Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News

WATCH: McKinney Business gets Surprise Visitor

WATCH: McKinney Business gets Surprise Visitor

MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – Surveillance video from a McKinney business is gaining steam on social media. The video shows a deer leap through an Office window at Century 21 Judge Fite in McKinney. The deer lands in a desk occupied by an employee moments prior to the grand entrance. The deer then gains its bearings and…MORE

Texas Health Officials Warn Against Honey-Filled Pacifiers

Texas Health Officials Warn Against Honey-Filled Pacifiers

(WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Department of State Health Services is warning parents and other adults not to give babies pacifiers containing honey after four babies were treated for botulism in Texas, including North Texas. Health officials said each infant had been given a honey-containing pacifier purchased in Mexico. The four illnesses occurred from mid-August to the end…MORE

Plano Police Department Offers Active Shooter Preparedness Seminar

Plano Police Department Offers Active Shooter Preparedness Seminar

PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – The Plano Police Department is offering a series of seminars to educate the public on how to react in an active shooter scenario. The Department said in a social media post Monday that the number of mass shootings around the country in 2018 has risen above 300 and that it wants citizens to…MORE

Mariah Carey Angers Some Fans After Photo With Former NFL Player

Mariah Carey Angers Some Fans After Photo With Former NFL Player

New York (WBAP/KLIF) – Mariah Carey has angered a legion of fans after posting an Instagram photo with embattled former NFL QB Colin Kaepernick, with the caption, “Such and honor to meet Kaepernick.” Kaepernick created a firestorm of controversy in 2016 for his “take the knee” stance on the football field during the National Anthem…MORE

Popular Bridal Store Files For Bankruptcy Protection

Popular Bridal Store Files For Bankruptcy Protection

David’s Bridal is filing for bankruptcy protection but there is no danger for customers who have ordered dresses because operations continuing as normal while the wedding and prom retailer restructures. The bankruptcy filing, the private company said Monday, will wipe out more than $400 million in long-term debt. It has commitments for $60 million in…MORE

Dallas Love Field’s New Cell Phone Parking Lot is Now Open

Dallas Love Field’s New Cell Phone Parking Lot is Now Open

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Love Field Airport has opened a new cell phone parking lot. The lot is designed to give those who are waiting to pick up incoming travelers a place to park their cars for free while they wait for flights to land. The lot is right off Herb Kelleher Way, which is…MORE

NAFTA Trouble: GOP Protests LGBT Protections; Dems Want Climate Change Protections

NAFTA Trouble: GOP Protests LGBT Protections; Dems Want Climate Change Protections

KRNB (WBAP/KLIF) – Dozens of House Republicans have objected to gay rights language in NAFTA replacement deal. Thirty-eight House GOP members against the inclusion of protections for LGBT workers in the newly negotiated trade proposal with Mexico and Canada. Politico reports, the lawmakers want President Trump to nix language protecting workers from “discrimination on the…MORE

Dallas Police asking for help to find a missing person

Dallas Police asking for help to find a missing person

(WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas, TX – The Dallas Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Critical Missing Person Edgar Martinez. Mr. Martinez was last seen on November 17, 2018, at about 11:39 p.m., walking away from the 10000 block of Tokowa Drive in Dallas. He may be a danger to himself or others. Mr.…MORE

Two killed when vintage fighter plane crashes in Fredricksburg

Two killed when vintage fighter plane crashes in Fredricksburg

Fredricksburg (WBAP/KLIF) – A World War Two vintage fighter plane crashed into an apartment complex parking lot Saturday afternoon in Fredricksburg. The pilot and a passenger were killed when their P-51D Mustang slammed into the pavement and parked cars. No one on the ground was hurt. Witnesses say the P-51’s engine “didn’t sound right” just…MORE