AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas is sending help to Florida as Hurricane Ian churns in the Gulf Coast. Governor Greg Abbott, o Tuesday, directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to deploy Texas A&M Task Force 1 to Florida ahead of Hurricane Ian to support a request by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. “The spirit of…… MORE
HAVANA (AP) – Hurricane Ian tore into western Cuba as a major hurricane Tuesday and left 1 million people without electricity. Now it’s on a collision course with Florida over warm Gulf waters expected to strengthen it into a catastrophic Category 4 storm. Ian made landfall early Tuesday in Cuba’s Pinar del Rio province, where…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Drug Enforcement Administration is sounding the alarm on a disturbing tactic being used by drug cartels and traffickers to target youngsters. The agency says that fentanyl is being sold in power and pill form in a rainbow colors that are intentionally meant to look like candy; at times being called real…… MORE
ALLEN (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Parents in Allen ISD are sounding off over the district’s proposals to address overcrowding in some schools and dwindling enrollment in others. District leaders are considering either repurposing or closing some campuses. The situation sparked a protest outside the district’s school board meeting Monday night and some parents pleaded with…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Arlington Police Department is mourning the death of a Police recruit Officer. According to APD, Recruit Marquis Kennedy was a member of Academy Class 62, which began instruction on July 25. He was pronounced dead by medical staff on Sunday, September 25. The cause of his death is under investigation. APD…… MORE