Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
Warrant Issued in Gas Station Murder Case
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A capital murder warrant has been issued for 17-year-old Jayden Blanton, accused of fatally shooting a man outside of a gas station near Executive Airport on August 20....
Sep 13, 2017
Federal Bureau of Prisons Under Fire for Reportedly Not Evacuating Beaumont Prisoners During Harvey
BEAUMONT (WBAP/KLIF News) – Concern is growing from some state and local leaders about prisoners who reportedly were never evacuated from federal prisons in Beaumont during and after Tropical St...
Sep 13, 2017
Dallas Police Investigating the Murder of 71-Year-Old Woman
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas Police are investigating the murder of an elderly woman, who was found dead inside her home Wednesday morning. The department’s Homicide Unit responded to ...
Sep 13, 2017
Senator Cornyn Calls Harvey Relief Package a Down Payment
(WBAP/KLIF) – Senator John Cornyn says the money approved by Congress to help in the hurricane relief effort in Southeast Texas is only the beginning. Cornyn called the federal aid a down paymen...
Sep 13, 2017
Bernie Sanders Introduces New ‘Medicare for All” Bill
(CNN) — When Sen. Bernie Sanders did this in 2013, he did it alone. On Wednesday, nearly four years later, Sanders introduced a new “Medicare for all” health care bill with a third o...
Sep 13, 2017
The Supreme Court Puts Texas Political Maps on Hold
TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The United States Supreme Court handed a win to Republicans in Texas by putting rulings on hold that found electoral districts drawn by state lawmakers discriminatory ag...
Sep 13, 2017
Dallas Police Investigating Home Invasion Murder, Possible Connection to Other Home Invasions
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Police in Dallas are investigating whether or not a home invasion that a mother dead is connected with two others that happened earlier in the week. Roselia Paz was fou...
Sep 13, 2017
Waco judge accused of bias in 2015 biker shootout cases
Waco 2015 shootoutCNN photo Texas District Judge Ralph Strother was recused Monday, marking the fourth case he’s been removed from related to the 2015 shootings that killed nine people and wound...
Sep 13, 2017
Thousands of Hurricane Evacuees Leave Dallas Mega-Shelter
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The number of Hurricane Harvey evacuees at the Dallas mega-shelter has dropped from nearly 4,000 to triple digits in just a matter of days. On Saturday, the city said t...
Sep 13, 2017
American Airlines Expands ‘Basic Economy’ Fares
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - American Airlines is expanding so-called “basic economy” fares to more flights as it fights budget carriers like Spirit for travelers who just want a cheap seat. T...
Sep 13, 2017
