Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Crowley Teen Killed in Johnson County Plane Crash

Crowley Teen Killed in Johnson County Plane Crash

JOHNSON COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Investigators are looking into the cause of a deadly plane crash in Johnson County Wednesday night. In a Facebook post, the Godley Fire Department said the crash was reported just before nine in the 8600 block of FM 4, about nine miles northwest of Cleburne Airport. The Texas Department…MORE

National Study Shows Texas Ranks Among the Highest in Food-Insecure States

National Study Shows Texas Ranks Among the Highest in Food-Insecure States

NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Despite its bustling economy, Texas ranks among the nation’s most food-insecure states in the country. A recent Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap study shows almost five million Texans are struggling with hunger, one out of three are children, and thousands are in the North Texas Food Bank service…MORE

Dallas Cowboys Schedule Released

Dallas Cowboys Schedule Released

Dallas Texas – The Dallas Cowboys 2024 schedule has officially been released. The first game is scheduled to be against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday September 8th at 3:25 PM. The game will be played at Cleveland Browns Stadium. This will be the Cowboys first trip to Cleveland since 2016 Week 2, the Cowboys will…MORE

Barge Slams into Galveston Bridge, Cutting Off Traffic to Nearby Island

Barge Slams into Galveston Bridge, Cutting Off Traffic to Nearby Island

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A barge slammed into a bridge pillar in Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday, spilling oil into surrounding waters and closing the only road to a smaller and separate island that is home to a university, officials said. There were no immediate reports of injuries, although officials said one person on the barge…MORE

Walmart Lays-Off DFW Employees

Walmart Lays-Off DFW Employees

(WBAP/KLIF) — Layoffs affecting Walmart employees in Dallas-Fort Worth. [Walmart announced layoffs affecting several hundred jobs at the retail giant’s campus offices and said it will be requiring most remote workers and personnel in its Dallas, Atlanta and Toronto offices to relocate to office hubs in Bentonville, Arkansas; Hoboken, New Jersey; and the San Francisco…MORE

Boeing Violates Deadly Crash Settlement

Boeing Violates Deadly Crash Settlement

(WBAP/KLIF) — The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) has determined that Boeing violated a settlement that allowed the company to avoid criminal prosecution after two deadly crashes involving its 737 MAX aircraft. The DOJ will now determine whether or not it will file charges against the aircraft maker. Justice Department Fraud Section Head Glenn Leon says…MORE

Biden; Trump Agree To Debate

Biden; Trump Agree To Debate

ATLANTA – (WBAP/KLIF) It’s on! President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump both agree to debate the issues at CNN studios on June 27th. This news, a big development in a fast-rising back and forth barb exchanging between the presidential candidates concerning whether they would – and where they would debate. But earlier, Biden’s…MORE

Texas DPS Investigating Wise County Crash that Killed 4 People, Including 3 Kids

Texas DPS Investigating Wise County Crash that Killed 4 People, Including 3 Kids

WISE COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Wise County Community is mourning the death of four people, including three children, who were killed in a fiery head-on crash with an 18-wheeler this week. The Texas Department of Public Safety Public Information Officer Josue De La Cerda said the crash happened around 5:30 Tuesday morning on…MORE

Third Person Pleads Guilty in Henry Cuellar Bribery Investigation

Third Person Pleads Guilty in Henry Cuellar Bribery Investigation

(WBAP/KLIF) — Federal investigators have secured a third guilty plea in connection with an investigation into U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar of Laredo, who is accused of accepting nearly $600,000 in bribes from an Azerbaijan-controlled energy company and a bank in Mexico. Irada Akhoundova of Houston pleaded guilty to acting as an agent for Azerbaijan without…MORE