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Tips to Avoid Fines, Injuries from Fireworks

Tips to Avoid Fines, Injuries from Fireworks

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)-Fire departments all over North Texas remind everyone to stay safe when shooting fireworks this Fourth of July weekend. Mike Drivdahl with the Fort Worth Fire Department said it is illegal to sell, posses or light fireworks inside city limits, you can be fined up to $2,000. He said if you have land…MORE

Thousands Line the Streets for McKinney’s Red White and Boom Parade

Thousands Line the Streets for McKinney’s Red White and Boom Parade

MCKINNEY(WBAP/KLIF)-Thousands of people line the streets in Historic Downtown McKinney to watch the Red White and Boom Parade. For many, it’s a tradition to dress up and spend the day with friends and family. “There’s a lot of different people here and no one is arguing …there’s Trump fans, there’s Beto fans and no one…MORE

Earthquake Rattles Southern California

Earthquake Rattles Southern California

Update at 2:30pm: LOS ANGELES (AP) – Veteran seismologist Lucy Jones says the earthquake Thursday was the strongest to hit Southern California in 20 years. She says the previous large quake was a 7.1 on that struck in the area on October 16, 1999. Jones told reporters at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena,…MORE

Happy Independence Day from the Lone Star State!

Happy Independence Day from the Lone Star State!

Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Happy Independence Day from the State of Texas where thousands of people are enjoying holiday festivities across the state.  In Round Top, Texas on Wednesdsay, a 166 year old celebration continued. Started in 1851, the Round Top celebration is the oldest Fourth of July observance west of the Mississippi. Through all the…MORE

A Problem Triggered By the New Legal Hemp Law in Texas is Snowballing

A Problem Triggered By the New Legal Hemp Law in Texas is Snowballing

HOUSTON (AP) –  District attorneys in at least four Texas counties say they’ll stop accepting misdemeanor marijuana cases until the problem is fixed. A new law legalizing hemp in Texas is creating problems for authorities that will likely cost millions of dollars to fix and has temporarily stopped the prosecution of some misdemeanor cases involving…MORE