Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
Texas House Committee Reviewing 2015 Case of Sandra Bland
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas lawmakers are looking into whether or not evidence was withheld in the controversial 2015 arrest of a black woman by a white Texas State Trooper. Video of Sandra Bland...
May 24, 2019
Carrollton Fire Dept. Launches Life Saving App for Citizens
CARROLLTON (WBAP/KLIF)- The Carrollton Fire Department launches an app that can help save a life. The PulsePoint app is free for citizens and easy to use. It’s connected to the dispatch center a...
May 24, 2019
Dallas County Could Become Temporary Stop for Asylum Seekers
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Migrants seeking asylum in the United States could soon be held temporarily in North Texas. According to Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, several private organizations in D...
May 24, 2019
US to Send 1,500 Troops to Middle East
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says the U.S. will bolster its military presence in the Middle East with an additional 1,500 troops. He says the troops will have a “mostly protect...
May 24, 2019
Houston Police Chief Asks Public to Help to Find Girl’s Body
(Sugarland Police Department) HOUSTON (AP) – The police chief in Houston says evidence shows that a 4-year-old girl who has been missing since earlier this month was killed and he’s asking...
May 24, 2019
Lowe’s Considering Dallas For Tech Hub, Two Thousand Jobs
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Lowe’s Home Improvement is looking to build a technology hub that would create around 2,000 jobs, and Dallas is one of its two finalists. The company’s CIO,...
May 24, 2019
Judge: Sutherland Springs Families Can Proceed With Lawsuit
SAN ANTONIO (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Texas families suing the federal government for the 2017 Sutherland Springs church shooting have won a small victory in court. A federal judge has ruled that t...
May 24, 2019
US forecasters: Expect Near Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Atlantic hurricane season is off to yet another early start, but U.S. weather officials say it should be a near normal year. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration o...
May 24, 2019
Texas Governor Announces $1.6B Deal for Teacher Raises
Gov. Greg AbbottWFAA photo AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday that $1.6 billion in teacher raises are coming in a deal partly driven by classroom unrest across the U.S. a...
May 24, 2019
Texas Leaders Announce Deal on School Finance and Property Tax Reform
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Days before the end of the legislative session, Texas leaders claim to have a deal on school finance and property tax reform. With Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker of th...
May 23, 2019
