Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
Funeral Services for Atatiana Jefferson Scheduled For Saturday Have Been Canceled
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Funeral Services for Atatiana Jefferson scheduled for Saturday have been canceled after her father, Marquis Jefferson, was granted a temporary restraining order. Atatia...
Oct 19, 2019
Austin City Council Votes to Reinstate Ban On Sitting or Sleeping in Some Public Places
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Officials in Texas’ capital city have restored some prohibitions on sitting or sleeping in public amid intense criticism over the handling of local homelessness. The A...
Oct 18, 2019
President Trump Talks About Doing Away With the Electoral College
DALLAS (AP) – President Donald Trump, who lost the popular vote in 2016 by nearly 3 million votes, claims it would be easier for him win the next presidential election if the U.S. did away with ...
Oct 18, 2019
Fort Worth Activists Demanding Policy Changes After Several Officer Involved Shootings Over the Years
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Fort Worth activists are calling on the Police Department to change it’s policies on how they use deadly force in the wake of several officer involved shootings over the ...
Oct 18, 2019
JPMorgan Chase Makes $6 Million Investment to Help Low Income Dallas Communities
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- JPMorgan Chase has announced The Real Estate Council (TREC) Community Fund as a recipient of a $6 million investment from the financial institution's Partnerships for Raising Oppor...
Oct 18, 2019
Texas Republicans Say Dallas Trump Rally Did More Than Make a Statement
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Republican Party of Texas said Friday that President Trump’s campaign rally in Dallas sent a message nationwide. According to the organization’s Chairman, Ja...
Oct 18, 2019
NBA Star Offers to Pay for Atatiana Jefferson’s Funeral
Harrison Barnes (WBAP/KLIF) – A former Dallas Mavericks star is giving back to the family of the woman shot and killed by a Fort Worth Police Officer this month in her family’s home. Harri...
Oct 18, 2019
City of Denton Issues Boil Water Notice for Residents Near UNT
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Some Denton residents are still under a boil water notice Friday. The City of Denton issued the notice Thursday afternoon after staff at the University of North Texas n...
Oct 18, 2019
Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price Says Emotions Are Still Raw After a Tragic Police Shooting
Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price (City of Fort Worth) Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Nearly a week after the police shooting of 28-year old Atatiana Jefferson, Fort worth Mayor Betsy price says emotions a...
Oct 18, 2019
The ‘Brick Wall Suit’ Guy Got Lots of Attention Outside the AAC Ahead of the Trump Rally
‘Blake from San Diego’ (Photo: Kim Lampkins) Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The crowd was building for two days, and when it was all said and done, some 20-thousand people packed the American ...
Oct 18, 2019
