Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
One Student Killed in Mesquite School Bus Crash
Courtesy WFAA-TV MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF) – One Mesquite ISD student is dead and three others are hospitalized with minor injuries following a bus crash Wednesday afternoon. Mesquite Police Officer ...
Oct 03, 2018
Ground Broken on Mid-Rise Office Building at Frisco Station
FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF) – Ground was broken Wednesday on a new mid-rise office building in Frisco. The new building is the second of five planned office buildings for the office district at Frisco St...
Oct 03, 2018
After 18 Years in Prison, Wrongly Convicted Fort Worth Man Officially Exonerated
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Fort Worth man who spent 18 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit was formally exonerated Wednesday morning. Prosecutors accused John Nolley of stab...
Oct 03, 2018
Presidential Emergency Alert is “Only a Test”
DALLAS (KLIF/WBAP) — Today at 1:18pm CDT, about 75% of all cell phones in the US will receive the same message: This is Only a Test. It’ll be the first test of the Wireless Emergency Alert...
Oct 03, 2018
DPD Will Not Release Amber Guyger 9-1-1 Call
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Dallas is asking Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to prevent the 9-1-1 call from police officer Amber Guyger to be released. Guyger reportedly called 9-1-1 in t...
Oct 03, 2018
Real Peggy Sue, of 1958 Buddy Holly song fame, dies in Texas
Peggy Sue Gerron Rackham , Instagram photo LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - The Texas woman who inspired the 1958 Buddy Holly song "Peggy Sue" has died at a Lubbock hospital. Peggy Sue Gerron Rackham of Lubbock ...
Oct 03, 2018
FEMA to Send its First Wireless Emergency Alert to Millions of Electronic Devices
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – A new nationwide alert to be used in national emergencies will be tested today. This afternoon at 2:18 Eastern the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will conduc...
Oct 03, 2018
Second Cruz-Beto Debate Re-scheduled
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Republican incumbent Ted Cruz and Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke will take part in another hour-long debate as their U.S. Senate race nears Election Day. The debate...
Oct 03, 2018
North Texas EMTs and Paramedics Wear Pink Gloves to Raise Funds, Awareness for Breast Cancer
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – MedStar’s EMTs and Paramedics wear pink gloves in October to support breast cancer awareness. MedStar Service Manager Shaun Curtis said a portion of the cost for e...
Oct 02, 2018
Denton Investigators Look Into Mysterious Death
Courtesy WFAA Updated at 6:15pm: Denton Police believe the man found dead actually died of an underlying medical issue. There were no signs of infectious disease or traumatic injury. In a statement, D...
Oct 02, 2018
