Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 9am. Some of the storms could be severe. High near 80. South wind 7 to 13 mph becoming west northwest. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. West northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph. Friday: Sunny,…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Officials say a Houston police officer has been shot and wounded while conducting a traffic stop as part of a drug investigation. Two police officers were participating in a multi-agency drug sting, Wednesday, when they pulled over a truck at in Southeast Houston. Police Chief Troy Finner says when the unidentified driver was…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – A Tornado Watch that includes Denton, Parker, and Wise counties is in effect until 10 p.m. Wednesday night. Damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph and hail up to more than 2 inches is possible with the forecasted storms. Stay tuned to WBAP and WBAP.com for the latest weather updates. Copyright…… MORE
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – Collin County Fire Departments are donating equipment to Ukraine. According to the McKinney Fire Department, in early April, local resident Sergii Nozhka reached out to McKinney Mayor George Fuller and said his cousin was serving as a firefighter in Ukraine and needed equipment. The city pulled together a shipment of helmets with…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve intensified its drive to curb the worst inflation in 40 years by raising its benchmark short-term interest rate by an sizable half-percentage point. The half-point hike in the Fed’s key rate – its largest since 2000 – raised it to a range of 0.75% to 1%, the highest point…… MORE