Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Dozens Gather for Candlelight Vigil Outside West Freeway Church Of Christ

Dozens Gather for Candlelight Vigil Outside West Freeway Church Of Christ

White Settlement, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A candlelight vigil was held outside the West Freeway Church of Christ last night, just a day after the deadly shooting that claimed 2 lives. Pastor Britt Farmer spoke of the one of the victims who was part of the church’s security team “He was my best friend. He died…MORE

Tarrant County Receives Approval for Countywide Vote Centers

Tarrant County Receives Approval for Countywide Vote Centers

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Secretary of State has permanently approved countywide vote centers for Tarrant County. The vote centers allow voters to cast ballots at any polling place in the county on Election Day. It was first tried in the November 5, 2019 election when more than 50 percent of voters cast their ballots…MORE

White Settlement Church Shooter had Criminal History in Tarrant County

White Settlement Church Shooter had Criminal History in Tarrant County

WHITE SETTLEMENT (WBAP/KLIF) – The man who police say shot and killed two people inside a White Settlement church Sunday had a criminal history in Tarrant County. According to the River Oaks Police Department, 43 year-old Keith Thomas Kinnunen was arrested for outstanding warrants in 2009 and 2015. “He was arrested in 2015 for unpaid…MORE

DART Planning January Changes to Bus Schedules

DART Planning January Changes to Bus Schedules

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is planning minor changes on a number of select bus routes beginning Monday, January 13. One route will address the gap between inbound and outbound service in the Deep Ellum area along with schedule modifications on 18 routes across the system. The changes will take place throughout…MORE

Volunteer Security Guard Hailed a Hero in White Settlement Church Shooting

Volunteer Security Guard Hailed a Hero in White Settlement Church Shooting

WHITE SETTLEMENT  (WBAP/KLIF News) – A volunteer armed security guard and member of the West Freeway Church of Christ  in White Settlement is being praised after he revealed he shot and killed the gunman who opened fire during services Sunday morning. Jack Wilson issued a post on Facebook saying in part, “The events at West…MORE

Two Found Dead Cleaning Chemical Tank

Two Found Dead Cleaning Chemical Tank

PASADENA, Texas (AP) – Authorities say two workers cleaning a chemical tank at business near Houston died after apparently becoming overcome by fumes. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said in a tweet Saturday that deputies responded to the plant overnight in Pasadena, located just southeast of Houston. Gonzalez says deputies found two men dead at…MORE

Georgia City Earmarks $2.3M in Improvement to Make Way for Buc-ee’s

Georgia City Earmarks $2.3M in Improvement to Make Way for Buc-ee’s

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. (AP) – Middle Georgia governments will spend almost $2.3 million on traffic and utility improvements to attract a a branch of mammoth Texas convenience store chain Buc-ee’s. The Telegraph of Macon reports the commitments by the city of Warner Robins and Peach County are part of a deal for Buc-ee’s to invest…MORE

Former UTSA Football Player Charged With Murdering His Sister

Former UTSA Football Player Charged With Murdering His Sister

A former UT-San Antonio football player is charged with murdering his pregnant adult sister. 25-year old Michael Egwuagua is jailed on $500,000 bond after a reported disturbance at the Pflugerville home of his 32-year old Jennifer Ebichi. She reportedly texted another sibling to say that their brother was having a crisis and saying strange things,…MORE

Holocaust Survivor is Dallas Newspaper’s Texan of the Year

Holocaust Survivor is Dallas Newspaper’s Texan of the Year

DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Morning News said Sunday it named a 91-year-old Holocaust survivor as its Texan of the Year for being a source of hope and inspiration for his message of tolerance, fairness and forgiveness. Dallas resident Max Glauben, who was born in Poland, speaks often about surviving the Warsaw Ghetto and Nazi concentration camps…MORE

Three Dead in Shooting at Church in White Settlement

Three Dead in Shooting at Church in White Settlement

FORT WORTH – WBAP/KLIF   – Three people are dead following a shooting at a church Sunday morning in White Settlement. According to MedStar, one person died at the scene and another died en route to a local hospital. While speaking with reporters Sunday afternoon White Settlement Police confirmed the shooter at West Freeway Church of…MORE