Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Trump Adds All-Day Rally in Austin to Texas Schedule Next Month

Trump Adds All-Day Rally in Austin to Texas Schedule Next Month

Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Former President Donald Trump has added a second appearance in the Lone Star State next month just ahead of the May 24 primary runoffs. In addition to a May 9 Republican fundraiser in Dallas, Trump will appear at all-day rally in Austin on May 14. The rally is in conjunction with Trump’s…MORE

High Fire Danger Throughout the Weekend

High Fire Danger Throughout the Weekend

Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Even amid below normal temperatures across North Texas, a high fire danger remains for the region.today and through the weekend, especially across western north texas.dry air coupled gusty winds have dried out grasses … officials warn that fires can start with the slightest spark. Among tips to prevent grass fires from the…MORE

Texas Hospital Losses Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuit

Texas Hospital Losses Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuit

(WBAP/KLIF) — A Texas hospital loses a multi-million dollar lawsuit involving a brain-damaged patient. A Tarrant County jury has awarded a brain damaged patient over $8-million in damages in a case against Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital. Davis was a Fort Worth parole officer before the elective hip surgery. The jury decided that a medical…MORE

Texas Hospital Loses Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuit

Texas Hospital Loses Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuit

(WBAP/KLIF) — A Texas hospital loses a multi-million dollar lawsuit involving a brain-damaged patient. A Tarrant County jury has awarded a brain damaged patient over $8-million in damages in a case against Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital. Davis was a Fort Worth parole officer before the elective hip surgery. The jury decided that a medical…MORE

Dallas Senior Citizens Flee a Three-Story Blaze

Dallas Senior Citizens Flee a Three-Story Blaze

(WBAP/KLIF) — A 5-alarm blaze at a Dallas senior living facility sends residents fleeing. Around 120 Dallas firefighters battled a blaze at a senior citizen’s living facility, Thursday night, in Northeast Dallas. Residents were evacuated by Dallas Fire Rescue at around 6:30pm when smoke was seen pouring from the second floor of the three story…MORE

Gas Prices Continue to Fall in Texas

Gas Prices Continue to Fall in Texas

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The statewide gas price average in Texas is $3.77 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch. That price is eight cents less than on this day last week and is $1.18 more per gallon compared to this day last year. The national average price for…MORE

Jackson Approved as First Black Female Supreme Court Justice

Jackson Approved as First Black Female Supreme Court Justice

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, shattering a historic barrier by securing her place as the first Black female justice and giving President Joe Biden a bipartisan endorsement for his effort to diversify the court. Jackson was confirmed 53-47 with three Republican votes. She will take her…MORE

UN Assembly Suspends Russia from Top Human Rights Body

UN Assembly Suspends Russia from Top Human Rights Body

UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The U.N. General Assembly has voted to suspend Russia from the world organization’s leading human rights body over allegations of horrific rights violations by Russian soldiers in Ukraine, which the United States and Ukraine have called tantamount to war crimes. Russia is the second country to have its membership rights stripped…MORE

Senate Votes to Suspend Normal Trade Relations with Russia

Senate Votes to Suspend Normal Trade Relations with Russia

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has unanimously voted to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and ban the importation of its oil, ratcheting up the U.S. response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine amid reports of atrocities. The trade suspension measure paves the way for President Joe Biden to enact higher tariffs on certain Russian imports.…MORE

Granbury ISD Teacher Resigns After 12-Year-Old Student Suffers Third-Degree Burns During Science Experiment

Granbury ISD Teacher Resigns After 12-Year-Old Student Suffers Third-Degree Burns During Science Experiment

GRANBURY (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Hood County District Attorney’s Office could soon be investigating a science experiment gone wrong at Granbury Middle School last Friday. A teacher has resigned after a 12-year-old student suffered third-degree burns during the incident and underwent treatments at North Texas hospital. In a statement on Twitter, Granbury Independent School…MORE