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Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Currently in Texas, fentanyl test strips are considered drug paraphernalia which could mean fines or arrests for those found to be in possession of them. Drug treatment advocates and others are trying to change that. A Dallas father whose 18-year old daughter died of a fentanyl overdose is pushing for the legalization…… MORE
WASHINGTON D.C. (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Justice Department announced Wednesday morning that it’s close to finalizing a settlement over the 2017 mass shooting at First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs that would pay $144.5 million to victims and their families. More than two dozen people were killed when former Air Force member Devin Patrick…… MORE
Hide Caption Wednesday Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 10am. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Denton County Sheriff’s Office delivers a blow to illegal prostitution. The county’s Human Trafficking unit has made its first bust following years of extensive training. According to Denton County Sheriff Tracy Murphree, the undercover prostitution sting netted 17 men who thought they were hooking up with a prostitute. Murphree says task force…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — An accidental shooting takes the life of a North Texas toddler. It’s a part of the job that police officers dread…responding to a call of a young child playing with a loaded gun, culminating in a deadly result. Arlington Police spokesman Tim Ciesco says officers arrived at a home early Tuesday morning to…… MORE