Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

State Fair Deep Fried Food Contest Underway

State Fair Deep Fried Food Contest Underway

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The State Fair of Texas has begun the process of working through the candidates for the 2022 Big Tex fried food awards. 36 semi-finalists were announced Wednesday. they include: The winners will be declared a few weeks before the state fair begins on September 30.MORE

Coalition Wants EPA To Investigate State Agency

Coalition Wants EPA To Investigate State Agency

Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – A coalition of 13 advocacy and environmental groups has filed a 61 page petition calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to review the job performance of Texas’ top environmental agency. The coaltion claims the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality routinely violates civil rights and environmental laws by ignoring the ways air pollution…MORE

Terminally Ill Police Dog Retires

Terminally Ill Police Dog Retires

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – An explosives sniffing Dallas Police dog has retired after working more than 7 years at Love Field. Marco worked his last shift Wednesday, and is retiring to live with Corporal Carrol Clore, his long-term partner and handler. Marco was recently diagnosed with inoperable, terminal cancer so D.P.D. has retired him to have…MORE

New Report Details Missed Chances to Stop Uvalde Shooting

New Report Details Missed Chances to Stop Uvalde Shooting

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A new report on the Uvalde elementary school massacre in Texas says a police officer had a chance to open fire on the gunman but missed it while waiting for permission to shoot. The report also says some of the 21 victims at Robb Elementary School likely “could have been saved”…MORE

Governor’s Office on Border Surge: “All Strategies Remain on the Table”

Governor’s Office on Border Surge: “All Strategies Remain on the Table”

(WBAP/KLIF) – The idea is that declaring an invasion, under the U.S. and state constitutions, would allow Texas to act separately of the Federal government in response to a continued surge of illegal immigration. “While President Biden ignores the ever-growing humanitarian crisis, and Congressional members visit the border for photo-ops and then return to Washington…MORE

Dallas Mayor Announces New Public Safety Initiatives

Dallas Mayor Announces New Public Safety Initiatives

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced this week that he will pursue a series of new public safety initiatives for the city. The mayor said Tuesday that his proposals build upon Police Chief Eddie Garcia’s violent crime reduction plan, strategies from the Mayor’s Task Force on Safe Communities, and other city efforts. “Public…MORE

UT Southwestern Researchers Develop Game Changing COVID-19 Test

UT Southwestern Researchers Develop Game Changing COVID-19 Test

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas developed a new COVID-19 test that identifies different variants of the virus in four hours. In the past, doctors may not have known which SARS-CoV-2 variant a patient was infected with at the onset of treatment. Dr. Jeffrey SoRelle said the new…MORE

Dallas Cowboys Criticized For Partnership With Coffee Company

Dallas Cowboys Criticized For Partnership With Coffee Company

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Cowboys ignited a social media blast of criticism Tuesday when they announced a business partnership with Black Rifle Coffee. Cowboys owner, Jerry Jones, praised Black Rifle’s support for military members and first responders. Social media critics responded by calling the Cowboys “tone deaf” for announcing their linkage with a company…MORE

Suspect Arrested For Dallas Homicide

Suspect Arrested For Dallas Homicide

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police have arrested a suspect in a fatal shooting last month. Jeffrey Miller was shot to death in his car June 25. Police say their investigation found Miller had been bragging that he had recently robbed a CVS on Lemmon Avenue in uptown Dallas, and had been flashing large wads of…MORE