Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Boeing’s 737 Max Jet is Set for an October Comeback

Boeing’s 737 Max Jet is Set for an October Comeback

Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – The Boeing 737 Max jets could finally be coming back to the skies. The FAA is considering a certification flight for the aircraft in October — from there, they will determine if they’re safe enough to return to the skies. About 600 planes have been grounded; the most affected airlines being Dallas-based…MORE

Zeke Speaks! Wants to “be a Cowboy” For Life

Zeke Speaks! Wants to “be a Cowboy” For Life

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Ezekiel Elliott wants to be a Dallas Cowboy for life. “I love playing for the Dallas Cowboys, I love the organization, my teammates,” Elliott told Maxim magazine. “I do want to be a Cowboy for the rest of my life and hopefully that’s a possibility. But even Emmitt Smith, the greatest…MORE

Utility Pole Falls on Apartment Building Triggering 4-Alarm Fire

Utility Pole Falls on Apartment Building Triggering 4-Alarm Fire

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Residents at a far North Dallas apartment complex were left scrambling after a four-alarm fire broke out around midnight. Shauntia Jones lives at the Tivoli Apartments near Rosemeade and Midway and says she heard a loud boom, which ended up being a utility pole that fell against her building. “The pole was…MORE

Johnson & Johnson Ordered To Pay $572 Million In Landmark Opioid Case

Johnson & Johnson Ordered To Pay $572 Million In Landmark Opioid Case

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma judge on Monday found Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries helped fuel the state’s opioid crisis and ordered the consumer products giant to pay $572 million, more than twice the amount another drug manufacturer agreed to pay in a settlement. Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman’s ruling followed the first…MORE

Study Confirms Dallas Police Staffing Deficiencies

Study Confirms Dallas Police Staffing Deficiencies

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A recent study confirms staffing deficiencies within the Dallas Police Department. Officials with the KPMG research firm concluded that the department needs better data keeping to make needed improvements. The study indicated that staffing issues couldn’t be resolved by simply hiring more Officers. KPMG Principal, Ian McPherson said a variety of improvements are…MORE

Father of 6-Year-Old Found Dead in Waxahachie Calls his Son “An Amazing Young Boy”

Father of 6-Year-Old Found Dead in Waxahachie Calls his Son “An Amazing Young Boy”

WAXAHACHIE (WBAP/KLIF) – The father of a 6-year-old boy found dead last week in Waxahachie is sharing memories about his son. John Wiedemann calls his son Ollie “an amazing young boy who wanted to make others happy.” Ollie and his non-custodial mother, who was a suspect in his disappearance, were found dead Friday. “We received…MORE

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson Takes Additional Job

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson Takes Additional Job

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Mayor of Dallas has landed an additional job. Mayor Eric Johnson has joined Locke Lord’s Dallas office as a Partner in the Firm’s Public Finance Practice Group. “Mayor Johnson is very well regarded within the business community in North Texas and throughout the state, is a Dallas native, and has been practicing…MORE

Funeral Services to be Held Monday for Dallas Woman Killed Near Lower Greenville Last Week

Funeral Services to be Held Monday for Dallas Woman Killed Near Lower Greenville Last Week

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Funeral services for the 22-year-old woman who was brutally murdered on her birthday in Dallas last week are set for today. According to an arrest affidavit, Sara Hudson was sexually assaulted, shot and killed near Lower Greenville and her body was found in her burning SUV. Investigators said 49-year-old Glen Richter forced…MORE

Dallas County Prioritizing Census Heading Into 2020

Dallas County Prioritizing Census Heading Into 2020

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Dallas County is working with the city of Dallas to make sure next year’s census is as accurate as possible. Appearing on our media partner WFAA’s “Inside Texas Politics,” Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said the county plans on contracting a vendor that will knock on people’s doors, among other things.…MORE

Pastor Who Lost Child In Texas Church Attack Runs For Office

Pastor Who Lost Child In Texas Church Attack Runs For Office

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A Texas pastor whose teenage daughter was among more than two dozen people killed during a mass shooting at his church in 2017 says he’s running for the state Legislature. Frank Pomeroy of Seguin, Texas, announced Sunday that he will run as a Republican for state senator in 2020. He told…MORE