Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Rockwall Police Officer Shot During Late Night Struggle With Suspect

Rockwall Police Officer Shot During Late Night Struggle With Suspect

Rockwall (WBAP/KLIF) – Rockwall Police were involved in a peculiar sort of shooting Friday night. Shortly before midnight officers were sent to investigate a shooting in a residential neighborhood west of Lake Ray Hubbard. They found a shooting victim, and located a suspect. As officers were trying to detain him, he began struggling. During that…MORE

Texas Eclipses 893,000 COVID Cases & Approaches 18,000 Deaths

Texas Eclipses 893,000 COVID Cases & Approaches 18,000 Deaths

(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas pushed over 893,000 COVID-19 positive tests, Friday, with 5,900 more on the final work day of the week.  The Metroplex saw just under 1,800 newly confirmed positive tests. Dallas county listed 832 newly confirmed positive tests, Tarrant county 700, Denton county 134, and Collin county 115 additional positives.  That puts the North…MORE

An El Paso County Judged Sued by Texas AG

An El Paso County Judged Sued by Texas AG

(WBAP/KLIF) — An El Paso judge is locking horns with the Texas governor over pandemic shut-down powers.  Judge Ricardo Samaniego ordered all El Paso county non-essential businesses to shut down for a two week period. In addition, Samaniego enacted a shelter in place order and banned resident gatherings and all non-essential travel.  He also banned citizens from…MORE

Self-Driving Technology Company Opening in Alliance Texas

Self-Driving Technology Company Opening in Alliance Texas

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- TuSimple, a global self-driving technology company with a focus on heavy-duty trucks, has secured property in AllianceTexas’ Mobility Innovation Zone (MIZ) in north Fort Worth. The MIZ was launched last year as a first-of-its-kind “do tank” in collaboration with Deloitte, leading the nation in smart infrastructure deployment to create a digital and physical commercialization…MORE

Texas Sets Early Voting Record

Texas Sets Early Voting Record

McALLEN, Texas (AP) – Texans have already cast more early ballots ahead of next week’s election than they did during all of 2016. That signals an unprecedented surge of voting in a state that was once the country’s most reliably Republican but may be drifting toward legitimate battleground status. More than 9 million ballots have…MORE

Kamala Harris makes Campaign Stop in Ft. Worth

Kamala Harris makes Campaign Stop in Ft. Worth

FT. WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris made a campaign stop in Ft. Worth Friday afternoon speaking to an invitation only group of about 250 supporters at First Saint John Cathedral. During her 30 minute presentation Harris touched on the economy, immigration as well as the pandemic. She told the crowd ”…MORE

Girl Scouts Congratulate Justice Barrett and Catch Flack From Both Sides

Girl Scouts Congratulate Justice Barrett and Catch Flack From Both Sides

A tweet by the Girl Scouts congratulating new Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett drew such outrage from Barrett’s critics that the youth organization swiftly deleted it – only to draw a new backlash from Barrett’s supporters. The original tweet, posted Wednesday evening, said, “Congratulations Amy Coney Barrett on becoming the 5th woman appointed to the Supreme…MORE

Irving based Exxon Loses $680M

Irving based Exxon Loses $680M

NEW YORK (AP) – Exxon Mobil lost $680 million in the third quarter as travel was curtailed throughout the world in efforts to contain the coronavirus, diminishing the need for fuel. The Irving, Texas-based oil giant brought in $46.2 billion in revenue, down from $65.05 billion during the same quarter last year.  Thursday, the company it…MORE

Work Crews Still Trying To Clean Up Train Derailment

Work Crews Still Trying To Clean Up Train Derailment

Mauriceville (WBAP/KLIF) – Hazmat crews are still working (Friday) to clean up the wreckage of a train derailment in southeast Texas. 25 cars of a Kansas City Southern freight train came off the tracks Thursday near the Louisiana state line in the small Texas town of Mauriceville. The derailed freight cars were piled on top…MORE