Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News

Freezing Temperatures In The Forecast, OurCalling Outreach Center is Helping The Homeless

Freezing Temperatures In The Forecast, OurCalling Outreach Center is Helping The Homeless

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Beginning at 5p.m. Monday evening, OurCalling – a daytime outreach center for the unsheltered homeless – implemented its Homeless Emergency Broadcast System & bed availability software to assist thousands of homeless men and women in Dallas to find shelter from the cold. With dangerous temperatures forecasted tonight & Tuesday, Director of…MORE

Dallas Mayor Calls for Crime Reduction During ‘State of the City Address’

Dallas Mayor Calls for Crime Reduction During ‘State of the City Address’

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Mayor of Dallas is prioritizing crime reduction as the year comes to an end. During Mayor Eric Johnson’s first State of the City address since taking office, he spoke about his recent request for a comprehensive crime reduction plan from city leaders amid a significant uptick in violent crime. “What I’m…MORE

Grand Prairie Names New Police Chief

Grand Prairie Names New Police Chief

GRAND PRAIRIE (WBAP/KLIF) – The Grand Prairie Police Department has a new chief. Assistant Chief Daniel Scesney, who has been with the department 19 years, will replace retiring Chief Steve Dye. “I’m very mindful of the fact that being a police chief is something that is earned every single day,” Scesney said. “That’s a fact…MORE

Watchdog Report: FBI’s Russia Probe Justified, No Bias Found

Watchdog Report: FBI’s Russia Probe Justified, No Bias Found

WASHINGTON (AP) – A Justice Department watchdog report finds the FBI was justified in opening its investigation into ties between the Trump presidential campaign and Russia. The report finds the FBI did not act with political bias, despite “serious performance failures” up the bureau’s chain of command. The findings undercut President Donald Trump’s claim that…MORE

North Texas Banks Announce Multi-Billion Dollar Merger

North Texas Banks Announce Multi-Billion Dollar Merger

MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – Two North Texas banks are merging in what’s expected to be a multi-billion dollar deal. Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: TCBI) (“Texas Capital”), the parent company of Texas Capital Bank, and Independent Bank Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: IBTX) (“Independent Bank Group”), the holding company for Independent Bank, announced Monday that they have entered…MORE

Collin County Country Singer Kylie Rae Harris Drunk and Speeding Before Fatal Crash

Collin County Country Singer Kylie Rae Harris Drunk and Speeding Before Fatal Crash

TAOS COUNTY, NM (WBAP/KLIF News) – A North Texas country singer had a blood alcohol level three times the legal limit and was speeding at 102 miles per hour in the September car accident that killed her and a 16-year-old girl in New Mexico, according the the Taos County Sheriff’s Department. Officials said 30-year-old Kylie Rae…MORE

[LIVE] House Judiciary Impeachment Hearings Continue With Evidence Witnesses

[LIVE] House Judiciary Impeachment Hearings Continue With Evidence Witnesses

Lawyers for both Democrats and Republicans on findings from the Intelligence Committee’s impeachment inquiry over allegations that President Donald Trump withheld aid to Ukraine in order to pressure their government to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden.  Witnesses from the Intelligence Committee include majority counsel Daniel Goldman and the Republicans’ lawyer, Steve Castor. Also on the witness list…MORE

Children’s Health Dallas Takes Pre-Cautionary Measures After Tests Detect Mold

Children’s Health Dallas Takes Pre-Cautionary Measures After Tests Detect Mold

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Children’s Health Dallas has temporarily relocated 28 patients out of an ‘abundance of caution’ because of a mold problem. The Dallas Morning News reports that routine air testing detected higher-than-normal levels of aspergillus fungus; it’s the same mold recently linked the death of five patients at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Children’s Health says…MORE

World Anti-Doping Agency Imposes 4-year Ban on Russia

World Anti-Doping Agency Imposes 4-year Ban on Russia

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The Russian flag and national anthem were banned from next year’s Tokyo Olympics and other major sports events for four years on Monday. Russia’s hosting of world championships in Olympic sports also face being stripped after the World Anti-Doping Agency executive committee approved a full slate of recommended sanctions as punishment…MORE

Domestic Violence Suspect Fatally Shoots Officer ‘To avoid going to jail’

Domestic Violence Suspect Fatally Shoots Officer ‘To avoid going to jail’

HOUSTON (AP) – Houston police say a man has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of an officer. Police officials say Sgt. Christopher Brewster was shot just before 6 p.m. Saturday and died about half an hour later. Police said in a news release Sunday that 25-year-old Arturo Solis is charged with capital…MORE