Mission (WBAP/KLIF) – Operation Lone Star along the Mexican border has made its largest drug bust so far. A DPS trooper making a traffic stop in the border town of Mission found 14 pounds of potentially lethal fentanyl hidden in a black, Cadillac SUV. The highly dangerous drug was contained in five tape-wrapped bundles. Drug…… MORE
National Retailer to Close Doors in DFW
(WBAP/KLIF) — One major DFW retailer is closing its doors for good. The Grapevine tornado in December of last year destroyed the roof of the local Sam’s Club, throwing air conditioning units across the parking lot, overturning a semi, and wrapping cart returns around trees. That same storm damaged Grapevine Mills Mall and a city…… MORE
Tom Thumb Coming to South Dallas’ RedBird
(WBAP/KLIF) — Residents of South Dallas are getting something they haven’t had in 20 years. The Dallas City Council announced that a Tom Thumb grocery store is coming to Redbird in 2025. There’s usually not a lot of buzz about a new grocery store opening in DFW, however announcement of a one in South Dallas…… MORE
Governor Abbott Announces Record Seizure of Fentanyl in Mission
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott, on Wednesday, announced that the Texas Department of Public Safety seized over 3.1 million lethal doses of fentanyl, or about 14 pounds, during a single Operation Lone Star traffic stop in Mission. This seizure marks one of the largest single fentanyl seizures by OLS to date. “Fentanyl is…… MORE
Second Expelled Tennessee Lawmaker Reinstated
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The second of two Black Democrats expelled from the Republican-led Tennessee House will return to the Legislature after a Memphis commission voted to reinstate him Wednesday, nearly a week after his banishment for supporting gun control protesters propelled him into the national spotlight. Hundreds of supporters marched Justin Pearson through Memphis…… MORE