Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News

Texas A&M Reaches $1 Million Settlement with Black Journalism Professor
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas A&M University reached a $1 million settlement Thursday with a Black journalism professor whose hiring was sabotaged by backlash over her past work promoting diversity.T...
Cumulus Media Aug 3, 2023

Trump Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Conspiracy Charges in 2020 Election Case
(Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)UPDATED: WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday to trying to overturn the results of his 2020 presidential election loss, answering for the firs...
Cumulus Media Aug 3, 2023

Two Bodies Found in Border Buoy Barrier System
(WBAP/KLIF) — Border officials indicate that two bodies have been recovered from the marine barriers in the Rio Grande River.Texas DPS Buoy Barrier System in Rio Grande River – (Photo cour...
Cumulus Media Aug 3, 2023

Suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Securities Fraud Trial to be Scheduled After Impeachment Hearing
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The securities fraud trial date for suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been kicked down the road again. He appeared in ...
Cumulus Media Aug 3, 2023

Excessive Heat Warning Continues for North and Central Texas
(Photo: NWS)UPDATE 8-2-23 3:45 PM: (WBAP/KLIF) – The excessive heat warning in North and Central Texas is extended until 8 p.m. on Thursday.According to the National Weather Service, dangerously...
Cumulus Media Aug 2, 2023

Sunnyvale Police Release New Surveillance Video of Shooting that Killed 1, Injured 4, Reward Increased
SUNNYVALE (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Sunnyvale police released new surveillance video showing the suspect who shot up a family’s car last month, killing a woman and injuring four others. 27-year-...
Cumulus Media Aug 2, 2023

Paxton Due in a Houston Courtroom in 2015 Securities Fraud Case
(WFAA image)AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's long-delayed trial on securities fraud charges from 2015 takes center stage in a Houston courtroom on Thursday. Paxton is...
Cumulus Media Aug 2, 2023

Veterans Eligible for Max PACT Act Benefits Need to File Before August 9, 2023
WASHINGTON D.C. (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Veterans who are eligible for “PACT ACT” benefits are urged to file before next Wednesday, August 9, to receive benefits backdated to August 10, 2...
Cumulus Media Aug 2, 2023

Massive Accident and Fire Snarls Traffic for Commuters on I-75 in Plano
Mike Forbes (WFAA-TV)Plano, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Morning commuters on I-75 northbound near Parker Road have been sitting in traffic since a crash around 5AM involving a car and an 18-wheeler that tr...
Cumulus Media Aug 2, 2023

Trump Indicted by Special Counsel Jack Smith in Jan 6 Case
(AP) – UPDATED 4:41 p.m. 8-1-23Donald Trump was charged Tuesday in a Justice Department investigation into his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, a frantic but ul...
Cumulus Media Aug 1, 2023






