AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced two major statewide initiatives to combat the growing national fentanyl crisis during his One Pill Kills Summit this week in Austin. The Governor unveiled a new $10 million multimedia awareness initiative through the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to educate Texans on how to prevent, recognize, and…… MORE
A New Task Force Targets Prostitution, Guns, and Drugs
(WBAP/KLIF) — A new task force has been formed in Tarrant County to combat rising crime at hotels and motels. The White Settlement Police Department’s new Hotel-Motel Task Force aims to crack down on drug & gun crimes committed at overnight lodging businesses. Police Chief Chris Cook says the task force will consist of officers,…… MORE
UNT Receives $3.8 Million to Train Mental Health Counselors
(WBAP/KLIF) — With school shootings crisscrossing the nation, the focus centers on the mental health of students and adolescents. $3.8 million in Federal grant money secured by Senator John Cornyn will provide the University of North Texas money to train counselors. The grant’s first of five yearly installments is funded through the Department of Education…… MORE
What’s Next for Tennessee’s Expelled Lawmakers?
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republicans have expelled two Democratic lawmakers from the state Legislature for their role in a protest calling for more gun control. County commissions in each of the expelled lawmakers’ districts will now choose temporary replacements until a special election is held. The commissions could choose Reps. Justin Jones and Justin…… MORE
Justice Thomas Says he Didn’t Have to Disclose Luxury Trips
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says he wasn’t required to disclose the many trips he and his wife took that were paid for by a Republican megadonor. Thomas says in a statement he was advised by court colleagues and others in the federal judiciary that “this sort of personal hospitality from close…… MORE
New Mexico Police Fatally Shoot Man After Responding to Wrong Address
Fox News (WBAP/KLIF) – The New Mexico State Police released additional information Thursday on a deadly shooting that happened the day prior in Farmington after officers mistakenly responded to the wrong home and shot one of its occupants to death. In a Thursday statement, the NMSP said an officer with the Farmington Police Department fatally shot the…… MORE
Spotty Showers Mainly South through Tonight
WBAP WX CENTER FCST: 4-7-23 TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COOL WITH SPOTTY SHOWERS MAINLY SOUTH.. HIGH NEAR 60 WINDS NORTHEAST 10-15 MPH TONIGHT…SPOTTY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS..MAINLY SOUTH.. LOW NEAR 50 TOMORROW…RAIN ENDING IN THE MORNING.. CLEARING BY EVENING.. HIGH NEAR 67 / LOW NEAR 52 EASTER SUNDAY…PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY……… MORE
Suspect Arrested After Over 15-Hour SWAT Standoff in Pantego
UPDATED: 9:30AM Pantego, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – An over 15-hour SWAT situation in the town of Pantego, just outside Arlington has ended. The suspect was taken into custody just before 9 this morning. According to reports from our media partner WFAA-TV, police attempted to serve a mental health warrant on a 77-year old woman yesterday afternoon…… MORE
Biden Review of Chaotic Afghan Withdrawal Blames Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday laid the blame on his predecessor, President Donald Trump, for the deadly and chaotic 2021 withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan that brought about some of the darkest moments of Biden’s presidency. The White House publicly released a 12-page summary of the results of the so-called…… MORE
6-Year-Old Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez Suspected Dead
(WBAP/KLIF) — A tragic end in the search for a missing Everman boy. The search for 6-year-old Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez captivated the country for weeks. However, after exhausting all leads and the boy not being seen since November, Everman Police believe the boy is dead. Police Chief Craig Spencer says the investigation uncovered that his mother…… MORE
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