Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Tears, Prayers Mark End to Search for Miami Condo Survivors

Tears, Prayers Mark End to Search for Miami Condo Survivors

SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — A somber moment of silence marked the end of the two-week search for survivors of a Florida condominium collapse, as rescue workers stood at solemn attention and clergy members hugged a line of local officials while many of them sobbed. The painstaking search for survivors shifted to a recovery effort at…MORE

Delta Variant COVID-19 Cases Growing In North Texas

Delta Variant COVID-19 Cases Growing In North Texas

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Research shows the COVID-19 Delta Variant is growing in North Texas and across the country. The Delta Variant was first discovered in India. Health officials are encouraging people to get vaccinated as the strain is causing a rise in cases and hospitalizations both locally and nationally. According to a UT Southwestern analysis of case…MORE

Dallas Police Hold Memorial on Fifth Anniversary of July 7th Ambush

Dallas Police Hold Memorial on Fifth Anniversary of July 7th Ambush

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- On the 5th year anniversary, the Dallas Police Department hosted a memorial to honor and remember the five officers who died in the line of duty on July 7th, 2016 as well as other officers who made that same sacrifice. “With this memorial we preserve and honor their memory and the sacrifices of…MORE

U.S. Air Force Heavily Blamed for Church Shooting in 2017

U.S. Air Force Heavily Blamed for Church Shooting in 2017

The U.S. Air Force is bing held partially responsible for a church shooting that left 26 people dead. A District Judge has ruled the military branch of being “60 percent responsible” for the killing of more than two dozen people at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs in 2017. According to the judge, the…MORE

Trump Files Suit Against Facebook, Twitter and YouTube

Trump Files Suit Against Facebook, Twitter and YouTube

WASHINGTON (AP) – Former President Donald Trump has filed suit against three of the country’s biggest tech companies, claiming he has been wrongfully censored by them. Trump announced the action Wednesday against Facebook, Twitter and Google’s YouTube as well as the companies’ CEOs. He spoke at a press conference in New Jersey. Trump was joined…MORE

Tarrant County Offers COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics at Fort Worth Zoo on Half-Price Wednesdays

Tarrant County Offers COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics at Fort Worth Zoo on Half-Price Wednesdays

FORT WORTH  (WBAP/KLIF News) – Amid a spike in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations nationwide, Tarrant County health officials have ramped up vaccine urgency efforts by partnering with the Fort Worth Zoo. They’re offering free shots at pop-up clinics at the Zoo on Wednesdays, which are half-priced for patrons. The clinics will run from 9 a.m.…MORE

Gov. Abbott Announces Agenda for Special Legislative Session

Gov. Abbott Announces Agenda for Special Legislative Session

Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott has issued an official proclamation announcing and laying out the agenda for a special legislative session that begins tomorrow. Calling the 87th regular session a “monumental success,” Abbott says that there is ‘unfinished business.” Among 11 priority items for the special session: BAIL REFORM: Legislation reforming the bail system…MORE

Building Collapse Lawsuits Seek to Get Answers, Assign Blame

Building Collapse Lawsuits Seek to Get Answers, Assign Blame

The quest to learn why a Florida condo building collapsed has already moved to the legal system, even before rescuers finish searching for victims and possible survivors. Authorities have opened criminal and civil investigations into the collapse of the oceanfront Champlain Towers South, which killed at least 36 people and left more than 100 missing.…MORE

[LIVE] Honoring Five Officers Killed in the Dallas Police Ambush Five Years Ago

[LIVE] Honoring Five Officers Killed in the Dallas Police Ambush Five Years Ago

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Five years ago, on July 7th, 2016, a gunman opened fire during a protest in Downtown Dallas that resulted in the death of five Dallas officers. The attack was felt across the United States including inside the White House. “The entire City of Dallas is grieving. Police across America, which is a…MORE

Arlington Police Release Video of ‘Person of Interest’ in Fatal Hit & Run Crash

Arlington Police Release Video of ‘Person of Interest’ in Fatal Hit & Run Crash

Arlington, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Arlington police are asking for public’s public for help in identifying a person of interest in a fatal hit-and-run crash that happened last week. The crash occurred Friday night, July 2 near Arkansas & Cooper. Anyone who may recognize the person in the video or who knows anything about the case…MORE