Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Carter BloodCare Center Blood Supply is Critically Low, Need Donations Now

Carter BloodCare Center Blood Supply is Critically Low, Need Donations Now

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Carter BloodCare Center is in a blood crisis. The blood supply is critically low and they need the DFW community to help donate even more so after this past weekend’s tragic events. “We were able to respond to the El Paso tragedy because of the donations that came in earlier in the week…We want people…MORE

Trump Meets with Shooting Survivors in El Paso

Trump Meets with Shooting Survivors in El Paso

EL PASO (WBAP/KLIF) – President Donald Trump arrived in El Paso Wednesday afternoon where 22 people were killed Saturday in a mass shooting at a local WalMart. The President and First Lady Melania Trump visited University Medical Center to meet with victims of Saturday’s shooting. “We were there a lot longer than we were anticipated…MORE

Former Dallas County Superintendent Sentenced to 7 years in Federal Prison

Former Dallas County Superintendent Sentenced to 7 years in Federal Prison

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- 68-year-old Rick Sorrells, former Dallas County Schools Superintendent was sentenced to seven years in federal prison Wednesday morning. Sorrells pleaded guilty to a charge of federal wire fraud in the corruption investigation in Dallas County School Bus Agency. Sorrells took $3 million in bribes from CEO of Force Multiplier Solutions Robert Leonard. The company makes stop-arm…MORE

Texas Attorney General Joins Lawsuit Challenging Dallas Sick Leave Ordinance

Texas Attorney General Joins Lawsuit Challenging Dallas Sick Leave Ordinance

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Attorney General is joining a lawsuit challenging the Dallas paid sick leave ordinance that went into effect this month. “The Dallas City Council’s decision to enact this ordinance in the face of other legal challenges successfully stopping similar laws is yet another example of the lawlessness and disregard for working…MORE

SWAT Standoff at Wilmer Apartment Complex

SWAT Standoff at Wilmer Apartment Complex

WILMER (WBAP/KLIF News) — A SWAT situation at an apartment complex in Wilmer is now over. Police had initially surrounded an apartment near I-45 and Belt Line for several hours Wednesday morning, where an armed man had holed himself up inside. There were reports of a young child being inside — neighbors say they heard…MORE

Texas Game Wardens Offering Reward to Find Gator Poacher

Texas Game Wardens Offering Reward to Find Gator Poacher

LAKE WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Texas Game Wardens in Tarrant Coutny are offering a $1,000 reward for help finding a local alligator poacher. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says somebody killed a gator on or around Thursday, August 1, and left the animal floating on Lake Worth without its tail. Operation Game Thief…MORE

Fort Worth Commissioner Removed from Position on Racist Allegations

Fort Worth Commissioner Removed from Position on Racist Allegations

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Fort Worth City Council unanimously agreed Tuesday to remove Michael Steele from the city’s Human Relations Commission after he posted a series of inappropriate messages on Facebook. WFAA reported one post included a link to an article blaming immigrants for the decline of the Texas Republican Party. It included…MORE

Dallas Fire-Rescue Behind National Standard In Response Times

Dallas Fire-Rescue Behind National Standard In Response Times

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Dallas Fire-Rescue is reportedly well behind the national standard for response times to life-threatening emergency calls. According to the National Fire Protection Association, Dallas Fire-Rescue has only responded to 50.7% of those type of emergency calls within five minutes. The national standard set forth by the association is for first responders…MORE

Texas Speaker Gives Vague Apology For ‘Hurtful’ Comments

Texas Speaker Gives Vague Apology For ‘Hurtful’ Comments

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas House speaker is apologizing to lawmakers for “embarrassing” and “hurtful” things he said on a secretly-recorded conversation with a hardline conservative activist in a scandal that has rocked state Republicans. First-term Speaker Dennis Bonnen sent an apology email Tuesday. It doesn’t address anything specific that Bonnen said and it…MORE