(WBAP/KLIF) — Potentially hazardous driving conditions could hit areas of North Texas. As rain, snow, sleet and freezing temperatures are in the forecast for counties North and West of the Metroplex, those in charge of Texas roadways are ramping up safety efforts. According to TXDOT’s Bethany Kurtz, white stripes are appearing on roads within the…… MORE
Plano Man gets Life for Attacking Girlfriend with Ax
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – A Collin County man was sentenced on Tuesday for attacking his girlfriend with an ax. District Attorney Greg Willis announced that 57-year-old Gregory Reed, of Plano, was sentenced to life in prison for the first-degree offense of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon causing Serious Bodily Injury to a Family Member. “This brave woman…… MORE
Lawmaker Proposes Historic Pay Raise for Texas Teachers
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas State Rep. James Talarico is behind a bill that, if passed, would give Texas teachers a $15,000 pay bump. “House Bill 1548 would be the biggest teacher pay raise in Texas history.,” said Rep. Talarico. “This moment demands bold action and that’s what our state is known for.” The bill would…… MORE
Classified Documents at Pence’s Home, Too, His Lawyer Says
NEW YORK (AP) — Documents with classified markings were discovered in former Vice President Mike Pence’s Indiana Home last week, according to his attorney. The documents had been “inadvertently boxed” and transported to Pence’s home at the end of the last administration,” Pence’s lawyer, Greg Jacob, told the National Archives in a letter last week.…… MORE
North Texas Sex Trafficking Sting Nets 46 Arrests
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Authorities arrested 46 North Texas men in connection with a commercial sex trafficking sting that operated out of hotels in Southlake’s town square and near Stonebriar Centre in Frisco. The Homeland Security Investigation’s Dallas office said the would-be “Johns” came from all walks of life including a high school…… MORE
White House Claims House GOP Will Raise Gas Prices by Restricting Strategic Oil Reserves
Fox Business (WBAP/KLIF) – Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said Monday that President Biden would veto a bill being pushed by House Republicans that would limit his ability to draw from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). The bill, the Strategic Production Response Act, calls for increasing domestic oil and gas production on federal lands to offset…… MORE
Light Snow North; 1″ Rains around DFW
WBAP WX CENTER FORECAST 5A 1-24-23 * * WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WISE, DENTON AND COLLIN COUNTIES * * TODAY…CLOUDY, BREEZY AND COLD WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVY RAINS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MOST OF THE DAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW POSSIBLE IN WISE, DENTON AND COLLIN COUNTIES. HIGH NEAR 45 WINDS NORTHEAST 10-20 MPH…… MORE
Reward Offered in Death of Endangered Vulture at Dallas Zoo
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an indictment in the weekend death of an endangered vulture at the Dallas Zoo. Dallas CEO Greg Hudson said the endangered species was at lest 35-years-old when it was found dead Saturday in its habitat with a wound. He couldn’t expand on…… MORE
Paschal Community Grieves after Deadly Shooting
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – University United Methodist Church in Fort Worth will hold a candlelight vigil Monday to support the Paschal High School community after two students were shot outside a restaurant Friday. According to organizers, counselors and care-givers will be on hand beginning at 3:45 p.m. at the church, a decades-long neighbor and partner…… MORE
Arrests Made in Fort Worth Whataburger Shooting
Updated at 4:00pm: Fort Worth police have announced the arrest of a third suspect in the deadly shooting at a Whataburger near Paschal High School. 17-year-old Isaiah Nunez was arrested Monday. This follows the arrest of 17-year-old Daniel Reed and a 16-year-old who has not been identified. Original Story: FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth…… MORE
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