Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Texas Set to Execute 22nd Prisoner this Year

Texas Set to Execute 22nd Prisoner this Year

HOUSTON (AP) – A Texas inmate faces execution for killing a supervisor at an Amarillo state prison shoe factory nearly 17 years ago. Travis Runnels is set to receive a lethal injection Wednesday evening for the January 2003 death of 38-year-old Stanley Wiley. Prosecutors say Runnels slashed Wiley’s throat at a prison in Amarillo because…MORE

Search Continues for Suspect Accused of Killing Houston-Area Police Officer

Search Continues for Suspect Accused of Killing Houston-Area Police Officer

NASSAU BAY, Texas (WBAP/KLIF News) – The search continues for the man accused of killing a Nassau Bay police officer during a traffic stop Tuesday night. Investigators said Sgt. Kaila Sullivan was hit by a car driven by 21-year-old Tavores Henderson as he sped off from a traffic stop. Henderson had an outstanding warrant on…MORE

Judge Halts Some Military Spending On Border Wall

Judge Halts Some Military Spending On Border Wall

EL PASO, Texas (AP) – A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from spending some Defense Department money to build a border wall with Mexico, the latest twist in a long-running legal battle over one of the president’s signature domestic issues and campaign priorities. The ruling applies to $3.6 billion that was diverted in September…MORE

Fort Worth: Wrong-Way Crash Kills Driver, Injures Another on I-30

Fort Worth: Wrong-Way Crash Kills Driver, Injures Another on I-30

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – An investigation continues into a wrong-way crash on I-30 at Montgomery overnight Police spotted a car with out-of-state plates going the wrong direction on the freeway and tried to stop it. Before they were able to do so, one officer witnessed the driver smash into an oncoming vehicle. The wrong-was driver was…MORE

Dallas Police Investigating The 197th Murder Of The Year

Dallas Police Investigating The 197th Murder Of The Year

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – According to police, a body was found wrapped in a tarp and burned. Police responded to a call on Tuesday about “something on fire” near Ledbetter & Mayforge, Off I-45. Police soon realized it was the body of a man that was so badly burned the remains would be hard to…MORE

Disaster Loans Still Available for Businesses Impacted by Dallas County Tornado

Disaster Loans Still Available for Businesses Impacted by Dallas County Tornado

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – There’s still time for businesses impacted by the October tornado that ripped through parts of Dallas County to ask for financial help. The Small Business Administration reminded Dallas County residents during a public meeting Tuesday that it will loan up to $2 million to business owners without insurance to recover from the…MORE

WATCH: Video of Alleged Assault at Dallas Dog Park Goes Viral

WATCH: Video of Alleged Assault at Dallas Dog Park Goes Viral

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Police Department is investigating an alleged assault caught on video at White Rock Lake. The video posted to Twitter had more than 1 million views by late Tuesday afternoon. It appears to show a man knocking a cell phone out of a woman’s hand at the White Rock Lake dog…MORE

Several People Killed in New Jersey Shooting, Including an Officer

Several People Killed in New Jersey Shooting, Including an Officer

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) – A police officer and multiple others have been killed in a shooting in Jersey City that authorities say is not believed to have been a terrorism attack. Mayor Steven Fulop says one officer was pronounced dead at a hospital and multiple other people were found dead at the scene. He…MORE

Janitor Killed in Freak Accident at Dickey’s Arena, Crushed By Mechanical Gate

Janitor Killed in Freak Accident at Dickey’s Arena, Crushed By Mechanical Gate

FORT WORTH  (WBAP/KLIF News) – Investigators are looking into a a freak accident that killed a janitor at the new Dickey’s Arena in Fort Worth over the weekend. 24-year-old Juan Carlos Julian Jr. of Fort Worth was crushed under one of the arena’s entry gates in the 3400 block of Trail Drive around 7 a.m.…MORE