Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
North Texas Congressman Will Not Seek Re-Election
(WBAP/KLIF) – U.S. Congressman Jeb Hensarling announced Tuesday that he will not run for re-election. Hensarling has represented the 5th Congressional District of Texas since 2003 and will not s...
Oct 31, 2017
DPS Mobile App Identifies Homes of Registered Sex Offenders
(WBAP/KLIF) – Parents are able to use a mobile application this Halloween to identify where sex offenders live before taking their kids to trick or treat. The Texas Department of Public Safety&#...
Oct 31, 2017
Northwest ISD School Bus Crashes, At Least Two Hospitalized
Courtesy: Northwest ISD FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — A Northwest ISD school bus carrying around 20 students has crashed in North Fort Worth. The crash happened around 8:15 Tuesday morning near ...
Oct 31, 2017
American Airlines Will Close St. Louis Pilot Base
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – American Airlines is closing its pilot base in St. Louis, one more disappearing vestige of the carrier’s takeover of once-proud TWA nearly two decades ago. America...
Oct 31, 2017
Judge reinstates 6-game suspension for Cowboys’ Elliott
Ezekiel ElliottPhoto courtesy WFAA NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge cleared the way Monday night for the NFL to enforce a six-game suspension of Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott over domesti...
Oct 31, 2017
Governor Abbott says ‘Inaccurate’ Displays Unfit for Capitol
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office says “substantially inaccurate historical statements” don’t belong on display in the state Capitol amid debate over a...
Oct 30, 2017
Facebook Estimates 126 Million People Were Served Content from Russia-Linked Pages
(CNN Money) — Facebook will inform lawmakers this week that roughly 126 million Americans may have been exposed to content generated on its platform by the Russian government-linked troll farm k...
Oct 30, 2017
127 Texas Businesses Accused of Price Gouging During Hurricane Harvey
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – 127 businesses in Texas have been accused of price gouging during the state of disaster declared for Hurricane Harvey. Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Consumer Prot...
Oct 30, 2017
McKinney Teacher Under Fire for Showing Video of Teen Pinned Down By Officer to Criminal Justice Class
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF News) – A McKinney high school teacher is under fire after showing a video of the incident where a student was dragged to the ground and pinned down by an officer at a pool p...
Oct 30, 2017
Judge Blocks Enforcement of Trump’s Transgender Military Ban
(CNN) — A federal judge on Monday partially blocked enforcement of key provisions of President Donald Trump’s memorandum banning transgender people serving in the military. Judge Colleen K...
Oct 30, 2017
