BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (AP) – President Donald Trump made a surprise visit to Afghanistan to spend time with U.S. troops on Thanksgiving. Trump arrived at Bagram Air Field shortly after 8:30 p.m. local time and spent more than two-and-a-half hours on the ground. Reporters were under strict instructions to keep the trip a secret…… MORE
Troopers Will Be Watching and Helping Holiday Drivers
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Highway Patrol troopers are out in force this holiday weekend to both help and watch drivers. Lonnie Haschel with the Department of Public Safety says troopers will mainly be doing a couple of things. “We want to make sure people are watching their speed, they are not distracted, they certainly aren’t under…… MORE
Fire Continues at Texas Plant; 50K Under Evacuation Order
PORT NECHES, Texas (AP) – More than 50,000 people in East Texas remain under a mandatory evacuation order as a fire continues to burn at a chemical plant, one day after two massive explosions there. Three workers were injured by the explosions Wednesday at the TPC Group plant in Port Neches. The blasts filled the…… MORE
Dallas Organizations Open It’s Doors to Homeless and Refugees this Thanksgiving
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- A Dallas-based non profit is providing hope and a warm meal to the homeless this Thanksgiving. Approximately 550 volunteers will round up their family members, assemble linens and decorate tables at the Our Calling Center for the unsheltered homeless. “It’s moms and dads with their kids seated at tables, having a family meal with…… MORE
Report: US Lacked Technology To Track Separated Families
PHOENIX (AP) – A report says the U.S. government didn’t have the technology needed in 2018 to properly document and track thousands of immigrant families separated at the southern border. The report released Wednesday by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General found the agency lacked proper systems when Border Patrol agents took…… MORE