Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News

Online Petition Calls for Removal of Member of City of Fort Worth’s Human Relations Commission
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – An online petition calling for the removal of Mike Steele from the City of Fort Worth’s Human Relations Commission is gaining support. The Change.org petition...
Cumulus Media Jul 09, 2019

Billionaire Ross Perot Dead at 89
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Self-made billionaire and two-time independent candidate for U.S. president, Ross Perot has died at the age of 89. Perot had been fighting a battle with leukemia. The East T...
Cumulus Media Jul 09, 2019

Grand Prairie ISD Superintendent Dies in Motorcycle Crash in Arizona
(Susan Hull (Grand Prairie ISD) Grand Prairie, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The Grand Prairie Independent School District superintendent has died after being involved in a motorcycle accident while on vacat...
Cumulus Media Jul 09, 2019

FTW: 1920’s KKK Hall Set for Demolition; Group Proposes Restoring it into a ‘Site of Healing’
YouTube screenshot (Paul Flanagan) Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A time-battered 95-year old building, north of downtown Fort Worth that once served as the meeting place for the Ku Klux Klan is set f...
Cumulus Media Jul 09, 2019

A Small Earthquake Rattled Rendon
Rendon, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A weak earthquake was rattled Tarrant County Monday. A the 2.6 trembler was recorded in Rendon, west of Mansfield, shortly after noon Monday. The depth of the quake was ...
Cumulus Media Jul 09, 2019

Frisco: Second Test For West Nile Virus is Positive
Photo: CDC.gov FRISCO, TX (WBAP/KLIF News) — West Nile virus has been detected in Frisco. According to city news release the discovery came from testing of a mosquito pool near Panther Creek and...
Cumulus Media Jul 09, 2019

Students In TX Marching Bands Now Need Physicals
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A new University Interscholastic League rule requires physical exams or medical histories for students in school marching bands across Texas. KXAN-TV in Austin reports docto...
Cumulus Media Jul 09, 2019

GoFundMe Page Set Up for Family of Denton Toddler Who Died in SUV
[GoFundMe photo]DENTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – A GoFundMe page has been set up for the family of the Denton toddler who was found dead in an SUV last week. After a massive search, the body of two-yea...
Cumulus Media Jul 08, 2019

Collin County: Woman Posing as Nurse Allegedly Assaulted Elderly Women at Assisted Care Facility; Fake Money Also Found
Glenda Basanes (Collin County Sheriff’s Department) Collin County, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The Collin County Sheriff’s Department may have unraveled a counterfeit money operation in the pro...
Cumulus Media Jul 08, 2019

Fort Worth: Tow Truck Driver Struck & Killed by His Own Truck
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth police say a tow truck driver was killed this morning after being struck by his own truck on I-35W at Alliance Gateway Freeway. Police say the driver was pull...
Cumulus Media Jul 08, 2019









