Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
Flood Risk Evaluated in Dickinson, Two Years After Harvey
DICKINSON, Texas (AP) – Crews are working to unclog tributaries and bayous snaking through a Houston-area city to reduce the risk of flooding nearly two years after more than 7,000 homes had wat...
Jul 28, 2019
Officer Involved Shooting Leaves One Suspect Dead, Dallas Police Say
(WBAP/KLIF) DALLAS (AP) – Dallas police have shot dead a man who they say fired a handgun he was waving in an intersection. The incident happened shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday at the intersecti...
Jul 28, 2019
Southwest Airlines, Planning to Resume Expansion of Flights to Hawaii
HONOLULU (AP) – Southwest Airlines is preparing to resume expansion of its service to Hawaii. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Thursday that the carrier’s expansion plans were delayed...
Jul 27, 2019
New Fire Truck Valued at 350K Destroyed By Fire, According to Fire Chief
ABILENE, Texas (AP) – A nearly $350,000 fire truck delivered last month to a West Texas department has gone up in flames during a test drive to check the brakes. Snyder fire Chief Perry Westmore...
Jul 27, 2019
Deceased Baby Found in Irving Restaurant Trash Can
IRVING- WBAP/KLIF – Irving Police are asking for public tips to find the mother of a baby they believe was born in an Applebee’s Restaurant bathroom and then placed in a restroom garbage c...
Jul 26, 2019
U.S. Supreme Court Clears Pentagon Funds to Build Border Wall
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas.By a 5 to 4 vote, Supreme Court justices Friday voted to allow the White House to use approximately $2.5 billion dollars in Defense Department mone...
Jul 26, 2019
Trinity Metro Receives $200 Million Grant, Expands Services
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- U.S. Senator John Cornyn announces a $200 million federal grant that helps fund Trinity Metro’s TEXRail commuter rail system that opened in January. The 27-mile commuter ...
Jul 26, 2019
Arlington City Manager Reviews Formal Complaint Alleging Police Chief Used Racial Slur
Courtesy: Arlington Police ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- Arlington City Manager reviews a formal complaint alleging police Chief will Johnson used a racial slur during a manger’s meeting. Arlington Cit...
Jul 26, 2019
New Executive Director Plans to Restore, Revitalize Fair Park
Brian Luallen DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The new Executive Director of Fair Park is addressing challenges the park is facing amid an effort to revitalize it. ‘Fair Park First’ announced, e...
Jul 26, 2019
Plans Being Finalized to Remove Crane from Dallas Apartment Complex
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The apartment complex condemned following a crane collapse last month now has clearance to remove the crane from the building. Officials with OSHA said Thursday the investig...
Jul 26, 2019
