Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
Officers Ambushed, Killed After ‘Black Lives Matter’ Rally
The gunfire started Thursday night as demonstrators marched against the shooting deaths of two African-American men by police in Louisiana and Minnesota. DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Five police of...
Jul 07, 2016
Protesters Say Police Brutality is As Bad in Dallas as Baton Rouge
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – It’s not a time to confront, but to get busy…that’s what one spokesman for the anti-police brutality rally Thursday night in downtown Dallas said. "Pe...
Jul 07, 2016
Arlington Leaders Launch Political Action Committee Supporting New Ballpark
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Ahead of November’s vote to build a new ballpark for the Rangers in Arlington, those pushing for approval have launched a Political Action Committee. Arlington Mayo...
Jul 07, 2016
VA: 20 Veterans a Day Commit Suicide
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – In a first of its kind study, the VA finds 7,400 vets took their own lives in 2014, or 20 per day. 70% of those were not regular users of the VA system. The problem is,...
Jul 07, 2016
No Cuba Flights from DFW
Plano (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Department of Transportation has awarded airlines with a total of 20 daily flights to Cuba to start later this year. Ft. Worth-based American Airlines will receive t...
Jul 07, 2016
Readers proclaim Ft. Worth “friendly”, Dallas “rude”
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) - Readers of Travel and Leisure magazine seem to love Texas. Mostly. In a recent survey San Antonio and Houston were ranked first and second among a list of the friendliest cit...
Jul 07, 2016
Girl Allegedly Groped on Flight Seeks $10M from Airline
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The lawyer for a 13-year-old girl who told police she was groped on a flight to Portland, Oregon, seeks $10 million in a federal lawsuit against American Airlines and the p...
Jul 07, 2016
Court Orders Release of Kids, Not Parents, from ICE Custody
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A federal appeals court says Homeland Security officials must quickly release immigrant children – but not their parents – from family detention centers after be...
Jul 07, 2016
2 States Join Suit Against Obama Transgender Bathroom Plan
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Two states have joined the 11-state coalition Texas is leading in a lawsuit challenging the legality of the Obama administration’s recent directive about transgender s...
Jul 07, 2016
Gun Theft Under Investigation
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A veteran employee at the Dallas county sheriff’s department is accused of stealing a cadet’s handgun. Katenia Johnson formerly served as a clerk at the training...
Jul 07, 2016
