Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News

Lyft, Uber Edge Out Taxis at DFW Airport
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Uber and Lyft are now the preferred car-for-hire services at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. In just six months, the ride-sharing companies have taken control ...
Cumulus Media Mar 16, 2016
New Weather Sirens Installed in Lewisville
LEWISVILLE (WBAP/KLIF News) – People in two growing areas of Lewisville now have new warning sirens to help them stay aware of approaching bad weather. The solar-powered devices were installed i...
Cumulus Media Mar 16, 2016
Teen’s Death Ruled Accidental
WEATHERFORD (WBAP/KLIF News) – A 17-year-old from Weatherford died after accidentally shooting himself on Monday, according to a game warden in Wise County. Brennan Weikel was hunting feral hogs...
Cumulus Media Mar 16, 2016

How Healthy is Your County?
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF News) – A new report says Collin County is tops in Texas when it comes to health. The survey comes from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. It took into account things like m...
Cumulus Media Mar 16, 2016

Fort Worth Officer Off Patrols After Pepper Spray Incident
Screenshot from video by East Texas Heat Productions via YouTube. FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – A North Texas police officer has been removed from patrols after video shows him discharging pepper spr...
Cumulus Media Mar 16, 2016

Gov. Abbott to Visit Flood-Ravaged East Texas
ORANGE, Texas (AP) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will tour flood-ravaged communities in East Texas where swollen rivers have displaced thousands of people and forced closures of a major interstate al...
Cumulus Media Mar 16, 2016

Texas Lawmaker Pushes Pro-Magic Legislation
WASHINGTON (AP) – Do you believe in magic? Texas Congressman Pete Sessions does. The lawmaker from Dallas hopes the House will pass his resolution, introduced this week, recognizing magic as a &...
Cumulus Media Mar 16, 2016

Frisco Police Standoff Ends Peacefully
FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF) – A man is in jail and a female hostage safe after a lengthy standoff with police in Frisco. It happened at the Cool Springs at Frisco Bridges apartments. That’s on Park...
Cumulus Media Mar 16, 2016

Update: Fort Worth Officer Remains Hospitalized
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – A Fort Worth police officer is in critical condition after being shot. It happened Tuesday afternoon when members of a task force tried to pull over a vehicle containing...
Cumulus Media Mar 16, 2016

Ft. Worth Officer Shot
UPDATE (11:00 p.m.) – The officer who was critically wounded during a pursuit Tuesday has been identified as Matthew Pearce. He is out of surgery and in the Intensive Care Unit at John Peter Smi...
Cumulus Media Mar 15, 2016






