Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News

Richardson School Board Votes Unanimously to End Voting Rights Act lawsuit
RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Richardson ISD School Board voted unanimously this week to end a Voting Rights Act lawsuit regarding the way trustees will be elected in the future. The decision to ...
Cumulus Media Jan 18, 2019

“Denton University” Diploma Mill Issuing Fake Degrees
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF News) — An online diploma mill is falsely claiming Denton as its home base. It’s branded as “Denton University” and claims to offer life experience degrees, r...
Cumulus Media Jan 18, 2019

Court Rules Texas Can Bar Planned Parenthood From Medicaid
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A federal appeals court panel has lifted a lower-court ban that prohibited Texas from eliminating Planned Parenthood from the state’s Medicaid program. The 5th U.S. Ci...
Cumulus Media Jan 18, 2019
Students Taken to Hospitals After a Church School Bus Overturns on I-30
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Several people, including students, were taken to the hospital after a school bus from Bishop Dunne Catholic High School overturned on I-30 near Loop 12 Walton Walker. Annet...
Cumulus Media Jan 17, 2019

Trump to Pelosi: Trip Request Denied Until Government Shutdown Ends
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is postponing what he’s calling House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s “seven-day excursion” to Egypt, Afghanistan and Brussels in apparent...
Cumulus Media Jan 17, 2019

Fallen Little Elm Police Officer Honored Two Years After His Death
LITTLE ELM (WBAP/KLIF) – Thursday marked the two year anniversary of the day Little Elm Police Detective Jerry Walker was shot and killed in a standoff with a gunman. The Little Elm Independent ...
Cumulus Media Jan 17, 2019

DFW Airport Named 2019 Global Airport of the Year
DFW AIRPORT (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Fort Worth International Airport has been recognized as the 2019 Airport of the Year by Air Transport World, the leading media brand serving the global airline a...
Cumulus Media Jan 17, 2019

Dallas County Judge Denies Bond Reduction Request for Sini Mathews
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Dallas County judge has decided not to lower the bond for the Richardson woman accused of child abandonment in connection with the death of her adopted daughter. Sini...
Cumulus Media Jan 17, 2019

A Number of Texas Congressman Are Forgoing Paychecks During Shutdown
D-FW (WBAP/KLIF) – While some members of Congress are still being paid during the partial government shutdown, many of them have asked to have their checks withheld or donated. The Dallas Mornin...
Cumulus Media Jan 17, 2019

Drunk Driver Suspected in Fiery Haltom City Crash
Haltom City, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Police say a suspected drunk driver caused a fiery crash in Haltom City overnight. It happened around 10:30 last night after officers started chasing someone they s...
Cumulus Media Jan 17, 2019






