Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
Former Postal Employees Convicted in Workers’ Comp Scheme
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Two former postal workers are headed to prison for participating in a multi-million dollar Workers’ compensation scheme. Prosecutors said McArthur Baker and Tonya...
Nov 15, 2016
American Airlines Hit with Lawsuit Over Plane Fire
CHICAGO (WBAP/KLIF News) – Eighteen people filed a lawsuit against Boeing and Dallas-based American Airlines after a plane caught fire on the tarmac at Chicago’s O’Hare International...
Nov 15, 2016
Dallas Police Make Second Arrest in the Murder of an Oak Cliff Convenient Store Clerk
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas Police made a second arrest in the murder of a convenient store clerk in Oak Cliff. Investigators said James Otis Slaughter and his alleged accomplice Lonzell Hu...
Nov 15, 2016
Chili’s Removes Manager Who Took Away Vet’s Meal
DALLAS (AP) – The president of the Chili’s restaurant chain says the manager who took away a veteran’s free Veterans Day meal has been “removed” from the job. In a statem...
Nov 15, 2016
Lawmakers Pre-File Bevy of Bills Ahead of 2017 Session
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Lawmakers have pre-filed more than 500 bills on the first day to propose legislation before the Texas Legislature reconvenes in January. Among the frenzy of would-be laws su...
Nov 15, 2016
Expert: Electoral College Shouldn’t Go Away
Courtesy of: acslaw.org DALLAS (WBAP & KLIF News) — One week after President-elect Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton, some are questioning the validity of the electoral college with Clin...
Nov 15, 2016
Lieutenant Governor Out With His Top 10 List for 2017 Legislature
Austin (WBAP/KLIF News) – Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick has published his Top 10 Priorities List for the 85th Legislature, which starts January 10th. In a statement from his office, Patr...
Nov 14, 2016
Two Fort Hood-based US Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) – The Department of Defense says two soldiers died Saturday from injuries inflicted by an improvised explosive device in Bagram, Afghanistan. The department said Monday tha...
Nov 14, 2016
Fort Worth’s Christmas Tree Arrives
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF News) – Fort Worth’s Christmas tree has arrived and has been placed in its stand in Sundance Square Plaza. The blue spruce from Michigan is 57 feet tall. “We li...
Nov 14, 2016
Houston Mother Kicks Son Out For Trump Vote
HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF News) A Texas mother is being investigated after kicking her young child out of the house when she found out he voted for Donald Trump. The 7-year-old participated in a mock electio...
Nov 14, 2016
