Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Duncanville Police Officer Arrested After ‘serious allegations of police misconduct while on duty’

Duncanville Police Officer Arrested After ‘serious allegations of police misconduct while on duty’

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A Duncanville police officer faces three counts of official oppression after an investigation of “serious allegations of police misconduct while on duty.” Duncanville Police officials were alerted to the alleged actions of officer Christian Pinilla by fellow officers last month. The Dallas County Sheriff’s office was enlisted to conduct an independent investigation.…MORE

After Staff Exodus, Texas AG Seeks $43M for Google Suit

After Staff Exodus, Texas AG Seeks $43M for Google Suit

DALLAS (AP) — The mass exodus of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s top staff over accusations of bribery against their former boss has left the Republican seeking $43 million in public funds to replace some of them with outside lawyers to lead a high-profile antitrust lawsuit against Google. Former Paxton aides told The Associated Press…MORE

Atlanta Preacher Raphael Warnock Makes History With Senate Win as Dems Near Majority

Atlanta Preacher Raphael Warnock Makes History With Senate Win as Dems Near Majority

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) – Democrat Raphael Warnock has won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history and putting the Senate majority within the party’s reach. Warnock, a pastor who spent the past 15 years leading the Atlanta church where Martin Luther King Jr. preached, defeated Republican…MORE

American Airlines Grounds Emotional Support Animals

American Airlines Grounds Emotional Support Animals

DALLAS (AP) – Time is running out for emotional-support animals on airline flights. American Airlines said Tuesday that it will ban companion animals gradually by Feb. 1. As required by federal rules, passengers with a trained service dog will still be allowed to bring the dog on board at no extra charge. But owners of…MORE

5 Kids Hospitalized at Cook Children’s With Rare Post COVID-Related Illness

5 Kids Hospitalized at Cook Children’s With Rare Post COVID-Related Illness

Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A rare COVID-related illness in children has 5 kids hospitalized at Cook Children’s Hospital. Parents of these children are just learning about Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome in Children or MIS-C. The symptom list includes fever, gut pain and vomiting and can present in children weeks after they’ve recovered from COVID-19. Five children…MORE

COVID-19 Vaccination Availability Varies across North Texas

COVID-19 Vaccination Availability Varies across North Texas

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – North Texas counties and health providers are trying to keep up with demand for the COVID-19 vaccine. Collin, Dallas, and Tarrant Counties have all set up online portals to register to be vaccinated if you’re older than 65 or have an underlying health risk. Thousands of residents have signed up. In Tarrant…MORE

No Charges Against Wisconsin Officer who Shot Jacob Blake

No Charges Against Wisconsin Officer who Shot Jacob Blake

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin prosecutor announced Tuesday that he will not file criminal charges against a white police officer who shot a Black man in the back in Kenosha last summer, leaving him paralyzed and setting off sometimes violent protests in the city. Officer Rusten Sheskey’s shooting of Jacob Blake on Aug. 23,…MORE

The City of Prosper Again Supports the Expansion of US 380, but with Limitations

The City of Prosper Again Supports the Expansion of US 380, but with Limitations

PROSPER (WBAP / KLIF) – For the fifth time in three years, the Prosper Town Council has passed a resolution supporting expansion of US 380 within it’s city limits. But the city reemphasizes that it is also against the construction of a US 380 bypass route that would divide the city. The resolutions are aimed…MORE