Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Fort Worth Councilman Questions City Spending Ahead of $2 Billion Budget Vote

Fort Worth Councilman Questions City Spending Ahead of $2 Billion Budget Vote

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The city of Fort Worth will soon vote on a proposed $2 billion budget, but one councilman thinks they could save millions of dollars by cutting back on a few things. District 4 councilman Cary Moon says he would ultimately like to bring the budget down to 8 to 16 million dollars.…MORE

McConnell says He’s Waiting on Trump to Chart Path on Guns

McConnell says He’s Waiting on Trump to Chart Path on Guns

WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he’s waiting for the White House to chart a path forward on gun violence legislation following another mass shooting in Texas. Asked about a Senate vote on House-passed legislation to expand background checks for gun purchases, McConnell says, “The administration is in the process of studying…MORE

Grapevine Police Investigating Bomb Threat at Cross Timbers Middle School, Students and Staff Evacuated

Grapevine Police Investigating Bomb Threat at Cross Timbers Middle School, Students and Staff Evacuated

Update at 5:00pm: Students and staff were allowed back inside by lunch. Police stayed on campus after additional threats were received by the school. A threat was also received by the Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Administration Building. The district says additional officers may be on campus this week.   Original story: GRAPEVINE  (WBAP/KLIF News) – Students and…MORE

Texas Man Really Wanted To Try Popeyes’ New Chicken Sandwich

Texas Man Really Wanted To Try Popeyes’ New Chicken Sandwich

HOUSTON (AP) – Police say a man pulled a gun at a Popeyes restaurant in Houston after being told they were out of chicken sandwiches. Houston police Lt. Larry Crowson says officers were called to the restaurant Monday night after a group of people tried to order a chicken sandwich. Crowson says, “When the manager…MORE

[VIDEO] Campaigning in Virginia, O’Rourke Calls Latest Mass Shooting ‘F* Up

[VIDEO] Campaigning in Virginia, O’Rourke Calls Latest Mass Shooting ‘F* Up

Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke unleashed the F-bomb during a campaign stop in Virginia Saturday night. He was reacting to the latest mass shooting in his home state.  A gunman in West Texas who went on a shooting spree, killing 5 people while randomly firing from his vehicle and then from a…MORE

Neighbor: Texas Gunman Was ‘Violent, Aggressive Person’

Neighbor: Texas Gunman Was ‘Violent, Aggressive Person’

ODESSA, Texas (AP) — The gunman in a West Texas rampage “was on a long spiral of going down” and had been fired from his oil services job the morning he killed seven people, calling 911 both before and after the shooting began, authorities said. Officers killed 36-year-old Seth Aaron Ator on Saturday outside a…MORE

Florida’s Atlantic Coast Braces for Hurricane Dorian

Florida’s Atlantic Coast Braces for Hurricane Dorian

UPDATED: 7:55AM   FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) – Hurricane Dorian is beginning to inch northwestward after being stationary over the Bahamas, where its relentless winds have caused catastrophic damage and flooding. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm has started moving about 1 mph (2 kph) Tuesday morning and its speed is expected to increase slightly…MORE

Dallas-Based Texas Baptist Men head to Florida for Hurricane Dorian Relief

Dallas-Based Texas Baptist Men head to Florida for Hurricane Dorian Relief

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Around 100 crew members from Dallas-based organization, Texas Baptist Men are traveling to Florida to offer assistance as Hurricane Dorian approaches. John Hall with TBM says they are sending their first wave of people tomorrow. “The organization is bringing a mobile kitchen that can serve u p to 15,000 meals a day, a…MORE

Police: Odessa Gunman Fired from Job before Shooting

Police: Odessa Gunman Fired from Job before Shooting

ODESSA, Texas (AP) – Authorities say the gunman in a West Texas rampage was fired from his job and called both police and the FBI before the mass shooting began. Odessa Police Chief Michael Gerke said Monday that 36-year-old Seth Aaron Ator had been fired over the weekend from Journey Oil Field Services. He said…MORE