WBAP WX CENTER FCST: 4-10-23 TODAY…CLOUDY THIS MORNING..CLEARING THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS MAINLY WEST… HIGH NEAR 74 WINDS NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT.. LOWS 50-55 TOMORROW…MOSTLY SUNNY AND MILD.. HIGH NEAR 75 / LOW NEAR 53 WINDS SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH WEDNESDAY…SUNNY…… MORE
Candlelight Vigil Monday Night for 6-Year-Old Boy Presumed Dead
(EVERMAN, WBAP/KLIF) After weeks investigating the disappearance of a six year old medically challenged Everman boy, city police now say the search has moved into an investigation of death. The child’s remains have not been discovered, but police say their investigation leads them to the conclusion Noel Rodriguez Alvarez is likely deceased. Monday, TEXSAR is…… MORE
Texas’ Governor Says He Will Pardon A Newly Convicted Killer
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – An Austin jury Friday found U.S. Army sergeant Daniel Perry guilty of the murder of a Black Lives Matter demonstrator during a 2022 street protest in Austin. Perry has not yet been sentenced, but Greg Abbott is already saying he’s determined to pardon him. Abbott noted in a Tweet Saturday that Texas…… MORE
NorthPark Center Mall Evacuated After Threat
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Northpark Center in Northern Dallas was evacuated, Saturday morning due to a phone-in threat. Dallas Police responded to the mall along US-75 at about 10:30 am after “the mall received an unconfirmed threat”. Police have acknowledged the evacuation, however have released limited information as the investigation is on-going. Northpark Center has released…… MORE
State Lawmakers Aim to Give Teachers a Raise…Is It Enough?
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas teachers are a step closer to getting a pay raise. Senate Bill 9 provides a $2,000 pay increase for teachers, while giving educators in districts with fewer than 20,000 students a $4,000 raise. The difference is intended to close the salary gap between teachers in rural and urban school districts. Alliance/AFT Union…… MORE
Texas Launches Big Money Campaign to Combat Fentanyl
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
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