Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
Dallas Police Department Honors Fallen Officers on Police Memorial Day
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas Police Department held services late Wednesday morning to honor fallen officers on Police Memorial Day. The event recognizes the sacrifices made by Dallas of...
May 17, 2017
Texas Man Sued His Date
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) A Texas man is suing a woman after calling their experience together :the first date from hell.” Brandon Vezmar says he took a woman to see the new Guardians of the Galax...
May 17, 2017
Dallas tops list of best places to find work
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Dallas-Plano-Irving metropolitan area has topped the list of Best Cities for Jobs according to Forbes. The area beat out tech-driven San Francisco along with burgeo...
May 17, 2017
Abbott: Sanctuary cities ban will not spur racial profiling
TX Gov. Greg AbbottCNN photo AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sought to dispel fears that the state's new ban on so-called sanctuary cities will contribute to racial profiling, saying Tuesd...
May 17, 2017
Texas Moves to Exclude ‘Dreamers’ from College Work-Study
Texas State Capitol, Austin AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas legislators are seeking to deny work-study aid to immigrants attending public college under a temporary residency permit, a move that stark...
May 17, 2017
White House Denies Report President Trump Urged FBI Director to Drop Flynn Investigation
Director of the FBI James Comey was fired by President Trump on May 9, 2017 (AP) – A person familiar with the situation says FBI Director James Comey wrote in a memo after a dinner with Presiden...
May 16, 2017
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Criminal Case on Hold
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A state appeals court has temporarily halted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s criminal case on securities fraud charges as he presses for a new judge. The ruling Tu...
May 16, 2017
Previously Stalled “Lunch Shaming Bill” Heads to the House
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Senate has revived a bill to keep schools from stigmatizing children while trying to collect lunch debts from parents. Brownsville Democratic Sen. Eddie Lucio incl...
May 16, 2017
Developers in Fort Worth Hope to Keep Popular West 7th Area Growing
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Developers in Fort Worth are giving a new name to part of the West Seventh development. They’re planning to rename the area “Crockett Row at West Sevent...
May 16, 2017
DISD Officer Placed on Leave, Accused of Slamming Student to the Ground
Dallas ISD is investigating one of its Officers after alleged video shows the Officer slamming a student to the ground. Video reportedly shows the officer breaking up a fight between two girls at Pied...
May 16, 2017
