Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
DOJ Ramps up Efforts to Charge “Johns” in Fight Against Child Sex Trafficking
(U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox) DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Department of Justice is enhancing its efforts against human sex trafficking. According to U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texa...
Sep 16, 2020
At Least 22 Injured in Crane Collision in East Austin
[photo courtesy KVUE reporter Tony Plohetski Twitter]AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – At least 22 people were injured when two cranes collided in a neighborhood near the Mueller Development just East o...
Sep 16, 2020
Hurricane Sally is Being Called a ‘slow moving disaster’ Along Alabama/Florida Coasts
(Twitter) Alabama (WBAP/KLIF) – The center of Hurricane Sally made landfall in Alabama and Florida Panhandle early Wednesday morning but the storm is slamming other Gulf coast states with lots o...
Sep 16, 2020
Sally Comes Ashore As Category 2 Storm
Courtesy: NWS Twitter Pensacola, Florida (AP) – Hurricane Sally finally blasted ashore near Gulf Shores, Alabama, as a Category 2 storm, with top winds of 105 mph. The coast is being pummeled wi...
Sep 16, 2020
Trump Denies Downplaying Virus, Questions Masks During TV Town Hall in ‘Hostile Territory’
(Photo by Andrew Harrer-Pool/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA (AP) – President Donald Trump is denying he played down the threat of the coronavirus earlier this year, although in recent audio recordin...
Sep 16, 2020
‘Nothing left in the bucket’: Western Wildfire Resources Run Thin
California – CNN Justin Silvera came off the fire lines in Northern California after a grueling 36 straight days battling wildfires and evacuating residents ahead of the flames. Before that, he ...
Sep 16, 2020
Fort Worth ISD Votes ‘No’ on Extending Online Learning; In-Person Classes Begin Oct. 5
UPDATED: 9/16/20 6:18AM Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – During a meeting that continued past midnight, parents, teachers, and health department officials weighed in on whether in-person learning should...
Sep 15, 2020
Aerospace Supply Chain Company Headquarters Relocating from California to Fort Worth
Facebook photo [INCORA]FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corp., which now operates under the brand name Incora (Wesco), will relocate its headqu...
Sep 15, 2020
National Billboard Campaign Discouraging Defunding Police Targets Dallas
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Support for Dallas Police is evident through a series of billboards discouraging proposed budget cuts to the Police Department. The billboards are funded by the conservative...
Sep 15, 2020
2020 MLB World Series will be Held at Globe Life Field in Arlington
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- The 2020 World Series will be held right here in North Texas. Major League Baseball announced Tuesday that Globe Life Field will host the National League Division, Championship ...
Sep 15, 2020
