Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
North Texas Killer Who Laughed Off Death Penalty to be Executed Wednesday
HUNTSVILLE (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Fort Worth man who once told jurors that the death penalty was “no big deal” is scheduled to be executed Wednesday. It will be the nation’s firs...
Jan 11, 2017
Glenn Beck Dismissed as Defendent in Clock Boy Lawsuit
Photograph courtesy of Twitter/@ANILDASH DALLAS (AP) – A judge has dismissed conservative commentator Glenn Beck as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by the father of a Muslim boy arrested after ta...
Jan 11, 2017
Leaders of Convention and Visitors Bureaus Gather to Oppose Texas “Bathroom Bill”
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Several heads of city Convention and Visitors Bureaus from across Texas will call for state lawmakers to not pass a so-called “Bathroom Bill.” Visit Dallas CEO P...
Jan 10, 2017
Arlington Launches App to Report Road, Neighborhood Problems
Arlington (WBAP/KLIF News) – Arlington has launched an app that lets people report problems without waiting on hold. “Ask Arlington” lets people report potholes or problems with stre...
Jan 10, 2017
Advocacy Groups Urge Rejection of “Bathroom Bill”
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – As the state legislature starts its business for 2017, advocates in the Metroplex are urging lawmakers to reject Senate Bill 6, which would put restrictions on transgen...
Jan 10, 2017
Mold Causes Dallas Middle School to Begin Semester at New Campus
DALLAS (WBAP & KLIF News) – Students from a South Dallas middle school began their spring semester today, but at a different campus. Zumwalt Middle School was closed last month because of a ...
Jan 10, 2017
Poet Whose Work is Featured on STAAR Stumped by Test Questions
(WBAP/KLIF News) The work of an Ohio poet was used on Texas STAAR tests for middle schools, but the author says the answers on the exam were all wrong. Sara Holbrook says she was stumped by a test que...
Jan 10, 2017
Fort Worth Man Accused of Murdering Wife and Son Extradited
Photo Courtesy of WFAA FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – After spending a few weeks in a Colorado jail, the man accused of killing his wife and son in Fort Worth has been extradited to North Texas. ...
Jan 10, 2017
85th Texas Legislature Begins Works
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas lawmakers return to Austin Tuesday facing a cash crunch and tensions over a North Carolina-style transgender bathroom bill, while economic realities will soon clash wi...
Jan 10, 2017
Head of Dallas Animal Services Asks for Patience as Progress is Made
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A new report shows Dallas Animal Services is making some progress in the loose dog problem in sections of the city. Dallas Police Major Barbara Hobbs, who is overseeing DAS,...
Jan 09, 2017
