Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
Calls for Midlothian School Board Member Tami Tobey to Resign Over Blackface Photo
Midlothian, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Protestors will gather in Midlothian this evening to demand the resignation of a school board member who was photographed in 2012, dressed in blackface at a so calle...
Jun 15, 2020
Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall Heckled by Protesters
Credit: WFAA-TV Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – During a protest against police brutality in front of City Hall Sunday, Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall volunteered to speak to the crowd, but she chose to le...
Jun 15, 2020
Check Your Fridge Or Freezer For Recalled Beef
(CNN) – A New Jersey company is recalling nearly 43,000 pounds of raw ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Sa...
Jun 15, 2020
A Republican Senator Is Blocking Anti-Lynching Legislation
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) – The United States Congress is once again at an impasse over a widely backed bill to designate lynching as a federal hate crime. Like previous attempts to pass anti-lynchi...
Jun 14, 2020
More than 1,800 New Texas Coronavirus Cases, 19 New Deaths
PHOTO: WFAA AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas health officials report more than 1,800 new coronavirus cases in the state and 19 additional deaths due to COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. The T...
Jun 14, 2020
George Floyd’s 2004 Arrest May Have Been Built on False Evidence
George Floyd. Courtesy Ben Crump Lawfirm. DALLAS (AP) – Texas prosecutors are examining potential irregularities in a scandal-ridden former Houston police officer’s arrest of George Floyd ...
Jun 14, 2020
McKinney Wins Texas “Music Friendly” Certification
MCKINNEY- WBAP/KLIF – The city of McKinney has won “music friendly” certification from the state of Texas, clearing the way to add the North Texas city to a formidable list of other ...
Jun 14, 2020
Fort Worth Police Officer Remains Critical; Suspect Arrested
FORT WORTH – WBAP/KLIF – A Fort Worth police officer remains hospitalized in critical condition, after being hit by a reported stolen vehicle on the North Freeway late Saturday morning. Po...
Jun 14, 2020
Suspect with links to ‘boogaloo’ movement indicted in Texas
Texarkana (WBAP/KLIF) – A 36 year old man with apparent ties to a loose movement of right-wing extremists has been indicted on several charges including attempted capital murder of a peace offic...
Jun 14, 2020
Texas cactus smuggler pleads guilty
El Paso (WBAP/KLIF) – An accused plant smuggler has pleaded guilty to being part of a West Texas ring that smuggled rare Living Rock cacti, a plant that wildlife officials say is a protected spe...
Jun 14, 2020
