Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson & Police Chief Renee Hall Asking For Peaceful Protests in Dallas
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – After gathering outside Dallas City Hall this afternoon, hundreds protesting the death of George Floyd began marching in Dallas. According to a tweet from the Dallas Po...
May 30, 2020
Mineral Wells Index closes, merges with sister newspaper
Mineral Wells (AP) – The Mineral Wells Index has published its last edition and is merging with a sister newspaper. The 120 year old newspaper said in a May 23 online post that it was publishing...
May 30, 2020
Alamo Cenotaph vandalized
San Antonio (AP) – San Antonio police are investigating after the Alamo Cenotaph was vandalized with red spray-painted graffiti. Officers found the graffiti in the early hours of Friday, and arr...
May 30, 2020
Protests For George Floyd Move Through Downtown Dallas
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Protest sparked across the nation days after George Floyd died in Minneapolis Police custody. Multiple protest made their way through downtown Dallas Friday night. The protest...
May 30, 2020
Fort Worth Man Arrested, Charged For Lighting Hotel Clerk and Office on Fire During Attempted Robbery
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Fort Worth Fire Officials say a man who burned a hotel clerk during an attempted robbery has been arrested. 48-year-old David Sarkisian. Sarkisian faces a felony arson charge o...
May 29, 2020
Mayor’s Milk Initiative Wraps up this Weekend
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas residents will have their lost opporunity for free milk this weekend as part of Mayor Eric Johnson’s Mayor's Milk Initiative, a partnership with Borden Dairy, D...
May 29, 2020
Fort Worth Initiative Offers $10 Million in Grants to Fort Worth Small Businesses
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The City of Fort Worth recently received approximately $158 million in funding from the CARES Act, and is partnering with the United Way of Tarrant County to distribute $10 mil...
May 29, 2020
Governor Abbott Updates Texans on State’s Reopening, says it’s “Going Well”
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott updated North Texans on the state’s response to the continued spread of COVID-19 while joining The Rick Roberts Show on WBAP on Friday. Abbo...
May 29, 2020
Gas Prices Rising Across Texas, Analysts Expect Trend to Continue
DALLAS/FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – More Texans are driving amid the easing of covid-19 restrictions and that’s lead to an increase in gas prices. AAA Texas’ Daniel Armbruster said ...
May 29, 2020
Officer who Knelt on George Floyd’s Neck Arrested; Protesters Torch Minneapolis Police Station in Violent Night
Courtesy CNN MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minneapolis officer who was seen on video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in custody after pleading that he could not br...
May 29, 2020
