Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Dallas Police Asking For Help to ID Woman Accused of Sexually Assaulting a Child

Dallas Police Asking For Help to ID Woman Accused of Sexually Assaulting a Child

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas Police is asking the public to help identify a suspect in the aggravated sexual assault of a child. On January 1, 2022 a woman is accused of committing the attack on the child near Rose Haggar Elementary School on Campbell Road and Plumtree Drive around 5 p.m. She’s black, between…MORE

Pioneering Actor Sidney Poitier Dies at Age 94

Pioneering Actor Sidney Poitier Dies at Age 94

Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – Legendary actor of stage and screen Sidney Poitier has died at the age of 94. The Bahamian Minister of Foreign Affairs confirmed his death. Poitier, broke numerous Hollywood barriers in the 1950s and 1960s and in 1964 became the first Black man to win the Oscar for best actor.The award was for…MORE

US Jobless Rate Sinks to 3.9% as Many More People Find Jobs

US Jobless Rate Sinks to 3.9% as Many More People Find Jobs

AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. employers added a modest 199,000 jobs last month while the unemployment rate fell sharply, at a time when businesses are struggling to fill jobs with many Americans remaining reluctant to return to the workforce. At the same time, Friday’s jobs report from the Labor Department showed that the…MORE

2 held in Seattle woman’s slaying skip bond in Dallas

2 held in Seattle woman’s slaying skip bond in Dallas

DALLAS (AP) — Two women charged with murder and evidence tampering in the 2020 slaying in Texas of a Seattle woman have cut off their ankle monitors and fled while free on bond, a court filing said. Nina Marano, 50, and her wife, Lisa Dykes, 58, were free on their $500,000 bonds when they removed…MORE

Ted Cruz Under Fire for Calling January 6th Rioters ‘Terrorists’

Ted Cruz Under Fire for Calling January 6th Rioters ‘Terrorists’

(WBAP/KLIF) — Senator Ted Cruz is taking heat from conservatives over calling January 6th rioters “terrorists”. The Texas Republican is under fire for his comments on Wednesday during a U.S. Senate committee hearing about Capitol Police oversight during the 2021 riot.. Cruz says he only meant those who attacked police officers on that day, and…MORE

Widow of Euless Police Officer Speaks Out

Widow of Euless Police Officer Speaks Out

(WBAP/KLIF) — Ahead of the funeral of a Euless police officer, his widow breaks her silence about the night of his death. Priscilla Cervantes was severely injured in the Thanksgiving weekend crash that killed her husband, officer Alex Cervantes. Priscilla was in a comma for a month after the car accident that took the life…MORE

Dallas Police Officers Question District Attorney’s Call for Evidence in 2020 Protests

Dallas Police Officers Question District Attorney’s Call for Evidence in 2020 Protests

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police Officers are taking issue with the District Attorney’s renewed request for the public’s help regarding potential misconduct by police during protests in the summer of 2020. Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot is again asking for photos and video from witnesses as he builds evidence to potentially charge officers who…MORE

Texas Task Force on Concert Safety Holds Meeting in San Antonio

Texas Task Force on Concert Safety Holds Meeting in San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott’s Texas Task Force on Concert Safety held their fifth meeting, and third in-person meeting, in San Antonio on Thursday. According to the Governor’s office, the meeting brought together public safety and industry experts, as well as expert contributors and local authorities, to continue the ongoing discussion of best…MORE

Dallas Police Seeking Animal Cruelty Suspect Who Shot Dog in Backyard

Dallas Police Seeking Animal Cruelty Suspect Who Shot Dog in Backyard

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas Police are searching for the person who shot a dog in the backyard of an east Oak Cliff home last month. The white and blue Pittbull-type dog was found at a home off 4700 Cranfill Drive on December 7, 2021. The dog survived the shooting and “is thriving”. Anyone with…MORE