Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
Fourth Executive Walks Away From President Trump’s Manufacturing Council After Charlottesville
(CNN Money) — The president of a manufacturing association has become the fourth executive to walk away from President Trump after he took two days to denounce white supremacy. Scott Paul, head ...
Aug 15, 2017
Dallas Schools Trustee Calls for Renaming All Confederate Schools in the District
DALLAS, TX (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Dallas Independent School District board member is calling on the district to rename all schools with confederate names. District 8 Trustee Miguel Solis posted a ...
Aug 15, 2017
FWPD Won’t Bring Charges Against Babysitter in Infant’s Death
Courtesy of WFAA TV FOR WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The babysitter responsible for a 9-month-old baby when he suffocated to death in his car seat earlier this month will not face criminal charges, accor...
Aug 15, 2017
Artillery Mishap Kills Two Soldiers; One from Arlington
Courtesy: CNN WASHINGTON (AP) – A Pentagon spokesman says the two U.S. soldiers killed Sunday in Iraq were casualties of a U.S. artillery “mishap.” The soldiers have been identified ...
Aug 15, 2017
North Texas man missing under mysterious circumstances
Ken DraperFacebook photo DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — A Corinth man is missing and his family is desperately searching for him. Kenneth Draper was last seen at his home Thursday, August 10. Draper&...
Aug 15, 2017
Texas Senate Passes Modified Bill to Fund Schools, Retired Teachers Health Care
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Texas lawmakers are one step closer to putting more money into schools and retired teachers. The Texas Senate approved House Bill 21 early Tuesday morning, which would ...
Aug 15, 2017
“White Lives Matter” Protest at Texas A&M Cancelled
College Station (WBAP/KLIF News) – A “White Lives Matter” rally set to take place at Texas A&M University on September 11 has been cancelled. The rally was organized by prominent...
Aug 14, 2017
McKinney City Council Proposes to Lower City Property Tax Rate
McKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) - McKinney City Manager Paul Grimes proposed a $405.5 million total budget for Fiscal Year 2018 that would result in over a 3-cent reduction in the city's property tax rate. The b...
Aug 14, 2017
GOP Lawmakers in Austin Get in Each Other’s Faces Over Tax Bill
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A small group of Texas House Republicans got in each other’s faces during a brief but intense exchange after the chamber passed a contentious property tax bill. The Ho...
Aug 14, 2017
City of Dallas to Hear Plans Regarding Removal of Confederate Statues
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Days after violent protests erupted in Charlottesville, Virginia over the removal of confederate memorials, Dallas City Council Member Phillip Kingston said “the ...
Aug 14, 2017
