Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
State, Defense Rest in Delgado Trial
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Closing arguments in the murder-for-hire trial of Brenda Delgado are expected on Friday after both the state and defense rested Thursday. The defense called a witness examin...
Jun 06, 2019
Texas Governor Signs Bill Allowing More Armed Teachers
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed into law several measures meant to boost school security, including ones that will allow armed teachers in schools and increase mental ...
Jun 06, 2019
Trump, Macron Honor Soldiers on 75th Anniversary of D-Day
OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) – President Donald Trump is praising the veterans of D-Day, saying they are “among the very greatest Americans who will ever live.” Trump spoke in France at ...
Jun 06, 2019
Jury Selection Date Set for Amber Guyger’s Murder Trial in the Shooting Death of Botham Jean
The former Dallas police officer facing a murder charge in the shooting of Botham Jean made a desperate 911 call in which she says at least 19 times that she thought she was in her own apartment. DALL...
Jun 06, 2019
Driver of Athens ISD School Bus Involved in Deadly Train Accident Indicted
ATHENS, Texas (WBAP/KLIF News) – The driver of the Athens ISD school bus involved in a deadly accident involving a train has been indicted on injury to a child and manslaughter charges. 78-year-...
Jun 06, 2019
Suspected Armed Robber Shot & Wounded After ‘Lunging’ at Fort Worth Police
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – An investigation continues into an officer-involved-shooting in Fort Worth last night. Police responded to a suspected armed robbery call at home on Rickee Drive in Sout...
Jun 06, 2019
Fatal Pedestrian Accident Involving TRE Train
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A fatal accident involving a TRE train near Medical Market Station this morning has been cleared. Bus shuttles have been canceled, and trains have resumed normal service. Sh...
Jun 06, 2019
Dallas & Denison PDs Named in Report on ‘Cops Racist, Violent Social Media Posts’
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – Police departments in at least five states are investigating their officers’ social media feeds after the weekend publication of a database that appears to catalog th...
Jun 06, 2019
Record Number Of Migrant Families Detained At Border In May
HOUSTON (AP) – The Border Patrol says a new record was set in May for the number of migrant families apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border. Agents apprehended 132,887 people in May, the largest ...
Jun 06, 2019
New Industrial Business Park coming to Mesquite, Bringing Over 500 Jobs
MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF)- A $71 million business park is planned for Mesquite bringing over 500 jobs to the area. The proposed project will sit on 80 acres off I-30, near the LBJ freeway intersection. ...
Jun 05, 2019
