Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Purging Brain-eating Microbe To Take 60 Days

Purging Brain-eating Microbe To Take 60 Days

LAKE JACKSON, Texas (AP) — A Houston-area official said Monday it will take 60 days to ensure a city drinking water system is purged of a deadly, microscopic parasite that doctors believed killed a boy and that led to warnings for others not to drink tap water. Lake Jackson City Manager Modesto Mundo said that…MORE

Trump, Biden Prepare to Debate at a Time of Mounting Crises

Trump, Biden Prepare to Debate at a Time of Mounting Crises

CLEVELAND (AP) – The first debate between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden looms as a milestone in an American election year like no other. It’s a potential pivot point for a race that has remained stubbornly unchanged in the face of historic tumult. But with partisan feelings hardened over the most polarizing of presidents,…MORE

No indictments issued in 2019 White Settlement Church Shooting

No indictments issued in 2019 White Settlement Church Shooting

WHITE SETTLEMENT (WBAP/KLIF)-  A Tarrant County Grand Jury today decided to take no action against a church security officer who, on Dec. 29, 2019, shot a man who killed two parishioners inside the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement. Keith Thomas Kinnunen went to the church that day and attended part of the…MORE

Southwest Airlines Provides Charter Flights for Texas Firefighters Combating California Wildfires

Southwest Airlines Provides Charter Flights for Texas Firefighters Combating California Wildfires

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Southwest Airlines is providing two charter flights for 330 Texas Firefighters at no cost as they deploy or return from assisting California with several large wildfires. According to the Frisco Fire Department, Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System, including resources from throughout Texas, have been providing assistance in California since August 24. Frisco Fire…MORE

Time to Register to Vote is Running Out, Registration Numbers Show Uptick

Time to Register to Vote is Running Out, Registration Numbers Show Uptick

MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – Time is running out to register to vote in November’s Presidential election. Believe it or not, early voting is just weeks away. Next Monday, October 5, is the last day to register to vote in the November 3 election. “We have seen a definite increase in the number of people registering to…MORE

DART to Increase Services Starting October 19th

DART to Increase Services Starting October 19th

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – DART riders can expect to see some major changes in the agency’s services in a few weeks. Dallas Area Rapid Transit said it will increase services in bus, rail and GoLink service starting October 19th to keep up with demand as the North Texas economy slowly reopens amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In…MORE

Two Kaufman County Youngsters Left Fending for Themselves After Mom Dies

Two Kaufman County Youngsters Left Fending for Themselves After Mom Dies

Talty, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Two Talty children found fending for themselves after mother dies, according to police. Authorities were alerted by Forney ISD after teachers hadn’t seen the 71-year old woman’s children in a week. Teachers had called to check on the children and when they did not get answer, the district called on the…MORE

Her Words: Amy Coney Barrett on Faith, Precedent, Abortion

Her Words: Amy Coney Barrett on Faith, Precedent, Abortion

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some notable quotes from Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, a former Notre Dame law professor and current judge on the Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he was nominating Barrett to fill the seat vacated by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. ___ ON…MORE

Brain-Eating Microbe Contaminates Drinking Water in SE Texas; One Child Died

Brain-Eating Microbe Contaminates Drinking Water in SE Texas; One Child Died

LAKE JACKSON, Texas (AP) – Environmental officials in Texas have lifted a warning for a final Houston-area community to stop using tap water because it might be tainted with a deadly brain-eating microbe, but with a warning that the water should be boiled before being consumed. Earlier this month, 6-year-old Josh McIntyre died after contracting…MORE