Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
Lawmakers to Consider ‘Anti-Sanctuary City’ Bills
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Texas Legislature is getting ready to battle over an “anti-sanctuary cities” bill. Several bills banning sanctuary cities have been filed in the past an...
Jan 17, 2017
Feminist Group Removed from Women’s March
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Texas-based feminist group is no longer a partner in the upcoming Women’s March on Washington. The new wave feminists, who describe themselves as pro-life, foun...
Jan 17, 2017
Seats Open on Mansfield School Board, Council
MANSFIELD (WBAP/KLIF News) – A few important seats are open in the upcoming Mansfield elections. Election season kicks off in the city on Wednesday. There are two seats open on the Mansfield Sch...
Jan 17, 2017
Mesquite Officers Now Wear Cowboy Hats
MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Mesquite Police Department now gives their officers an alternative to the traditional standard issued hat. Many are now wearing cowboy hats. Chief Charles Cato sa...
Jan 17, 2017
AP Source: GM to Announce $1B Investment
DETROIT (AP) – A person briefed on the matter says General Motors will announce a $1 billion investment in its factories that will create or keep around 1,000 jobs. The investment will be announ...
Jan 17, 2017
Super Bowl Ticket Prices Drop After Cowboys Loss
DALLAS (WBAP & KLIF News) — Resale ticket prices for the Super Bowl have gone down since the Dallas Cowboys were knocked out of the playoffs Sunday. Before the Cowboys lost to the Green Bay ...
Jan 17, 2017
Texas lawmakers attempting to raise legal smoking age
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) — For many years Texas Democrats have been trying to raise the state smoking age to 21 and this year they might actually get it done. Rep. John Zerwas, a Richmond Republi...
Jan 17, 2017
Facebook CEO to Testify in Multi-Billion Dollar Lawsuit in Dallas
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spent Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Oak Cliff helping residents plant fruits and vegetables in the neighborhood’s community garden. T...
Jan 17, 2017
National Weather Service Confirms Four North Texas Tornadoes in Weekend Storms
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The National Weather Service is confirming four tornadoes from the storm system that ripped through North Texas Sunday with more possible. The four confirmed include a t...
Jan 16, 2017
Early Applications on Rise at Baylor Despite Assault Scandal
WACO, Texas (AP) – Baylor University is seeing its second-highest number of early applicants in school history despite a broad sexual assault scandal that’s spawned lawsuits and recriminat...
Jan 16, 2017
