Alabama Teens Charged with Murder in Sweet 16 Party Shooting

DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama investigators say two teenagers have been arrested and charged with murder in connection with a shooting that killed four young people at a Sweet Sixteen birthday party. District Attorney Mike Segrest said Wednesday that the pair would be charged as adults. That’s automatically required in Alabama for anyone 16 or…MORE

Sales Tax Holiday for Emergency Supplies Set for this Weekend

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – With the severe weather season upon us, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding Texans they can purchase certain items tax-free during the state’s sales tax holiday for emergency preparation supplies, which begins at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, April 22, and ends at midnight on Monday, April 24. “While we can’t know in advance…MORE

TXDOT Urges Safety, Warns of Dangers in Work Zones

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – In recognition of National Work Zone Awareness Week, April 17–21, 2023, TxDOT is calling on motorists to make driving safely a priority when passing through the state’s thousands of active work zones. According to TXDOT, in 2022, more than 25,000 traffic crashes occurred in work zones in Texas, resulting in 205 deaths…MORE

DeSoto ISD Banning Backpacks for Grades 6-12

DESOTO (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Desoto ISD is banning backpacks for students in grades 6-12 for the remainder of the school year. Starting Monday, April 24th, students will only be allowed to bring a small clutch-size bag for personal care items on campus. “We’re really trying to help students make good decisions around not bringing…MORE

Storms likely to die out NW of DFW tonight…but Tomorrow is another day.

WBAP WX CENTER FCST:  4-19-23 TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY, WINDY AND HUMID..             ISOLATED SHOWERS POSSIBLE, MAINLY EAST.              HIGH NEAR 82             WINDS SOUTH 20-30 MPH AND GUSTY TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY, WINDY AND MILD             LOWS 68-70 TOMORROW..CLOUDY, WINDY AND HUMID WITH             SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY..             HIGH NEAR 81 / LOW NEAR 61            …MORE

Governor Abbott Visits Irving, Tuesday

(WBAP/KLIF) — Governor Greg Abbott was in Irving, Tuesday, for the ground breaking of a new regional campus for Wells Fargo Bank. Th new state-of-the-art, twin tower campus will sit on a 22-acre site in the Las Colinas area and will consolidate offices across the metroplex. Abbott said Texas has the largest financial services workforce…MORE

Frustration Grows after Southwest Airlines Ground Stop

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The airline industry and passengers are reacting to Tuesday’s ground stop for Dallas based Southwest Airlines that lasted longer than an hour. Southwest Airlines said it requested the ground stop from the FAA because of a technology issue. “Southwest has resumed operations after temporarily pausing flight activity this morning to work through…MORE

UPDATE: Services Resume at Southwest Airlines After Technical Glitch Grounds Flights

UPDATE: (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Southwest Airlines has revealed more about the technical glitch that led to the brief grounding of its flights Tuesday morning. The Dallas-based carrier blamed the issue on a third-party “firewall that went down” which caused a drop in connection to some “operational data.” Southwest is allowing customers who had reservations…MORE

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