Fentanyl Awareness Day: ‘Spread the word to save lives’

Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Drug enforcement & drug treatment experts agree, “Fentanyl is the most dangerous drug we’ve ever seen.” Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Today is National Fentanyl Awareness Day; so designated by Congress last year when government stats revealed that over 108-thousand people died of fentanyl overdoses in 2021. Steve Carelton, Chief Clinical Officer…MORE

Victims Identified in Allen Mass Shooting, 3 Children Among Dead

ALLEN (WBAP/KLIF) – The identities of the victims in Saturday’s mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets were released Monday afternoon by the Texas Department of Public Safety. From DPS: The investigative team has positively identified all Allen Premium Outlet deceased victims. No agency will release the identities of anyone under 18 or victims who…MORE

Republican Texas Lawmaker Resigns Amid Pressure

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas State Representative Bryan Slaton officially resigned from the Texas House of Representatives on Monday amid pressure from some of his colleagues. The House voted last week to consider expelling Slaton following accusations that he had sex and drank with a staffer younger than 21-years-old. “The Republican Party of Texas commends the…MORE

Texas Prepares New Strategies ahead of Title 42 Ending

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced the deployment of the new Texas Tactical Border Force to the Texas-Mexico border to respond to the growing border crisis at Austin Bergstrom International Airport in Austin on Monday. With Title 42 expiring this Thursday, Governor Abbott is enhancing Texas’ border security efforts with the tactical deployment…MORE