOW NEAR 85 FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY, HOT AND HUMID.. HIGH NEAR 107 (111)…… MORE
NTX: Heat Advisory Until 9PM
Temperatures up to around 103 and heat indices up to around 107 are expected. Make sure to take precautions from the heat! See: Excessive Heat Warning Replaced by Heat Advisory Forecast: Wednesday Sunny and hot, with a high near 104. Heat index values as high as 109. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south…… MORE
Plans for High Speed Rail Move Forward
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – After decades of talks the plan for high speed rail between Dallas and Houston is coming to fruition. Amtrak and Texas Central Partners have agreed to work together to raise funding for the bullet train. The route will have a station in the Bryan-College Station area. Dan Lamers with the North Central…… MORE
Excessive Heat Warning to be Replaced by Heat Advisory Wednesday
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – It will be hot Wednesday but perhaps not as severe. The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has decided to let the Excessive Heat Warning expire Tuesday at 9:00pm to immediately be replace by a Heat Advisory for 24 hours. Excessive Heat Warning or Heat Advisory, weather officials and rescue crews…… MORE
Two Co-Defendants in Trump Georgia Election Interference Case Surrender
ATLANTA (AP) – John Eastman, the conservative attorney who pushed a plan to keep Donald Trump in power, turned himself in to authorities Tuesday on charges in the Georgia case alleging an illegal plot to overturn the former president’s 2020 election loss. Eastman was booked at the Fulton County jail and is expected to have…… MORE
Federal Judge Considering Whether Texas Can Keep its Floating Southern Border Barrier in the Rio Grande
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge is considering whether Texas can keep a floating barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border as both the Biden administration and Mexico push to remove Governor Greg Abbott’s latest measure to deter migrants from crossing. The Tuesday morning hearing in Austin comes days after Texas, which installed the water barrier…… MORE
Wanted Tow Truck Driver Surrenders in Connection with Deadly Crash
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The suspect wanted in a deadly hit and run in Dallas last week turned himself Monday. The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office says that 25-year-old Juan Francisco Garcia surrendered to authorities after they issued a warrant for his arrest in connection with an early morning crash on Aug 12 that killed 25 year…… MORE
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