Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News

Department of Justice Launches Nationwide Strategic Plan to Reduce Gun Violence

Department of Justice Launches Nationwide Strategic Plan to Reduce Gun Violence

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The Department of Justice launches a nation-wide initiative aimed at reducing gun violence and enforcing federal gun laws. Project Guardian helps to target people who shouldn’t be in possession of a gun by having coordinated federal prosecution for suspects arrested with a gun and have a history of domestic violence. In addition, the initiative…MORE

Dallas County DA’s Office Enhancing Penalties for Looters in Tornado Damaged Areas

Dallas County DA’s Office Enhancing Penalties for Looters in Tornado Damaged Areas

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The Dallas County Criminal District Attorney’s office is enhancing penalties for anyone caught looting in tornado damaged areas of Dallas County. “It ranges anywhere from shop lifting, or breaking into someones home and assaults in case someone get in a fight in a disaster zone we can seek an enhancement there,” said Assistant…MORE

Frisco Student Arrested for Carrying BB Gun on School Bus

Frisco Student Arrested for Carrying BB Gun on School Bus

FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF) A high school student in Frisco is facing a felony charge after bringing a BB gun on a school bus, according to the Frisco Police Department. According to Frisco PD, Officers were made aware of a report that a student from Lone Star High School was in possession of a gun on the…MORE

Two North Texas Mayors Unite in Support of USMCA

Two North Texas Mayors Unite in Support of USMCA

PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price and Plano Mayor Harry LaRosiliere joined forces with fellow mayors across the country Wednesday supporting full ratification of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, also known as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) 2.0. Bilateral trade between North Texas and Canada totals $9.47 billion annually, and between North Texas…MORE

Kaufman ISD Cancels Classes Due to Water Main Break

Kaufman ISD Cancels Classes Due to Water Main Break

KAUFMAN (WBAP/KLIF News) – An overnight water main break forced the Kaufman Independent School District to cancel classes Wednesday morning. The district initially tweeted that school buses and classes will be delayed for two hours so that crews could work to repair the break before ultimately deciding on cancellation. According to the City of Kaufman’s Facebook…MORE

Impeachment Witness says Trump Asked About Ukraine Probes

Impeachment Witness says Trump Asked About Ukraine Probes

WASHINGTON (AP) — A top American diplomat revealed new evidence Wednesday of President Donald Trump’s efforts to press Ukraine to investigate political rivals as House investigators launched public impeachment hearings for just the fourth time in the nation’s history. William Taylor, the highest-ranking U.S. official in Ukraine, said for the first time that Trump was…MORE

Homeless Man Pours Bucket of ‘Hot Diarrhea’ on Woman in Random L.A. Attack

Homeless Man Pours Bucket of ‘Hot Diarrhea’ on Woman in Random L.A. Attack

Los Angeles (WBAP/KLIF) – A night on the town in Los Angeles quickly turned into a nightmare when when she found herself completely covered in a hot … smelly … liquid. Heidi Van Tassel had become the random victim of a homeless man who ran toward her car, dragged her into the middle of Hollywood…MORE

Border Wall Foes Try To Stop Construction

Border Wall Foes Try To Stop Construction

SAN DIEGO (AP) – A federal appeals court has heard arguments to halt the military-funded construction of President Donald Trump’s border wall with Mexico. American Civil Liberties Union attorney Dror Ladin told a panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco that the administration is building it quickly since the Supreme…MORE

Community Police Oversight Issues Top of Mind in Dallas & Fort Worth

Community Police Oversight Issues Top of Mind in Dallas & Fort Worth

Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth officials have announced a new process for hiring a much talked about police monitor. The city plans to form 3 interview groups; one made up of city managers; another of city workers including police, and one comprised of community members that will help pick the person who will eventually…MORE

Spotlight on Texas’ ’10-day rule’ in Life Support Cases

Spotlight on Texas’ ’10-day rule’ in Life Support Cases

DALLAS (AP) — A Texas law that gives families 10 days to find a new hospital if they disagree with doctors who decide to take a patient off life support is once again under the spotlight after a judge halted a Fort Worth hospital’s plan to remove a 9-month-old girl from a ventilator against her…MORE