NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE – (WBAP/KLIF ) – The National Hurricane Center is closely watching a tropical disturbance that is sitting along the entire Texas coast east into far west Louisiana. Heavy rainfall is expected this weekend in the South Texas Valley up east through Houston, and forecasters say they expect as much as 6-10 inches…… MORE
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – Former President Donald Trumps wins – with a 69% margin – a straw poll at today’s closing Conservative Political Action Conference underway in Dallas. That’s up from 59% in a similar straw poll taken in February. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis came in second behind Trump with 24% of the online anonymous…… MORE
ESPN – (WBAP/KLIF) Boston Celtics great Bill Russell has died peacefully with family at his side Sunday. From ESPN: “Over a 15-year period, beginning with his junior year at the University of San Francisco, Russell had the most remarkable career of any player in the history of team sports. At USF, he was a two…… MORE
KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — The drug trial of American basketball star Brittney Griner in a Russian court focused Tuesday on testimony that cannabis, while illegal in Russia, is regarded in other countries as having legitimate medicinal use. Griner has acknowledged that she was carrying vape canisters containing cannabis oil when she was arrested in February…… MORE
UPDATED 7:21 PM Corinth Police cancel the Amber Alert, indicating the girl has been located. CORINTH – (WBAP/KLIF) – Corinth Police have issued an Amber Alert for 12 year old Angie Carrasco, regarded as being in grave and or immediate danger. No information is issued on the suspect, but police indicate he or she may…… MORE