DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas state troopers with Department of Public Safety are moving in to the University of Texas at Dallas campus to break up a pro-Palestinian demonstration rallying against the Israel-Hamas war underway in Gaza. No physical altercations are reported at this time despite several arrests. No injuries are reported, though chanting by…… MORE
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. Exclusive to WBAP/KLIF News. DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – An explosion of emergency calls for help with overdoses and eight related deaths in just two days in Austin, Texas, may be tied to two new street drug additives experts believe cartels may be “test marketing”. Now understood…… MORE
Saturday, May 4 marks Election Day, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Early voting is available until Tuesday, April 30. Here’s your guide to the May 4 uniform election. Inside, you’ll discover essential dates, steps for voter registration or verifying your status, details on polling locations and times, and the necessary identification…… MORE
Following several “near misses” between planes at airports around the nation since 2023, the FAA is announcing Dallas Love Field, Austin Bergstrom International Airport, airports at Nashville and Indianapolis will be among the first to receive new airfield surveillance technology that should reduce the risk of runway collisions in improving the awareness of air traffic…… MORE
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. NOGALES – (WBAP/KLIF) – It’s not an American military invasion of Mexico, but U.S.Customs and Border Protection is taking a new direction against fentanyl smuggled by cartels into the U.S. CBP is now naming and seeking cartel bosses in Mexico it alleges are in charge of…… MORE
FORT WORTH – The pilot’s union for Fort Worth-based American Airlines reports what it calls “a significant spike” in safety and maintenance issues. A spokesman with the Allied Pilots Association report fewer routine plane inspections and shorter flights for testing after major maintenance work. The union says American has increased time between routine inspections, and…… MORE
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. WASHINGTON (AP) — Arrests for crossing the U.S. border illegally fell slightly in March, authorities said Friday, bucking a usual spring increase amid increased immigration enforcement in Mexico. The Border Patrol made 137,480 arrests of people entering from Mexico, down 2.3% from 140,638 arrests in February,…… MORE
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – A warning about a deadly new street drug goes out to casual or weekend drug users, and parents of kids who may be tempted to try an unknown pill or another street drug. Former DEA/Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Michael Brown is…… MORE
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – As many as 22,000 spectators were expected to be in downtown Dallas’ Klyde Warren Park, and as the time of the partial eclipse began, the crowds appeared to bunch up like fans at a rock concert trying to squeeze in to get closer to the band. Groups of people gathered on…… MORE
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – A Metroplex immigration attorney says he’s already seeing a broken U.S. immigration system get worse with significant hikes in fees for renewal of visas and work permits for those migrants already in Texas and around the nation legally; often, already here for…… MORE
