Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

WATCH: Closing Arguments Underway in Senate As Impeachment Trial Heads to Historic End

WATCH: Closing Arguments Underway in Senate As Impeachment Trial Heads to Historic End

Washington -AP (WBAP/KLIF) – President Trump’s impeachment trial heads toward an historic conclusion this week, with senators all-but-certain to acquit him on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress after narrowly rejecting Democratic demands to summon witnesses. There’s still plenty of drama to unfold before Wednesday’s vote. The vote is expected to cap…MORE

As Dems Vote in Iowa, Trump Plans to Flood the State With Surrogates

As Dems Vote in Iowa, Trump Plans to Flood the State With Surrogates

Iowa (WBAP/KLIF) – Voting in the Iowa caucuses is finally starting. As last minute campaigning continued over the weekend as Democrats begin choosing which candidate to send on to a November face-off with President Trump. Four candidates — Senator Bernie Sanders; former VP Joe Biden; Senator Elizabeth Warren and Fort Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg…MORE

Search Continues for Missing Waxahachie Teen

Search Continues for Missing Waxahachie Teen

Waxahachie, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Waxahachie Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 14-year-old girl who they fear might be in a dangerous situation. Angelina Church was last seen around midnight last Tuesday at a Walmart in Red Oak. Church is caucasian, about 5-feet-6 and 165 pounds with an athletic build. She…MORE

Stolen Dallas Fire Rescue Ambulance Ambulance Recovered In Louisiana

Stolen Dallas Fire Rescue Ambulance Ambulance Recovered In Louisiana

BOSSIER CITY, La. (AP) — A woman accused of stealing an ambulance from Dallas Fire Rescue was arrested after a police chase in Louisiana ended in a traffic jam. Kendall Tyson, 19, was located Sunday behind the wheel of the ambulance along Interstate 20 near Shreveport, Louisiana State Police Trooper First Class Brent Hardy said…MORE

Fort Worth’s Life Support Baby Tinslee Lewis – Fate in Hands of Court Tuesday

Fort Worth’s Life Support Baby Tinslee Lewis – Fate in Hands of Court Tuesday

FORT WORTH – The baby at the center of an ongoing legal battle between the parents and Cook Children’s Medical Center Hospital turned one year old on Saturday, with a court date Tuesday the next step in determining her fate. Tinslee Lewis was born with heart and lung problems that require machines to keep her…MORE

Metroplex Public Transit Survey Begins

Metroplex Public Transit Survey Begins

DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – The first of several phases of surveys designed to better tailor services to rider’s needs begins Monday in the Metroplex.  Riders are likely to be approached by a blue-vested, clipboard carrying person asking them to add their opinions and facts to a survey including Dallas Area Rapid Transit, McKinney Avenue Transit…MORE

Texas Will House Those Quarantined with the Wuhan Virus – or Suspicions of It.

Texas Will House Those Quarantined with the Wuhan Virus – or Suspicions of It.

ASSOCIATED PRESS –  San Antonio’s Lackland Air Force Base is among four announced planned quarantine centers for victims and possible or suspected victim’s of China’s Wuhan coronavirus.  The others are in north and south California and Colorado.  The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Mark Esper has approved a request from the Department of Health and Human Services…MORE

Florida Church Shooting Leaves 2 Dead; 2 Hospitalized

Florida Church Shooting Leaves 2 Dead; 2 Hospitalized

RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA – WBAP/KLIF –  Authorities say gunfire erupted after a funeral in Florida, killing a 15 year old boy and an adult man, and leaving two other people wounded.  Riviera Beach police say the shootings happened after 2:30 pm Saturday outside the Victory City Church.  Police say at least 13 round were fired;…MORE

Dallas Police Officers Disciplined For Social Media Posts

Dallas Police Officers Disciplined For Social Media Posts

DALLAS (AP) – More than a dozen Dallas police officers have been disciplined for making offensive statements on social media, including posts that were bigoted or made light of police violence. The police department announced Thursday that 13 officers would receive punishments, ranging from a written reprimand to unpaid suspension. The officer’s statements were among…MORE

Texas Based American Airlines, Sued by Michigan Couple for Being Kicked Off Flight

Texas Based American Airlines, Sued by Michigan Couple for Being Kicked Off Flight

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) – A Michigan couple is suing American Airlines for discrimination after they were removed from a flight because the airline said the Orthodox Jewish couple smelled bad. Yehuda Yosef Adler, Jennie Adler and their then-19-month old daughter kicked off a Jan. 23, 2019, flight from Miami to Detroit by a gate agent.…MORE