Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

WATCH: Activist Group Exposes Alleged Election Fraud, Attorney General Reviewing Video

WATCH: Activist Group Exposes Alleged Election Fraud, Attorney General Reviewing Video

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Tuesday that an alleged election fraud scheme exposed in a Project Veritas video is under review by investigators from his Election Fraud Unit. The video shows Project Veritas meeting with Raquel Rodriguez who admits to ballot harvesting. In the video, she claims to be a consultant for GOP…MORE

North Texas Family Loses Everman Police Officer and Mother to COVID-19 Within Days

North Texas Family Loses Everman Police Officer and Mother to COVID-19 Within Days

EVERMAN  (WBAP/KLIF News) – The coronavirus pandemic has dealt a devastating double blow to a North Texas family. The elderly mother of an Everman police officer has died of COVID-19 just three days after her son. Officer Alex Arango and his 81-year-old mother Carmen Arango were battling the virus in the ICU last week. Alex…MORE

North Texas Voters Shatter Early Voting Records in Some Counties

North Texas Voters Shatter Early Voting Records in Some Counties

DFW (WBAP/KLIF) – Several North Texas counties have shattered their early voting records according to new stats released Monday. With four days left for early voting, over 620-thousand people have voted in-person or by mail in Dallas County … accounting for 44% of the electorate in the county, according to County Judge Clay Jenkins. So…MORE

Coronavirus Deaths Rising Again, As Feared

Coronavirus Deaths Rising Again, As Feared

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Deaths per day from the coronavirus in the U.S. are on the rise again, just as health experts had feared, and cases are climbing in practically every state, despite assurances from President Donald Trump over the weekend that “we’re rounding the turn, we’re doing great.” With Election Day just over a…MORE

Another Attorney Who Accused TX AG Of Crimes Resigns

Another Attorney Who Accused TX AG Of Crimes Resigns

DALLAS (AP) – Another one of the top deputies who accused Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton of bribery and abuse of office is set to leave the agency. Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation Darren McCarty confirmed his resignation Monday but declined to comment further. He is slated to leave the attorney general’s office next…MORE

60 Years in Prison for Collin County Child Predator Caught in the Act

60 Years in Prison for Collin County Child Predator Caught in the Act

MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis announced Monday that 34-year-old Jose Fraire Delarosa of San Antonio was sentenced to 60 years in prison without the possibility of parole after a jury found him guilty of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child. “I applaud the bravery of both children who testified in this case…MORE

Deadly Weekend in Dallas Prompts Plea from Police

Deadly Weekend in Dallas Prompts Plea from Police

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police are asking for the public’s help reducing a recent spike in violent crime. The Dallas Police Department said Monday that nine murders occurred in the city between last Friday and early Monday morning. According to Major Danny Williams, there have been more than two-times as many murders this month compared…MORE

Vice Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris to Campaign in North Texas

Vice Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris to Campaign in North Texas

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Biden-Harris campaign will be in North Texas later this week ahead of the November 3 Presidential election. Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Kamala Harris will visit the region on Friday, according to her campaign staff and Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins. “She will be coming in to North Texas and we’re glad…MORE

Local Health Systems Encouraging North Texans to Participate in COVID-19 Study

Local Health Systems Encouraging North Texans to Participate in COVID-19 Study

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – UT Southwestern Medical Center and Texas Health Resources are launching the DFW COVID-19 Prevalence Study and are asking for volunteers. According to participating doctors, the study is meant to better understand ethnic and socioeconomic disparities of COVID-19 infections. “These data are essential to have as soon as possible,” Dr. Amit Singal said. According…MORE

El Paso Issues Curfew As COVID-19 Case Surge Overwhelms Hospitals

El Paso Issues Curfew As COVID-19 Case Surge Overwhelms Hospitals

EL PASO  (AP) – El Paso residents are under a curfew as local officials try and curb a current surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. El Paso County Judge Richard Samaniego issued the order, telling residents to stay home from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. for the next two weeks in hopes of curbing the…MORE