The Texas Department of Transportation wants you to be safe over Spring Break. According to the department, one person in Texas dies every seven hours in a DUI-alcohol related traffic crash. And in 2022, 44 people were killed in DUI-alcohol-related crashes during the Spring Break holiday period. Because of this, TxDOT is launching its statewide…… MORE
PANHANDLE (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A second death has been reported as a result of the wildfires that continue to scorch the Texas panhandle. The family of Cindy Owen said she died on Thursday after being caught in a wildfire near Pampa. The Texas Department of Public Safety said the truck driver got out of…… MORE
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Three hundred miles apart, on the bank of the same winding Rio Grande, President Joe Biden and GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Thursday surveyed the U.S.-Mexico border. They then tussled from a distance over who was to blame for the nation’s broken immigration system and how to fix it. Immigration…… MORE
STINNETT, Texas (AP) — The largest wildfire in Texas history has killed two people and left behind a desolate landscape of scorched prairie, dead cattle and burned-out homes in the Texas Panhandle. In the hard-hit town of Stinnett, devastating scenes played out as families returned Thursday after evacuating from the Smokehouse Creek fire. Stinnett’s destruction…… MORE
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — The federal judge overseeing the classified documents prosecution of Donald Trump is expected to set a trial date. It’s a crucial decision that could affect whether the former president and leading Republican candidate faces a jury this year on charges that he hoarded top secret records and hid them from…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — An effort by two Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representative to force the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to connect to other power grids across the nation has met resistance from ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas. U.S. Representatives Greg Casar of Austin and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York have filed a…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed another short-term spending measure Thursday that would keep one set of federal agencies operating through March 8 and another set through March 22, avoiding a shutdown for parts of the federal government that would otherwise kick in Saturday. The Senate is expected to vote on the bill later in…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Many North Texans already have plans for Spring Break, including cruises, flights to vacation destinations, and amusement parks. AAA is predicting a 28% increase in travel over last year. Meanwhile, travel experts says that with the COVID-19 pandemic fully in the rear view mirror, many are flocking to the cruise lines. AAA Texas’…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Prisoner deaths are on the rise in Tarrant County. County Sheriff Bill Waybourn is coming under fire for an increase in the number of deaths in the county jail. The Tarrant County Jail’s mortality rate has been higher than the national average for four years straight, which is concerning to both Waybourn and…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Metroplex is gearing up to host the equivalent of nine Super Bowls. The FIFA World Cup is still two years away, however if businesses aren’t preparing now, they may miss the boat. UNT business expert Michael Savoie says the business community has a golden opportunity to cater to a large population, as…… MORE
