DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is trying to reach Hurricane Ida evacuees who may be here in the Dallas area. People who have left Louisiana to stay in out-of-state hotels or other locations in the Dallas area until they can return, should register with FEMA. According to FEMA: Individuals and…… MORE
Texas Representative Michael McCaul Says Americans Held Hostage in Afghanistan on Six Planes
DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – Texas Republican Representative Michael McCaul says six planes with Americans and Afghan translators aboard have been held by the Taliban for several days at an airport north of Kabul; the Taliban, he asserts, will not let the planes depart. McCaul says the Taliban wants something in exchange for release of the…… MORE
Two Dead in Firey Garland Crash
GARLAND – WBAP/KLIF – Garland Police charge a 30 year old man with two counts of intoxication manslaughter after a firey crash early Sunday morning. The crash happened on Highway 66, between Dexham and East Centerville Roads. Police say they believe a car driven by Gustavo Huerta Jr. rear-ended another vehicle, causing it to hit…… MORE
Ecuadorians Head To U.S.
Undated (AP) – An extraordinary number of Ecuadorians has been coming to the United States. They now surpass El Salvadorans as the fourth largest nationality encountered by U.S. authorities on the Mexican border, behind Mexicans, Guatemalans, and Hondurans. That also has led to increasing numbers of Ecuadorians vanishing along the perilous journey from their homes.…… MORE
Oil Spill In Gulf Of Mexico
Washington (AP) – The U.S. Coast Guard says cleanup crews are responding to a sizable oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Ida. The spill, which is ongoing, appears to be coming from a source underwater at an offshore drilling lease about two miles south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana. The reported location is…… MORE