Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
North Texas sanctuary gets 2 white tigers housed illegally
WYLIE, Texas (AP) - Two white tigers housed illegally have been seized and placed in the care of a North Texas exotic animal sanctuary. Officials at the In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue and Educational...
Jan 22, 2018
Rawlings on Amazon Headquarters: “We’re not going to shy away from this table”
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Mayor of Dallas says North Texas has as good a shot as any when it comes to landing Amazon’s second headquarters. Mayor Mike Rawlings told WFAA TV’s ...
Jan 22, 2018
SMU Broadens Eligibility for Scholarships to Dallas County High School Grads
DALLAS (SMU) - SMU is working to provide more students in the Dallas area with an opportunity for a valuable SMU education by expanding eligibility for an existing scholarship program and by partnerin...
Jan 21, 2018
Guilty Verdict Reached in Murder of Dallas Teen
DALLAS(WBAP/KLIF)- Guilty is the verdict for the man accused of murdering an 18-year-old Dallas teen. 36-year-old Antonio Cochran was found guilty on a charge of murder in court Saturday in the slayin...
Jan 20, 2018
Court ordered changes to Texas’ foster care system have been delayed
New Orleans (WBAP/KLIF) – A federal appeals court has halted implementation of a lower court judge’s order that Texas make sweeping changes to its foster care system. The stay by the 5th U...
Jan 20, 2018
Tarrant County’s brand new top elections official has been fired
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Tarrant County's brand new Elections Administrator has been fired. Nathan Neblett started as the top elections official on January 2. He was fired a little more than two...
Jan 20, 2018
Government Closes As Lawmakers Negotiate Spending Deal
(CNN) – The federal government shut down at midnight Friday as senators continued to scramble to reach a deal to fund the government. This is the first modern government shutdown with Congress a...
Jan 19, 2018
City of Dallas Tell Bike-Share Companies to Clean Up Their Act
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) - The City of Dallas put bike share companies on notice to clean up their act by February 9th or the city will do it for them. City Manager T.C. Broadnax sent a letter to the five c...
Jan 19, 2018
This is What Happens During a US Government Shutdown
(CNN) — If both houses of Congress are unable to pass a funding proposal — which, at this point, looks very possible — the United States federal government will shut down Friday. Law...
Jan 19, 2018
3-Alarm Fire at Irving Apartment Complex Displaces Dozens of Residents
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF News) - More than 35 residents of the Water Ridge Apartments are displaced after a 3-alarm fire heavily damaged several units. The Irving Fire Department said it started around 9:30 ...
Jan 19, 2018
