Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
Bomb scare at Coppell IBM building
DALLAS, Tx (WBAP/KLIF News) – A brief bomb scare at the IBM Innovation Center in Coppell turned out to be a package of technical equipment. The building was evacuated for a couple hours after em...
Jul 18, 2017
Cowboys RB Might Still Face Suspension
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) - Dallas Cowboys Running Back Ezekiel Elliott could still be facing suspension by the NFL for an alleged assault from February of 2016. That’s in spite of not being charg...
Jul 18, 2017
SWAT Team Surrounds Haltom City Home After Ex-Husband Barricades Himself Inside
Courtesy: WFAA-TV (Mike Forbes) HALTOM CITY (WBAP/KLIF News) — A Haltom City home was the center of an hours-long standoff early Tuesday morning. Police went to the home off Denton Highway short...
Jul 18, 2017
Feds Take Over Texas National Guard Mission Along Border
Courtesy: CNN AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The billions of dollars that Texas has spent on border security in recent years will no longer include a lengthy Texas National Guard deployment. Republ...
Jul 18, 2017
Texas Special Legislative Session Begins Today
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — A 30-day special legislative session begins today in Austin, where lawmakers will try to power through 20 bills Governor Greg Abbott has made a top priority. Lieutenant...
Jul 18, 2017
Abbott calls property tax relief a top priority for special session
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Cutting property taxes in Texas is a top priority for Governor Greg Abbott in the special session getting underway Tuesday in Austin. That is one of several items up for deb...
Jul 17, 2017
Tarrant County Confirms First West Nile-Related Death
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – Tarrant County Public Health has reported its first West Nile-related death of the 2017 season. The person was a senior citizen and had previous health conditio...
Jul 17, 2017
Transgender Activist’s Photo with Governor Abbott Goes Viral
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A transgender Texan has posted an all-smiles picture with Gov. Greg Abbott to protest a “bathroom bill” that state lawmakers will again consider during a special...
Jul 17, 2017
Dallas Fort-Worth Business Owners Write Letter to State Lawmakers Regarding Bathroom Bill
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – According to Forbes Magazine Dallas is home to one of the nation’s fastest growing economies. In the wake of the upcoming special session, opponents of the state’...
Jul 17, 2017
Former Balch Springs Police Officer Indicted for Murder in Teenager’s Death
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The former Balch Springs Police Officer charged with murder in the shooting death of teenager Jordan Edwards has been indicted. According to Dallas County District Attorney ...
Jul 17, 2017
