Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Dallas ISD Basketball Player Arrested Ahead of State Tournament in San Antonio

Dallas ISD Basketball Player Arrested Ahead of State Tournament in San Antonio

A Dallas Kimball high school basketball player was arrested and a student trainer was injured after a player’s gun discharged on the team bus after a practice in San Antonio on Wednesday night. 18-year-old Kyron Henderson faces with two felony gun charges. The team was preparing for the state tournament and was heading to dinner…MORE

North Texas Construction Company Seeks to Hire More Women

North Texas Construction Company Seeks to Hire More Women

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- A North Texas construction company is breaking the stigma on women in the industry. The commercial masonry industry is a $31 billion market according to IBISWorld, a leading market research company. Currently there are more than 225,000 people employed in commercial masonry across the United States but women only represent approximately 1.1% of…MORE

Dallas Introduces City’s First-Ever Inspector General

Dallas Introduces City’s First-Ever Inspector General

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson introduced Bart Bevers, the city’s first-ever Inspector General, on Thursday at Dallas City Hall. According to Mayor Johnson, the Office of Inspector General will monitor, investigate, and prosecute potential ethics violations . The office was established as part of the ethics reforms proposed by the mayor and passed…MORE

Statewide Gas Price Average Sets New Record as it Continues to Climb

Statewide Gas Price Average Sets New Record as it Continues to Climb

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The statewide gas price average in Texas is $4.00 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch.  That price is 62 cents more than from this day last week and is $1.45 more per gallon compared to this day last year. Of the major metropolitan…MORE

The City of Dallas, 2 Local Sites to Open Temporary Warming Centers

The City of Dallas, 2 Local Sites to Open Temporary Warming Centers

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Another winter snap is headed for North Texas Friday night and the City of Dallas wants to make sure its most vulnerable citizens have a place to stay warm. Below freezing temperatures and wintry precipitation will blanket the region until Saturday morning. The J. Erik Jonsson Central Library downtown at 1515…MORE

Attack on Ukrainian Hospital Draws Outrage as Talks Stall

Attack on Ukrainian Hospital Draws Outrage as Talks Stall

MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian airstrike on a Mariupol maternity hospital that killed three people brought condemnation down on Moscow on Thursday, with Ukrainian and Western officials branding it a war crime, while the highest-level talks yet yielded no progress in stopping the fighting. Emergency workers renewed efforts to get food and medical supplies…MORE

Woman sues Cowboys’ Jerry Jones, says he’s biological father

Woman sues Cowboys’ Jerry Jones, says he’s biological father

DALLAS (AP) — A 25-year-old woman who grew up in North Texas is suing Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, alleging he’s her biological father. Alexandra Davis says in a lawsuit filed last week in Dallas County that she was conceived from a relationship Jones had with her mother, Cynthia Davis, in the mid-1990s, The Dallas…MORE

Desks & Chairs Go Flying During Alleged Attack on Substitute Teacher in DeSoto

Desks & Chairs Go Flying During Alleged Attack on Substitute Teacher in DeSoto

DeSoto, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Video has gone viral of a disturbing incident at DeSoto West Middle School of an reported substitute teacher and some students hurling desks and chairs at each other A substitute teacher had to be treated by paramedics, according to WFAA-TV. Multiple videos show were posted to various social media sites Wednesday…MORE

FWPOA Calls Out Council Members for Voting ‘No’ on Adding Police Armored Vehicle

FWPOA Calls Out Council Members for Voting ‘No’ on Adding Police Armored Vehicle

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Fort Worth Police Officers Association is calling out three Fort Worth council members: Elizabeth Beck, Chris Nettles, and Jared Williams, for voting no to accepting a U.S. Department of Homeland Security grant that would provide an additional armored vehicle to the department’s fleet. The measure narrowly passed but POA president Manny…MORE

Governor Abbott Announces Statewide Day of Prayer for Ukraine

Governor Abbott Announces Statewide Day of Prayer for Ukraine

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a proclamation on Wednesday, announcing Sunday, March 13 as a Day of Prayer for Ukraine. The Governor also announced that the Texas Governor’s Mansion will be lit blue and yellow on Saturday, March 12 and Sunday, March 13 in solidarity with the Ukrainian people. In addition, the…MORE