Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Additional Rent Relief for Dallas Residents

Additional Rent Relief for Dallas Residents

(WBAP/KLIF) — Aid is on the way for renters in North Texas. Dallas is receiving a second round of COVID-19 pandemic rent relief for low income families. The DHA announced, Thursday, that the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 is supplying an additional $19 million in funds to help Dallas residents who are behind on…MORE

Judge Appears Willing to Unveil some of Mar-a-Lago Affidavit

Judge Appears Willing to Unveil some of Mar-a-Lago Affidavit

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to put forward proposed redactions as he committed to making public at least part of the affidavit supporting the search warrant for former President Donald Trump’s estate in Florida. U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart on Thursday gave prosecutors a week to…MORE

Judge Appears Willing to Unveil some of Mar-a-Lago Affidavit

Judge Appears Willing to Unveil some of Mar-a-Lago Affidavit

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to put forward proposed redactions as he committed to making public at least part of the affidavit supporting the search warrant for former President Donald Trump’s estate in Florida. U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart on Thursday gave prosecutors a week to…MORE

NTTA Hopes to Reunite Lost Jerseys with Owner

NTTA Hopes to Reunite Lost Jerseys with Owner

PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – The North Texas Tollway Authority is looking for the rightful owner of a box of football jerseys. According to NTTA, Roadside Safety Services crews recently recovered a box of red and white football jerseys fumbled onto lanes of the Sam Rayburn Tollway in McKinney. “With football season just weeks away, we want…MORE

DART Welcomes Charles Cato as New Chief of Police

DART Welcomes Charles Cato as New Chief of Police

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Following an extensive national search, Charles Cato was announced as the new chief of police at Dallas Area Rapid Transit, on Thursday. A public safety executive with almost 33 years of law enforcement and leadership experience, DART said Cato will direct and oversee the DART Police Department including sworn officers, emergency preparedness,…MORE

Governor Abbott’s Public Safety Office Accepting Applications for ALERTT, Bullet-Resistant Shield Program

Governor Abbott’s Public Safety Office Accepting Applications for ALERTT, Bullet-Resistant Shield Program

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Governor Greg Abbott’s Public Safety Office is accepting applications from law enforcement agencies for Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) and the Bullet-Resistant Shield Grant Program for the fiscal year 2023. In the wake of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, state leaders transferred $105.5 million to…MORE

Trump CFO’s Plea Deal Could Make Him a Prosecution Witness

Trump CFO’s Plea Deal Could Make Him a Prosecution Witness

NEW YORK (AP) — The chief financial officer of Donald Trump’s company, Allen Weisselberg, entered a guilty plea today [Thursday] to tax violations in a deal that requires him to testify about illicit business practices at the Trump Organization. Weisselberg is charged with accepting more than $1.7 million in off-the-books compensation from the former president’s company over…MORE

Federal Hearing on Unsealing Mar-a-Lago Search Affidavit

Federal Hearing on Unsealing Mar-a-Lago Search Affidavit

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Attorneys for the nation’s largest media companies will try to persuade a federal magistrate judge to make public the affidavit supporting the warrant that allowed FBI agents to search former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate. Media attorneys will argue Thursday in West Palm Beach that the affidavit should be…MORE

Airbnb Launches Anti-Party Technology Amid Ongoing Crack Down

Airbnb Launches Anti-Party Technology Amid Ongoing Crack Down

NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Airbnb is rolling out new technology in the United States and Canada aimed at lowering the risk for high-risk reservations and unauthorized parties for its hosts. Ben Breit is with the property rental company and said the software looks for specific factors to weed out certain renters. “Someone who…MORE

Tolar ISD Announces 10AM Start After Powerful Storms Move Through; Thousands in the Dark

Tolar ISD Announces 10AM Start After Powerful Storms Move Through; Thousands in the Dark

Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLID) – Hood County experienced widespread damage and power outages after strong storm moved through last night. officials in Tolar about an hour southwest of Fort worth saw damage to homes, the post office and a school building. In addition, Tolar Mayor Terry Johnson told our media partner WFAA-TV that the water and…MORE