Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
25 years ago: the Branch Davidian siege outside of Waco
April 19, 1993 WACO, Texas (AP) - Around 6 a.m. on April 19, 1993, FBI agents moved in to end a 51-day standoff with the Branch Davidian religious sect near Waco, Texas, ramming holes in the group's c...
Apr 19, 2018
Capital Murder Trial of Arlington Man Accused in Brutal Stomping Death of Toddler Underway
Joshua Beard, 24, Alexis Botello (Inset), 20. (Weatherford Jail) Tarrant County, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The capital murder trial of a 24-year old Arlington man is underway in Tarrant County. Joshua Be...
Apr 19, 2018
Local Firefighter Talks About Horrifying Ordeal Aboard Distressed Southwest Airlines Flight
UPDATED: 9:19AM At the Celina Fire Department a fireman is being hailed a hero for his efforts on a distressed Southwest flight Tuesday. Andrew Needum was emotional as he recalled the horrifying momen...
Apr 19, 2018
Embattled SW Maintenance Chief Remains on the Job Despite ‘No Confidence’ Vote
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Amid federally mandated orders for airlines to inspect engine fan blades like the one in question in the Southwest Airlines explosiong Tuesdasy, we’ve discovered that ...
Apr 19, 2018
Plane Victim’s Death Attributed to Impact Trauma
Courtesy: Joe Marcus Twitter (AP) – Philadelphia’s medical examiner says that a woman killed when she was partially blown out of a Southwest Airlines plane died of blunt impact trauma to h...
Apr 18, 2018
Flowermound Town Council Approves Lakeside Village Rezoning
FLOWERMOUND (WBAP/KLIF) – The Flower Mound Town Council has unanimously approved two rezoning requests that are expected to pave the way for Lakeside Village, the next piece of the Lakeside DFW ...
Apr 18, 2018
Atmos Executives Say Pipe Replacement is Accelerating
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Atmos Energy executives said Wednesday that the company’s current system in Dallas is safe. The company maintains that it is dedicated to the city of Dallas and is hea...
Apr 18, 2018
WATCH: Hurst Police Release Dash Cam Video of Recent Home Explosion
We’ve received requests for the video files from the house explosion on 4/7. Here’s a brief video clip from Officer Hiser’s dash cam footage that we are able to release. We are thank...
Apr 18, 2018
UNT Restaurant Employee Fired After Student Finds Racial Slur Receipt
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – A student at the University of North Texas will meet meet with the university president after being given a receipt from an on-campus restaurant with a racial slur on i...
Apr 18, 2018
Fort Worth High School Demonstration Disrupted by Counter Protesters
WFAA photo of March For Our Lives March 24. FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — What began as a peaceful high school demonstration against gun violence turned into skirmishes with counter protesters T...
Apr 18, 2018
