Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Drug Enforcement Administration is sounding the alarm on a disturbing tactic being used by drug cartels and traffickers to target youngsters. The agency says that fentanyl is being sold in power and pill form in a rainbow colors that are intentionally meant to look like candy; at times being called real…… MORE
Allen ISD Parents Angry Over Rezoning Proposals
ALLEN (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Parents in Allen ISD are sounding off over the district’s proposals to address overcrowding in some schools and dwindling enrollment in others. District leaders are considering either repurposing or closing some campuses. The situation sparked a protest outside the district’s school board meeting Monday night and some parents pleaded with…… MORE
Dry and Mild Through Sunday (and Dry, too)
WBAP WX CENTER FCST: 9-27-22 TODAY…SUNNY AND WARM… HIGH NEAR 88 WINDS EAST/SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH TONIGHT…FAIR.. LOWS 60-63 (55 DEN-MCK) TOMORROW…SUNNY AND WARM… HIGH NEAR 89 / LOWS 55-60 WINDS SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH THURSDAY…SUNNY AND MILDER.. HIGH NEAR 84 / LOWS NEAR 64 FRIDAY…SUNNY AND MILD.. HIGH NEAR…… MORE
Arlington PD Mourns Death of Recruit Officer
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Arlington Police Department is mourning the death of a Police recruit Officer. According to APD, Recruit Marquis Kennedy was a member of Academy Class 62, which began instruction on July 25. He was pronounced dead by medical staff on Sunday, September 25. The cause of his death is under investigation. APD…… MORE
Texas Attorney General Urges Stricter Controls on Robocalls
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Attorney General Paxton, on Monday, signed a multistate comment letter to the Federal Communications Commission urging it to adopt stricter controls to prevent unsolicited robocalls. In May 2022, the FCC placed new obligations upon gateway providers, which Paxton said are the points of entry for foreign illegal robocalls entering the U.S. telephone network. Paxton is calling for some of those same protections to be applied to…… MORE
Texas Election Officials Confident in Voting Systems
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Secretary of State John Scott has released another in a series of videos educating voters about election administration in Texas ahead of the November 8 General Election. In the most recently published video, Secretary Scott provides an overview of voting systems in Texas, and the processes for certifying and deploying voting…… MORE
Plano Residents Shocked After Sex-Trafficking Bust at a Short-Term Rental Property
Plano (WBAP/KLIF) – Residents of a Plano neighborhood are shocked by a recent bust of a sex-trafficking operation, being run out of short-term rental home inPplano, Dallas Police, assisted by the Plano Police Department executed a search warrant the home in the 2900 block of Las Palmas Lane. Police arrested 41-year old Brandy Cliff for…… MORE
Sunday – Tuesday Weather Forecast
Sunday: Partly sunny and hot. chance of an isolated shower or storm (10%). Winds: SW/N 10-20. High: 97. Sunday night: clear and cooler. Winds: N 5-15. Low: 68. Monday: sunny, drier, not as warm. Winds: NE10-20. High: 88. Tuesday: sunny and warm. Winds: E 5-15. High: 89.… MORE
Weekend Weather Forecast
Saturday: Sunny and hot. Winds: SE 10-20. High: 97. Saturday night: Clear and warm. Winds: SE 5. Low: 74. SUNDAY: Sunny and hot. Winds: SW/N 10-20. High: 96.… MORE
Big Tex in Place ahead of State Fair of Texas
FAIR PARK (WBAP/KLIF) – Big Tex was raised in place on Friday, a week out from the opening of the State Fair of Texas. The iconic 55-foot-tall talking cowboy will welcome folks back to the 2022 State Fair of Texas in style. According to fair organizers, his custom boots have been polished, shirt pressed, jeans starched,…… MORE
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