Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Donate Used Eclipse Glasses to Children And Others Around the World!

Donate Used Eclipse Glasses to Children And Others Around the World!

DALLAS – The Big American Total Eclipse may be over, but you can help others around the world by donating your used eclipse viewing glasses. At least two groups collect them, ensure they are still safe – free of major scratches, punctures or tears, and through several programs, pass them along to school children and…MORE

P&G Recalls 8 Million Plus Laundry Detergent Bags

P&G Recalls 8 Million Plus Laundry Detergent Bags

DALLAS – Procter & Gamble is recalling more than eight million packages of several types of detergent packets or pods, packaged in flexible “film” type bags. The recall involves certain batches of Tide, Gain, Ace and Ariel laundry detergents made between September of 2023 and February of 2024. Major retailers and Amazon sold the affected…MORE

“It Was Worth It”, Say Dallas Eclipse-Viewers

“It Was Worth It”, Say Dallas Eclipse-Viewers

DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – As many as 22,000 spectators were expected to be in downtown Dallas’ Klyde Warren Park, and as the time of the partial eclipse began, the crowds appeared to bunch up like fans at a rock concert trying to squeeze in to get closer to the band. Groups of people gathered on…MORE

Biden Visits Bridge Collapse Site in Baltimore

Biden Visits Bridge Collapse Site in Baltimore

BALTIMORE (AP) — President Joe Biden got a firsthand look Friday at efforts to clear away the “mangled mess” of remains of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, as cranes, ships and diving crews work to reopen one of the nation’s main shipping lanes. Aboard Marine One, circling the warped metal remains and…MORE

Earthquake Rattles the Big Apple

Earthquake Rattles the Big Apple

(WBAP/KLIF) — NEW YORK (AP) — An earthquake shook the densely populated New York City metropolitan area Friday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said, with residents reporting they felt rumbling across the Northeast. The agency reported a quake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7, centered near Lebanon, New Jersey, or about 45 miles west of…MORE

Judge Rejects Trump Request to Dismiss Classified Documents Prosecution

Judge Rejects Trump Request to Dismiss Classified Documents Prosecution

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has refused to throw out the classified documents prosecution against Donald Trump. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon rejected a defense argument that the case should be tossed because he was entitled as a former president to retain the records after he left office. Lawyers for Trump had cited a…MORE

EXCLUSIVE: Dallas Mayor Proposes Potential Stadium Site for KC Chiefs

EXCLUSIVE: Dallas Mayor Proposes Potential Stadium Site for KC Chiefs

DALLAS (KLIF/WBAP) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson took his suggestion about the Kansas City Chiefs potentially moving to Dallas a step further on Thursday. In an interview with Clayton Neville and Laura Sadler on DFW’s Morning News on 570AM KLIF, the Mayor said Hensley Field in Southern Dallas would be a perfect site for a…MORE

Kansas City Chiefs Wide Receiver Rashee Rice Apologizes for his Role in Dallas Crash

Kansas City Chiefs Wide Receiver Rashee Rice Apologizes for his Role in Dallas Crash

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Kansas City wide receiver Rashee Rice issued a statement taking full responsibility for his part in a multi-vehicle crash that shut down Central Expressway on Saturday. He posted a message on his Instagram story on Wednesday. “Today I met with Dallas PD investigators regarding Saturday’s accident,” read the statement. “I…MORE

Immigrant Fee Hikes Will Likely Cause More Trouble To A Broken U.S. Immigration System

Immigrant Fee Hikes Will Likely Cause More Trouble To A Broken U.S. Immigration System

By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – A Metroplex immigration attorney says he’s already seeing a broken U.S. immigration system get worse with significant hikes in fees for renewal of visas and work permits for those migrants already in Texas and around the nation legally; often, already here for…MORE