Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
Fort Worth Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Sexually Exploiting an Infant
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – A joint investigation between Fort Worth Police and the U.S. Secret Service led the arrest and conviction of a North Texas man who videotaped the sexual assault of ...
Oct 13, 2020
Federal Appeals Court Sides With Gov. Abbott of Ballot Drop Boxes
(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas restrictions allowing only a single drop-box for mail-in ballots in each county were reinstated by a federal appeals court in New Or...
Oct 13, 2020
Jill Biden Scheduled To Visit Texas Tuesday To Promote Early Voting
Jill Biden, wife of Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden is scheduled to travel to Texas today. The purpose of Mrs. Biden’s visit is reportedly to promote early voting. She plans to make st...
Oct 12, 2020
Man Led With Rope By Officers On Horseback Sues The City of Galveston
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) – A Black man who was led by a rope by two white officers on horseback has sued a Texas city and its police department for $1 million, saying he suffered humiliation and fe...
Oct 12, 2020
Mesquite Fire Department Selects New Fire Chief
MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF)- Russell "Rusty" Wilson will become the new Mesquite Fire Chief on Nov.1 and will oversee 206 firefighters and seven stations for a fire department that responded to nearly 19,000...
Oct 12, 2020
Bars to Reopen Later this Week in Tarrant County
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley announced Monday afternoon that bars in the county can reopen on Wednesday after being closed for months over concerns surrounding coro...
Oct 12, 2020
Police say Deadly Weekend in Dallas is Cause for Concern
(Asst. Chief Avery Moore) DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Police Department is investigating five murders since Friday, including one described to have unique circumstances. Assistant Dallas Pol...
Oct 12, 2020
North Texas Congressional Candidate Undergoes Emergency Surgery, Cancels Debate
(Collins Campaign) DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Monday’s planned debate in a race for a North Texas congressional seat was called off late Sunday. Republican Genevieve Collins and Democrat incumbe...
Oct 12, 2020
Vigil Held to Mark One Year Anniversary of Atatiana Jefferson’s Killing
[photo courtesy of GoFundMe]FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Today marks the one-year anniversary since 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson was shot and killed in her home by a now former Fort Worth pol...
Oct 12, 2020
Her words: Amy Coney Barrett on Faith, Precedent, Abortion
US Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett – CNN photo Some notable quotes from Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, a former Notre Dame law professor and current judge on the Chicago-based ...
Oct 12, 2020
