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From The Newsroom: Finding Fort Worth’s Next Police Chief; Why Flakka Is Dangerous

Fort Worth Police Officers Association

The top local stories this morning from the ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôºroom: It’s been almost a year since Fort Worth Police Chief Jeffrey Halstead retired. Now, are vying for the position.

And in today's edition of , a synthetic drug called flakka is starting to gain ground in Texas. It’s cheap to buy online, but it’s also incredibly dangerous.

You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays at 8:20 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº 90.1 FM. 

Former ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº staffer Krystina Martinez was an assistant producer. She produced local content for Morning Edition and ËÄ»¢Ó°ÔºNews.org. She also produced The Friday Conversation, a weekly series of conversations with North Texas newsmakers. Krystina was also the backup newscaster for the Texas Standard.