Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
FEMA trailers up for sale, while many Hurricane Harvey victims are still in need of housing
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – The federal government typically spends up to $150,000 apiece on the trailers it leases to disaster victims, then auctions them for pennies on the dollar after 18 months...
Dec 27, 2017
American Airlines apologizes to pro athletes removed from a flight
DALLAS (AP) – American Airlines says it is reviewing why two professional basketball players were removed from a Sioux City, S.D.-bound flight on Sunday. An airline spokesman said Tuesday that M...
Dec 27, 2017
Farmers Branch: Shootout During Traffic Stop Leaves Officer Injured, Woman Dead
(Twitter @mikeforbeswfaa) Farmers Branch (WBAP/KLIF) – A routine traffic stop in Farmers Branch Tuesday night turned into a deadly shootout between the responding police officer and a passenger ...
Dec 27, 2017
An Officer Involved Shooting In Farmers Branch
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) Farmers Branch - An officer involved shooting in Farmers Branch has sent an officer and a woman to the hospital. Kris Garrett with farmers Branch Police says it started with a ...
Dec 27, 2017
Cities Sue Defense Department Over Gun-check System Failures
NEW YORK (AP) – Three large U.S. cities have filed a federal lawsuit against the Defense Department, saying many service members who are disqualified from gun ownership weren’t reported to...
Dec 26, 2017
Tuesday Marks Two-Year Anniversary of Deadly F-4 Tornado
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – It was two years ago today that an outbreak of tornadoes claimed the lives of 11 people in North Texas. On December 26,2015, an E.F. 4 twister ripped through Garla...
Dec 26, 2017
Tx Dot Crews Treat Area Roads Ahead of Cold, Wet Weather
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – TxDot crews in North Texas are keeping an eye on roadways with freezing temperatures and rain possible this week. Tony Hartzel with the TxDot Dallas District said ...
Dec 26, 2017
NFL Cancels Final Sunday Night Football Game of the Season
(CNN Money) — The NFL has canceled the final Sunday night football game of the season. Don’t worry, no one was going to watch anyway. Next Sunday’s game had two disadvantages: The ga...
Dec 26, 2017
Richardson Community Plans Bench Dedication for Sherin Mathews
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Richardson community continues to show love and support for Sherin Mathews, the 3-year-old girl who vanished in October and was later found dead in a culvert. Shann...
Dec 26, 2017
Death of U.S. Border Agent in Texas Still Under Investigation
(WBAP/KLIF) – The death of a U.S. Border Agent in West Texas in November is still being investigated. The FBI hasn’t ruled out an accident. It’s been more than a month since Agent Ro...
Dec 26, 2017
