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Chance of showers and thunderstorms continue after 5am

Chance of showers and thunderstorms continue after 5am

Overnight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Steady temperature around 72. South southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 74. North northwest wind between 8 and 13 mph.…MORE

State Leaders Approve More Money for Security at Southern Border

State Leaders Approve More Money for Security at Southern Border

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – State leaders have allocated more money for border security. Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Speaker Dade Phelan, Senate Finance Committee Chair Joan Huffman, and House Appropriations Committee Chair Dr. Greg Bonnen approved the transfer of $495.3 million to continue funding Operation Lone Star and critical border operations at other state…MORE

Dallas Police Identify Suspect in Wrong-Way Crash that Killed 2 Siblings

Dallas Police Identify Suspect in Wrong-Way Crash that Killed 2 Siblings

DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police are searching for the driver of a red pickup truck they say plowed into a vehicle carrying several people Friday night, killing two teenagers, ages 15 and 16. Police say it happened on Esperanza Street, near an elementary school and the intersections of Spring Valley and Coit Roads. Police…MORE

Rattlesnake Handler Dies Of Snakebite

Rattlesnake Handler Dies Of Snakebite

Freer (WBAP/KLIF) – An experienced rattlesnake handler was killed by one of his snakes Saturday at a south Texas rattlesnake roundup. Eugene De Leon Sr. was performing at the roundup in the town of Freer, west of Corpus Christi. He was handling rattlesnakes in front of a crowd, when one of them suddenly bit him…MORE