Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News

NHL Winter Classic Coming To Cotton Bowl in 2020

NHL Winter Classic Coming To Cotton Bowl in 2020

Frisco, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas has been chosen by the National Hockey league to host the 2020 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic at the Cotton Bowl on January 1, 2020.  It will mark the for NHL regular season outdoor game for the Dallas Stars. Dallas Stars owner Tom Gaglardi says, the “Cotton Bowl is one of the most…MORE

Texas mascot Bevo topples barricade, charges Georgia bulldog

Texas mascot Bevo topples barricade, charges Georgia bulldog

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Texas football program’s mascot, a large white and brown longhorn steer named Bevo, caused a stir at the Sugar Bowl on Tuesday when it knocked down its barricade and briefly charged in the direction of Georgia’s mascot , a bulldog name Uga. Uga X, an English bulldog wearing a bright red Georgia…MORE

Security Guards Shoot A Man To Death In Northwest Dallas

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News)  Northwest Dallas.  Security guards at the X-T-C Cabaret in Northwest Dallas shot and killed a man as he tried to drive away in a pickup after a scuffle in a parking lot. It happened around 3 AM after a New Years Eve event. The man was driving away when guards opened fire hitting him…MORE

Dozens of Vehicles Involved in Austin Pile Up Early New Year’s Day

Dozens of Vehicles Involved in Austin Pile Up Early New Year’s Day

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Officials in Texas say more than 50 people were evaluated for medical care after a massive multi-car pileup in foggy weather early Tuesday. The Austin Police Department says about 20 to 30 vehicles were involved in wrecks on State Highway 130 near Harold Green Road shortly before 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. Emergency…MORE

Laura Bush Named ‘Texan of the Year’

Laura Bush Named ‘Texan of the Year’

DALLAS (AP) – The editorial board of The Dallas Morning News has picked former first lady Laura Bush as the newspaper’s “Texan of the Year” in part for speaking out against child separation at the border. The newspaper on Sunday said Bush wrote “one of the most consequential op-eds of the year” when she published…MORE

Escalating Family Violence?  Bring Fido and Fluffy to The Family Place

Escalating Family Violence? Bring Fido and Fluffy to The Family Place

DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF –  The holidays can be a time of increased family squabbles, but at times, violence as well.  Paige Fink of the DFW’s “The Family Place” wants anyone living in fear and violence to know that organization offers women, children and men a total of 179 beds, as a safe alternative.  This organization…MORE

Details on Winter Weather Approaching North Texas

Details on Winter Weather Approaching North Texas

FORT WORTH – WBAP/KLIF – It’s going to be a bit of a belt of winter weather, but likely, forecasters say at THIS point, not a major ice storm.  National Weather Service Meteorologist Steve Fano says the winter storm’s edges move into North Texas and Central Texas with a cold rain Tuesday night.  Wednesday, some…MORE

New Year’s Eve Shooting; Two Men to be Charged With Murder

New Year’s Eve Shooting; Two Men to be Charged With Murder

DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – Dallas Police indicate their own statements to police, in addition to witness and social media accounts, may have done them in. An unidentified 34 year old man is dead, and two men believed to be working as nightclub security guards are under arrest and “will be charged with murder”.  Dallas Police…MORE

Fort Worth Police Investigating New Year’s Eve Shooting Death

Fort Worth Police Investigating New Year’s Eve Shooting Death

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth Police are investigating a deadly New Year’s eve shooting. According to Police, a woman is dead after gunshots rang out at a party in a warehouse in South Fort Worth. As many as 300 people were inside the warehouse when a fight began and multiple gunshots were fired. The woman…MORE

Suspect in Young Texas Girl’s Shooting Still at Large

Suspect in Young Texas Girl’s Shooting Still at Large

(WBAP/KLIF) – Authorities near Houston continue to search for the suspect in the killing of a 7-year-old girl. Investigators believe the gunman fired a series of shots while driving alongside a car the girl was riding in. ​Jazmine Barnes was in the car with her mother and sisters when she was shot. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said…MORE