AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced, on Wednesday, that the Governor’s Public Safety Office is providing $1.25 million to the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District. The announcement comes more than two months after the Robb Elementary School massacre that left 19 students and two teachers dead. According to the Governor, the funds will…… MORE
Police Train for Active Shooter Scenario ahead of School Year
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Weeks ahead of the start of the school year, local first responders are preparing for the potential of a school shooter scenario. The Dallas Police Department, Dallas Fire Rescue, City of Dallas Office of Emergency Management, Dallas Independent School District and the Dallas ISD Police Department partnered for a routine joint exercise…… MORE
US economy shrank 0.9% last quarter, its 2nd straight drop
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. economy shrank from April through June for a second straight quarter, contracting at a 0.9% annual pace and raising fears that the nation may be approaching a recession. The decline in the gross domestic product – the broadest gauge of the economy – followed a 1.6% annual drop from January…… MORE
Triple-Digit Heat + Extreme Fire Risk (TFN)
WBAP WX CENTER FORECAST 5A 7-28-22 TODAY…SUNNY, BREEZY AND HOT.. HIGH NEAR 102 WINDS SOUTH/SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH TONIGHT..CLEAR AND WARM.. LOW NEAR 82 TOMORROW…MOSTLY SUNNY, HOT AND HUMID WITH ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE.. HIGH NEAR 101 / LOW NEAR 81 WINDS SOUTH 10-15 MPH SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY, BREEZY, HOT AND HUMID…… MORE
Fed Unleashes Another Big Rate Hike in Bid to Curb Inflation
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a hefty three-quarters of a point for a second straight time in its most aggressive drive in three decades to tame high inflation. The Fed’s move will raise its key rate, which affects many consumer and business loans, to its highest level since…… MORE
In Rare Contact, US Offers Russia Deal for Griner, Whelan
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American Paul Whelan. That’s according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who also revealed that he had asked to speak with his Kremlin counterpart for the first time in months. The statement…… MORE
TXDOT Launches ‘Be Safe. Drive Smart’ Campaign with Walking Human Billboards
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – According to TXDOT, 177 walkers were killed in DFW due to crashes in 2021. Increasing the death rate by 15 percent, when compared to the year before. On Wednesday, July 27, TXDOT launched their ‘Be Safe. Drive Smart’ campaign to remind drivers about road safety rules. Their campaign will last until Thursday,…… MORE
Dallas Police Arrest Man Who Allegedly Assaulted a Woman after Car Accident
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police have arrested a man in connection with an alleged assault last month after a car accident on the Central Expressway. The victim told police that she was driving on the expressway near the Bryan Street exit around midnight on Saturday, June 23 when her car was side-swiped. She told police…… MORE
FBI to Hold Hiring Event in DFW this Week
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The FBI Dallas Field Office is hosting an in-person information session in the DFW-area on Thursday night to encourage job-seekers to join the FBI as a Special Agent. “It is important that the FBI represent the people we are sworn to protect and serve and we are looking for highly qualified candidates who…… MORE
Biden Tests Negative for COVID-19, Ends ‘strict isolation’
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden is ending his COVID-19 isolation after testing negative for the virus on Tuesday night and again on Wednesday. That’s according to a letter the White House released Wednesday from Biden’s physician. Dr. Kevin O’Connor writes that Biden has completed his course of treatment with the drug Paxlovid…… MORE
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