Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Air Force Ordered to Pay More Than $230M in Church Shooting

Air Force Ordered to Pay More Than $230M in Church Shooting

UNDATED (AP) The U.S. Air Force has been ordered to pay more than $230 million in damages to survivors and victims’ families for a deadly shooting at a Texas church. The ruling comes from a Texas federal judge who earlier decided that the Air Force was liable for the massacre carried out by a former…MORE

TexAmericas is the Latest to Join Partnership Aimed at Helping Tokyo Companies Expand in Texas

TexAmericas is the Latest to Join Partnership Aimed at Helping Tokyo Companies Expand in Texas

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF)-TexAmericas Center (TAC) today announced it will be one of 18 Texas-based companies to take part in a mutual cooperation and partnership agreement aimed at bringing small to mid-size businesses from Tokyo to Texas for expansion efforts. The Statement of Mutual Cooperation with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s Bureau of Industrial and Labor Affairs was announced in late January…MORE

Tarrant County Non-Profit Serving At-Risk Students, Receives Large Donation to Expand Services

Tarrant County Non-Profit Serving At-Risk Students, Receives Large Donation to Expand Services

TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF)- Communities In Schools of Greater Tarrant County (CIS-GTC) received an unprecedented gift of $4 million from philanthropist and author MacKenzie Scott. The local gift is part of a $133.5 million unrestricted donation to the Communities In Schools network and national office. “We are humbled and honored that Communities In Schools of Greater…MORE

COVID-19 Trends Show Sharp Decline in North Texas

COVID-19 Trends Show Sharp Decline in North Texas

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – COVID-19 trends in North Texas are showing downward trends. “The ice storm helped cool off cases,” said Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation CEO, Steve Miff. “We observe significant week-over-week decreases in cases. Specifically, the general population dropped 47% and youth fell by 55%.” Hospital census and ICU utilization are also down. According to…MORE

Colleyville Rabbi Testifies before Congress following Synagogue Attack

Colleyville Rabbi Testifies before Congress following Synagogue Attack

(WBAP/KLIF) – A new national terrorism bulletin asks Americans who plan to go to mass gatherings or places of worship to be on alert. Rabbi Charlie Cytron Walker escaped a hostage taker at a Colleyville synagogue last month and testified before a Senate committee on Tuesday about the need for more security funding at places…MORE

Jury Selection Underway for ex-Los Angeles Angels Employee Charged in Tyler Skaggs’ Death

Jury Selection Underway for ex-Los Angeles Angels Employee Charged in Tyler Skaggs’ Death

TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – Jury selection began in a Tarrant County courtroom Tuesday morning for the ex-Los Angeles Angels employee charged in connection with the overdose death of starting pitcher Tyler Skaggs in a Southlake hotel room. Former Angels Communications Director Eric Prescott Kay is accused of giving Skaggs’ the oxycodone that led to…MORE

Former Plano Deputy City Manager Returns as HR Director

Former Plano Deputy City Manager Returns as HR Director

Plano, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A familiar face is returning to the City of Plano. former Deputy City Manager Lashon Ross, who spent half of her 30-year career with the city makes a return for a second stint at as Director of Human Resources. The City of Plano’s training program is named after Ross as a…MORE

Texas Rangers Investigating Death of Texas Guard Member at the Border

Texas Rangers Investigating Death of Texas Guard Member at the Border

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – A Texas Army National Guard Soldier assigned to Operation Lone Star died in a non-mission related incident on Monday, according to the Texas Military Department.  The Soldier was shot in Brackettville, Texas and pronounced dead at the scene. Initial findings indicate the Soldier died from an accidental firearm discharge. “We are deeply…MORE

Governors in 4 states plan for end to school mask mandates

Governors in 4 states plan for end to school mask mandates

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The governors of four states announced plans Monday to lift statewide mask requirements in schools by the end of February or March, citing the rapid easing of COVID-19′s omicron surge. The decisions in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey and Oregon were announced as state and local governments grapple with which virus restrictions…MORE

Texas DMV Chief Resigns Amid Fake Paper Tag Debacle

Texas DMV Chief Resigns Amid Fake Paper Tag Debacle

Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – A fake license plate tag debacle at the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles has resulted in the resignation of the agency’s chief. The resignation of Whitney Bewster comes on the heels of the seizure of 42 fake paper plate tags in mid-January, according to the Dallas Morning News. As part of a…MORE