Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
George Strait named Texan of the Year
George StraitPhoto courtesy WFAA DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — Country music superstar George Strait has been named Texan of the Year by the Texas Legislative Conference, a nonpartisan organization of bu...
Dec 05, 2017
San Marcos Police Officer Shot and Killed While Serving Warrant
SAN MARCOS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A San Marcos police officer was shot and killed Monday afternoon while serving a warrant. According to a release issued by the City of San Marcos, which is about th...
Dec 04, 2017
Supreme Court Allows President Trump’s Full Travel Ban to Take Effect
(CNN) — The US Supreme Court on Monday allowed the newest version President Donald Trump’s travel ban to take effect pending appeal. This is the first time justices have allowed any editio...
Dec 04, 2017
Bedford Police Department Warns Public About Possible Child Predator
BEDFORD (WBAP/KLIF News) – Bedford Police are warning the public about a possible child predator that has reportedly been approaching kids in a suspicious manner. One incident happened on Saturd...
Dec 04, 2017
Chicago Man Arrested in Texas Human Smuggling Case
LAREDO, Texas (AP) – A Chicago man has been arrested and charged with transporting undocumented immigrants after federal agents near the Texas-Mexico border found 12 people inside his tractor tr...
Dec 04, 2017
President Trump Calls Roy Moore to Offer His Endorsement
(CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday called Alabama Senate hopeful Roy Moore and endorsed his campaign, fully aligning himself with the embattled Republican candidate eight days before the s...
Dec 04, 2017
Doctors Call Birth After Uterine Transplant a Medical Milestone
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The first U.S. baby born as a result of a uterine transplant is being praised as a medical milestone. The baby was born at Baylor University Medical in Dallas after extensiv...
Dec 04, 2017
SCOTUS Rejects Houston Appeal Over Benefits for Gay Spouses
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court has declined to step into a case over a Texas high court ruling that says gay spouses may not be entitled to government-subsidized workplace benefits. The jus...
Dec 04, 2017
Lee Harvey Oswald’s older brother dies in Wichita Falls
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Robert Edward Lee Oswald Jr., the older brother of presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, has died in Wichita Falls. An obituary in the Wichita Falls Times Record New...
Dec 04, 2017
Cost Estimate Lowered for Removal of Robert E. Lee Monument
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A bit of a break for Dallas taxpayers who were initially on the hook for some $500,000 for the removal of the Robert E. Lee monument in Oak Lawn Park back in September. As i...
Dec 04, 2017
