Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
Seagoville Police: Staged Abduction Triggered Amber Alert; Plano Man Arrested
Jose Penazola-Estrada, 20 (Seagoville Police Department) Seagoville, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A Plano man has been arrested in connection with a staged abduction stemming from an Amber Alert issued earl...
Apr 21, 2021
American Airlines to Return Beverage Service to Flights
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – American Airlines announced this week that drink service will return to flights beginning next month. The service was suspended for months over precautions surrounding t...
Apr 20, 2021
Dallas Police Shoot a Man Pointing What Appeared to be a Gun
DALLAS (AP) – Dallas police say officers have shot and killed a man who pointed at them what turned out to be a replica handgun. The episode began about 4 p.m. Monday when police received a repo...
Apr 20, 2021
George W. Bush Critical of Today’s Republican Party
(Photo: George W. Bush Presidential Center) DALLAS (AP) – George W. Bush says the Republican Party he served as president has become “isolationist, protectionist and, to a certain extent, ...
Apr 20, 2021
Ex-cop Guilty of Murder and Manslaughter in Floyd Case
UPDATED: MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black man's neck in ...
Apr 20, 2021
On May 1, the Richardson ISD Community will Vote on the District’s $750 million Bond Package
RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF)- Based on the recommendations of a community bond steering committee, Richardson ISD trustees voted to place two bond propositions before voters as part of the May 1 election. T...
Apr 20, 2021
State Health Officials Launch Massive Ad Campaign to Get More Residents Vaccinated Against COVID-19
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – State health officials are pouring money into an effort to get more Texans vaccinated against COVID-19. According to the Associated Press, they’ll spend $1.5 mill...
Apr 20, 2021
Federal Government Utilizing Athletic Complex at Fair Park as Border Crossings Surge
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A second facility in Dallas is being used as a temporary site to hold migrant children who test positive for COVID-19. A temporary shelter, operated by the Federal governmen...
Apr 20, 2021
Denton Police Asks FBI-Dallas to Review 2020 Officer-Involved-Shooting of a UNT Student
Darius Tarver (WFAA) Denton, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Denton Police Chief Frank Dixon has asked the FBI-Dallas to conduct an independent review of the facts in the police shooting death of UNT student D...
Apr 20, 2021
2 Federal Agencies Probe Tesla Crash With No Driver in Houston; Elon Musk Chimes In
(WFAA/2018 photo) DETROIT (AP) – Two federal agencies are sending teams to investigate the fatal crash of a Tesla near Houston in which local authorities say no one was behind the wheel. The Nat...
Apr 20, 2021
