Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Funeral Service Held for Fallen Grand Prairie Police Officer

Funeral Service Held for Fallen Grand Prairie Police Officer

GRAND PRAIRIE (WBAP/KLIF) – The Grand Prairie Police Department celebrated the life on fallen Officer Brandon Tsai during a funeral service on Monday at Gateway Church in Grand Prairie. “Officer Brandon Tsai has now been sworn in to protect the streets of Heaven,” said Grand Prairie Police Chief Daniel Scesney. “He laid down his life…MORE

Dallas County DA Lifts Controversial Theft Policy

Dallas County DA Lifts Controversial Theft Policy

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas County District Attorney announced on Monday that he is lifting a controversial theft policy. “One policy of my first term was not prosecuting the theft of necessary items like food, diapers, or baby formula that amounts between $100 and $750 unless evidence shows the theft was for economic gain,” said…MORE

Burglary Suspect Arrested After Deadly Garland Police Chase

Burglary Suspect Arrested After Deadly Garland Police Chase

GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Authorities are investigating a deadly crash that was sparked by a police chase out of Garland Saturday night. Garland Police said officers were attempting to stop a white Tahoe that was tied to several armed robberies across DFW. The driver refused to pull over and headed into Dallas. The chase…MORE

72-year old registered sex offender arrested after alleged home invasion/assault

72-year old registered sex offender arrested after alleged home invasion/assault

DENTON, TX (WBAP/KLIF)  – The Denton Police Department has arrested a registered sex offender on multiple charges following a home invasion Friday morning.  A female resident reported that an unknown male had broken into her residence and physically assaulted her early Friday morning. The woman was restrained against her will for approximately two hours, and…MORE

West Texas earthquake causes damage hundreds of miles away

West Texas earthquake causes damage hundreds of miles away

MENTONE, Texas (AP) — Officials say an earthquake that hit a remote area of the West Texas desert caused damage hundreds of miles away to a historical building in San Antonio. University Health said Thursday that its Robert B. Green historical building was deemed unsafe because of damage sustained from the quake, which hit Wednesday…MORE

Personal Diaries of Robert G. Storey on Display in Dallas

Personal Diaries of Robert G. Storey on Display in Dallas

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum announced this month the acquisition of Robert G. Storey’s two personal diaries, given to the Museum by family members of Storey on the 77th anniversary of the start of the Nuremberg Trials. According to the museum, the diaries chronicle the personal events and journeys back…MORE

Police in Colorado Investigate Deadly Shooting at LGBTQ Nightclub

Police in Colorado Investigate Deadly Shooting at LGBTQ Nightclub

(AP) – Police in Colorado say five people are dead and 18 have been wounded in a shooting at a LGBTQ nightclub. Lt. Pamela Castro of the Colorado Springs Police Department said police received a report of a shooting at Club Q at at 11:57 p.m. Castro said there was one suspect who was injured…MORE

DFW Rental Market Trending Lower

DFW Rental Market Trending Lower

(WBAP/KLIF) — Rental rates in the DFW area are on the downtrend, at least for now. The rental market is cooling off after a 23% increase since 2020. According to Chris Salviati with Apartment List, the median price for a one-bedroom rental varies across the metroplex. A typical one-bedroom apartment in Fort Worth goes for…MORE

Cook Children’s Opens State-of-the-Art Pediatric Hospital

Cook Children’s Opens State-of-the-Art Pediatric Hospital

(WBAP/KLIF) — Cook Children’s Health Care System held a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Thursday, to unveil its new pediatric hospital in Prosper. Cook’s President and CEO Rick Merrill said that the 23-acre campus is strategically positioned to serve families in a fast-growing area. The state-of-the-art facility was built along University Drive. Merrill says families in this fast-growing…MORE

Cook Children’s Opens State-of-the-Art Pediatric Hospital

Cook Children’s Opens State-of-the-Art Pediatric Hospital

(WBAP/KLIF) — Cook Children’s Health Care System held a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Thursday, to unveil its new pediatric hospital in Prosper. Cook’s President and CEO Rick Merrill said that the 23-acre campus is strategically positioned to serve families in a fast-growing area. The state-of-the-art facility was built along University Drive. Merrill says families in this fast-growing…MORE