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USGS Reports Two Minor Earthquakes Near Mansfield

USGS Reports Two Minor Earthquakes Near Mansfield

MANSFIELD (WBAP/KLIF) – The US Geological Survey is reporting two earthquakes that struck near Mansfield Wednesday but there are no reports of damage as the first registered as a 3.0 and the second one registered as a 3.2. The USGS earthquake map lists both as hitting about seven kilometers south southwest of Mansfield. The USGS…MORE

Drug Cartels Testing New, Deadlier Street Drug Additives

Drug Cartels Testing New, Deadlier Street Drug Additives

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

Fed Keeps Interest Rate at Two-Decade High

Fed Keeps Interest Rate at Two-Decade High

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday emphasized that inflation has remained stubbornly high in recent months and said it doesn’t plan to cut interest rates until it has “greater confidence” that price increases are slowing sustainably to its 2% target. The Fed issued its decision in a statement after its latest meeting, at…MORE

Southlake Carroll High School, Senior High School Closed Due to Campus Threat

Southlake Carroll High School, Senior High School Closed Due to Campus Threat

SOUTHLAKE (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Classes are canceled at Southlake Carroll High School and Carroll Senior High School on Wednesday after the district received a tip about a potential threat. Carroll ISD said the threat was received through the district’s “STOPit System” overnight and was isolated to Carroll High School. However, some students take classes…MORE

Southlake Carroll High School, Senior High School Closed Due to Campus Threat

Southlake Carroll High School, Senior High School Closed Due to Campus Threat

SOUTHLAKE (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Classes are canceled at Southlake Carroll High School and Carroll Senior High School on Wednesday after the district received a tip about a potential threat. Carroll ISD said the threat was received through the district’s “STOPit System” overnight and was isolated to Carroll High School. However, some students take classes…MORE

Large Numbers of New York City Police Officers Begin Entering Columbia University Campus

Large Numbers of New York City Police Officers Begin Entering Columbia University Campus

NEW YORK (AP) — Large numbers of New York City police officers have begun entering the Columbia University as dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters remained on the campus. Demonstrators had occupied Hamilton Hall hours earlier Tuesday after setting up an encampment earlier in the month. Students had defiantly set up tents again after police on April…MORE

Sen. Cornyn Praises Action by UT Austin, Calls Out other Universities over Protests

Sen. Cornyn Praises Action by UT Austin, Calls Out other Universities over Protests

WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Senator John Cornyn is calling out the differences in how the University of Texas at Austin is handling pro-Palestinian demonstrators on campus compared to other universities. Cornyn spoke on the Senate floor praising the quick action by Texas law enforcement. “As hundreds of protestors attempted to occupy the campus, the university hasn’t…MORE

House Democrats will Save Speaker’s Job if GOP Members Move to Oust Him

House Democrats will Save Speaker’s Job if GOP Members Move to Oust Him

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats will vote to save Republican Speaker Mike Johnson’s job should some of his fellow Republican lawmakers seek to remove him from the position, Democratic leaders said Tuesday, likely assuring for now that Johnson will avoid being ousted from office like his predecessor, former Rep. Kevin McCarthy. Johnson, R-La., has come…MORE

Fort Worth Gets Low Grade on Balancing Budget

Fort Worth Gets Low Grade on Balancing Budget

(WBAP/KLIF) — Fort Worth city leaders fall into the bottom third of nationwide cities in balancing a budget. Fort Worth received a “D” grade from a financial watch-dog group for failure to balance Cowtown’s budget. Truth in Accountings Sheila Weinberg says the main issue centers on the city not adequately funding their pension and retiree…MORE

TAFB Issues Another Call for Donations

TAFB Issues Another Call for Donations

(WBAP/KLIF) — Calls continue to get louder for donations at local area food banks. Summer is the most critical time for families dealing with food insecurity and many area pantries are seeing a drop in the number of donations compared to previous years.Stephen Raeside with the Tarrant Area Food Bank (TAFB) says they’ve run into…MORE