Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Road Rage Shooting Takes Woman’s Life

Road Rage Shooting Takes Woman’s Life

(WBAP/KLIF) — A woman loses her life in a road rage shooting. The killing took place shortly after midnight, Tuesday, as two vehicles were traveling east along the R.L. Thornton Freeway access road. According to Brian Martinez with Dallas Police, an argument between the woman and two unidentified black men resulted in one of the…MORE

Sexual Predator Taken Off Collin County Streets

Sexual Predator Taken Off Collin County Streets

(WBAP/KLIF) — A Collin County sexual predator is taken off the streets. 40-year-old Cedric Johnson was arrested by Wylie police after being accused of sexually assaulting a middle school student multiple times. A Wylie middle school counselor and resource officer are credited with helping to get a sexual predator off the streets. A young girl…MORE

Community Shows Support for Arlington Lamar HS after Deadly Shooting

Community Shows Support for Arlington Lamar HS after Deadly Shooting

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – School districts across North Texas are wrapping arms around Arlington’s Lamar High School this week after a shooting outside the school entrance that left one student dead and another hurt. The student suspect was arrested and is charged with Capital Murder. A potential motive is under investigation. Prayer vigils are planned for…MORE

Senator Cornyn Named Most Effective Republican Senator

Senator Cornyn Named Most Effective Republican Senator

WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Center for Effective Lawmaking announced this week that  Senator John Cornyn of Texas was named the most effective Republican Senator for the 117th Congress. “Despite the partisanship that often gripped this chamber last Congress, we managed to actually accomplish quite a bit on behalf of the American people,” said Senator Cornyn. “I’m hopeful that we…MORE

Plano Police Bust Retail Theft Ring

Plano Police Bust Retail Theft Ring

PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – More than $15,000 in stolen merchandise from big store retailers has been recovered by the Plano Police Department. According to Plano PD, the department’s General and Forgery Detectives conducted a loss prevention operation in partnership with several major retailers in Plano last Friday. During the operation, several thousands of dollars in property…MORE

Spectrum Hiring Nearly 100 Workers in Coppell

Spectrum Hiring Nearly 100 Workers in Coppell

(WBAP/KLIF) — The North Texas job market continues to improve. Spectrum is embarking an a bold new venture to deliver its fiber optic network to an additional one million homes and small businesses, while also improving to deliver multiple gigabit broadband speeds to customers across the company’s 41-state service area. Spectrum Vice-President Rich Ruggiero says…MORE

Euless Woman Enters Guilty Plea in $2.6M Embezzlement Case

Euless Woman Enters Guilty Plea in $2.6M Embezzlement Case

Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – A Euless woman faces decades in prison after pleading guilty to embezzling millions from her former employer. It’s a boatload of money – $2.6M over a three year period from 2016 to 2019. In court documents from the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas, Moa was employed as an…MORE

Cloudy, Warmer Today with Pockets of Drizzle/Light Rain

Cloudy, Warmer Today with Pockets of Drizzle/Light Rain

Temperatures will warm-up into Wednesday with gusty southerly winds persisting across North and Central Texas. Widespread highs in the 80s are expected by Wednesday afternoon. Today Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Tonight Mostly cloudy, with a low…MORE

Arlington Fire Crews Pull Worker From Pipe at Water Treatment Facility

Arlington Fire Crews Pull Worker From Pipe at Water Treatment Facility

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Arlington Fire Department pulled a man out of a pipe at a water treatment plant Monday morning. It happened at the Pierce Birch Water Treatment Plant at 1901 Lakewood Drive near Lake Arlington. According to the department, some called dispatch to report a man trapped inside a 54-inch pipe…MORE