Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

One Arrested, Another on the Loose in Theft of Amazon Vans

One Arrested, Another on the Loose in Theft of Amazon Vans

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Police Department said on Tuesday that five Amazon vans recently stolen in the city have been found. So have one of the two suspects. According to DPD, on March 25, Southeast Patrol’s CRT Team located 42-year-old Nakemia Bryant on the 2900 block of Cottonwood Lane, arresting her on an outstanding…MORE

Fort Worth ISD Using Billboards in Oklahoma and Louisiana to Recruit Talent

Fort Worth ISD Using Billboards in Oklahoma and Louisiana to Recruit Talent

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – As Fort Worth ISD, like many North Texas districts, continues to deal with a teacher shortage, officials have taken their recruiting efforts beyond state lines. Drivers in Oklahoma and Louisiana are seeing digital and print billboards highlighting available positions for first-year teachers that pay up to $69,000. Fort Worth…MORE

Progress Reported Against Fort Hood Wildfire

Progress Reported Against Fort Hood Wildfire

Fort Hood (WBAP/KLIF) – A huge wildfire that started on a Foot Hood firing range last week has charred 33,000 acres, and is still going strong. Fort Hood officials estimate they have the blaze about 55% contained. They say they were making excellent progress against it until Sunday afternoon when the winds kicked up, and…MORE

Biden says Remark on Putin’s Power was about ‘Moral Outrage’

Biden says Remark on Putin’s Power was about ‘Moral Outrage’

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden says he is “not walking anything back” after his weekend comment that Russian President Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power,” although Biden insists he’s not calling for regime change in Moscow. “I was expressing the moral outrage that I felt toward this man,” he said Monday. “I wasn’t articulating…MORE

Dallas Mayor Travels to Mexico for First Official International Trip

Dallas Mayor Travels to Mexico for First Official International Trip

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson is Mexico this week. According to the City of Dallas, Mayor Johnson will visit Mexico City and Monterrey — which has an official Sister City relationship with Dallas — to promote Dallas and for high-level meetings with government officials. The visit marks Mayor Johnson’s first official international trip…MORE

Humanitarian Relief for Ukraine Coordinates Across Texas

Humanitarian Relief for Ukraine Coordinates Across Texas

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Ukrainian officials are meting with government officials, volunteers, and the private sector in North Texas as war continues to rage in Ukraine. Vitalii Tarasiuk, Consul General of Ukraine in Houston, met with Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson on Monday as he visits Dallas to speak with the Ukrainian community and the community-at-large about…MORE

Humanitarian Relief for Ukraine Coordinates Across Texas

Humanitarian Relief for Ukraine Coordinates Across Texas

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Ukrainian officials are meting with government officials, volunteers, and the private sector in North Texas as war continues to rage in Ukraine. Vitalii Tarasiuk, Consul General of Ukraine in Houston, met with Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson on Monday as he visits Dallas to speak with the Ukrainian community and the community-at-large about…MORE

Fort Hood Wildfire Spreads, Prompts Evacuation in Flat

Fort Hood Wildfire Spreads, Prompts Evacuation in Flat

CORYELL COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Firefighters are battling a massive blaze in and around Fort Hood that has already scorched 19,000 acres and is about 5% contained, according to officials. The fire prompted the evacuation of the town of Flat Sunday but officials told residents they could return around 9 pm. The Texas A&M…MORE

Officials Clarify Biden’s Comment

Officials Clarify Biden’s Comment

UNDATED (AP) German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says that neither NATO nor U.S. President Joe Biden aim to bring about regime change in Russia. Biden said of Russian President Vladimir Putin during a speech on Saturday that “this man cannot remain in power.” The White House and other U.S. officials rushed to clarify that Biden wasn’t…MORE

Sunday Forecast

Today: Sunny, breezy, warmest day of the year so far. High: 90. . Winds: S 10-25. Monday: Sunny, windy, and warm. High: 85. Winds: S 15-25. Tuesday: Increasing clouds, muggy, and warm. Stray shower or storm (20%). High: 82. Winds: S 20-30.MORE