Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Amber Alert Discontinued: 14 Year Old Fairview Girl Found

Amber Alert Discontinued: 14 Year Old Fairview Girl Found

(WBAP/KLIF) –UPDATE 1:45PM- Texas DPS said 14-year-old Hayley Giandoni has been located. Original: The Fairview police department has issued an Amber Alert for 14 year old Hayley Giandoni, who was abducted Saturday night in Fairview. Police are searching for a suspect driving an unknown vehicle and believe the girl to be in grave danger. Giandoni…MORE

Trump Supporters Converge on Downtown Dallas as the Former President Pays a Visit

Trump Supporters Converge on Downtown Dallas as the Former President Pays a Visit

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Former President Donald Trump was in Dallas on Sunday to take part in ‘The History Tour’ with Bill O’Reilly. Thousands of Trump supporters converged on the American Airlines Center to witness the sit down conversation between the political commentator and former President. “We decided this was a good time come back and…MORE

Fauci Says Omicron Variant is `Just Raging Around the World’

Fauci Says Omicron Variant is `Just Raging Around the World’

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – The White House’s top medical adviser says the COVID-19 omicron variant is “just raging around the world.” And President Joe Biden is planning on Tuesday to give what his press secretary says is “a stark warning of what the winter will look like” for unvaccinated Americans. Dr. Anthony Fauci says “the…MORE

Manchin Can’t Support Dems’ $2T Bill, Potentially Dooming it

Manchin Can’t Support Dems’ $2T Bill, Potentially Dooming it

WASHINGTON (AP) – Sen. Joe Manchin says he can’t back his party’s signature $2 trillion social and environment bill. That would deal a seemingly fatal blow to President Joe Biden’s leading domestic initiative heading into an election year when Democrats’ narrow hold on Congress was already in peril. The West Virginia senator said on “Fox…MORE

Red Cross Faces Blood Shortage

Red Cross Faces Blood Shortage

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The American Red Cross says it’s facing the lowest holiday season blood supply and donor turnout that it’s experienced in more than a decade. The North Texas Region has had extremely low donor turnout in recent months, even while the demand for blood is unabated. Red Cross officials say donors were eager…MORE

Garland Murder Suspect Arrested

Garland Murder Suspect Arrested

Garland (WBAP/KLIF) – Garland Police have arrested a 19 year old suspect for the murder of a 22 year old woman. Lucio Angel Ortega was found in Caldwell County northwest of San Antonio. He is charged with the murder of Bianca Vasquez who was shot and killed in a Garland neighborhood Friday evening. Ortega will…MORE

Storied High School Coach Retires

Storied High School Coach Retires

Arlington (AP) – Todd Dodge is retiring as a Texas high school football coach. The former Texas Longhorns quarterback has capped a storied career on the sidelines by leading Austin Westlake to its third consecutive state championship with a 40-21 over Denton Guyer. Dodge won seven championships. The first four were at Southlake Carroll in…MORE

Texas Resident Arrested In Utah For Murder In DeSoto

Texas Resident Arrested In Utah For Murder In DeSoto

Moab, UT (WBAP/KLIF) – A 39 year old resident of DeSoto has been arrested in Utah for the murder of a woman identified as his domestic partner. Raymond Turner Jr. was arrested in Moab, and reportedly confessed to the murder of 52 year old Jacqueline Archuleta while Moab Police were questing him about their unrelated…MORE

Sunday Forecast

SUNDAY: Increasingly cloudy and chilly. High: 47. Winds: NE 5-10. MONDAY: Sunny and cool. High: 54. Winds: SE 5-10. TUESDAY: Sunny and seasonable. High: 58. Winds: S 5-10.MORE

OSHA Vaccine Mandate Penalties to Start Jan. 10

OSHA Vaccine Mandate Penalties to Start Jan. 10

UNDATED (AP) The Occupational Health and Safety Administration says it will not issue citations tied to its coronavirus vaccination mandate before Jan. 10. This will give companies time to adjust to and implement the requirements. The federal agency separately says there will be no citations of companies regarding its testing requirements before Feb. 9. Saturday’s…MORE