Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Dallas Couple Sues City over Approved Reverchon Park Project

Dallas Couple Sues City over Approved Reverchon Park Project

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A lawsuit filed Friday in Dallas seeks to throw out a City Council vote over approved renovations at Reverchon Park. The Dallas City Council voted to approve a proposal to allow private investors to convert the Reverchon Park baseball field into a concert venue and stadium. It’s a $10 million project. But…MORE

Hundreds of Coronavirus Evacuees to Arrive in San Antonio Friday

Hundreds of Coronavirus Evacuees to Arrive in San Antonio Friday

SAN ANTONIO  (WBAP/KLIF News) – 250 Americans who were evacuated from Wuhan, China due to the deadly coronavirus outbreak will arrive at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio today to be quarantined. Centers for Disease Control Captain Jennifer McQuiston said these people are part of a group of almost a thousand the government decided…MORE

Rush Limbaugh Returns to Airwaves Following Brief Hiatus Due to Cancer

Rush Limbaugh Returns to Airwaves Following Brief Hiatus Due to Cancer

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Rush Limbaugh returned to the airwaves on WBAP Friday following a brief hiatus due to cancer. The popular 69-year-old Conservative radio host announced Monday that he was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer and that he would be taking some time off for treatment. When news of the diagnosis spread, many WBAP listeners…MORE

Car Stolen With 3-Year-Old Still Inside

Car Stolen With 3-Year-Old Still Inside

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News)- A 3-year-old who was inside of a stolen car has been found safe. Dallas police responded to a call at around 3 a.m. to the Chevron gas station off of Interstate 35E and Camp Wisdom where a silver Lexus was reported stolen with a child in the backseat. DPD soon found the…MORE

Rangers Add to Young Foundation Before Moving to New Stadium

Rangers Add to Young Foundation Before Moving to New Stadium

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers will be at spring training in Arizona while the finishing touches are being put on their new $1 billion-plus stadium back home. All-Star slugger Joey Gallo also likes what is being built on the field. Texas traded for two-time AL Cy Young winner Corey Kluber this offseason after…MORE

Mother Who Flipped Truck on I-30 Looks To Thank People Who Saved Her Life

Mother Who Flipped Truck on I-30 Looks To Thank People Who Saved Her Life

  FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- A Burleson mom is grateful to be alive after she flipped her truck with her two year old inside on I-30 in Fort Worth. Now, 33 year old Ryanne Moody said in an interview with WFAA that she is looking to thank the citizens that helped her and her son survive. “I would…MORE

ACLU Sues ICE Over Allen Raid

ACLU Sues ICE Over Allen Raid

HOUSTON (AP) – The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas is suing the U.S. government over a raid near Dallas where immigration officials arrested 280 workers. The lawsuit is in response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s refusal to release the search warrants used in the April raid at CVE Technology Group in Allen. The lawsuit…MORE

Southwest Airlines Employees Earn $667 Million In 2019 Profit Sharing

Southwest Airlines Employees Earn $667 Million In 2019 Profit Sharing

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – NYSE: LUV announced this week that it will share $667 million with its Employees through its Profit Sharing Plan for 2019, which includes a discretionary, incremental profit sharing award for compensation from The Boeing Company related to the 2019 financial impact of the MAX groundings. The $667 million profit sharing award is equivalent to $1.8 million a day and…MORE

Hundreds of People Came to Honor 21 Unaccompanied Veterans Laid to Rest

Hundreds of People Came to Honor 21 Unaccompanied Veterans Laid to Rest

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- At least 300 people came to the Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery to honor 21 former military service members who’s next of kin or loved ones could not be there. Douglas Maddox Assistant Cemetery Director said this ensures no veteran is buried alone. “I am continually overwhelmed with the amount of love and…MORE

Federal Hate Crime Charges against Alleged El Paso Mass Shooter

Federal Hate Crime Charges against Alleged El Paso Mass Shooter

WASHINGTON (AP) – The government has filed hate crime charges against a man who said he was targeting Mexicans and shot to death 22 people at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, in August. Word of the changes comes from a person familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press. That source…MORE