Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News

Texas Economy Shows Rebound In First Quarter Of 2019
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) - Texas economic activity expanded moderately in the first quarter in 2019 after downshifting markedly last November and December, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. T...
Cumulus Media May 09, 2019

Electric Reliability Council of Texas Expects to Avoid Summer Blackouts
DALLAS (AP) – Electricity demand in Texas is expected to hit record levels this summer, and with a thin margin of reserve power, the operator of the state’s grid said it may have to ask bu...
Cumulus Media May 09, 2019

Update: Suspect Arrested in Garland Hit and Run
Courtesy: Garland Police UPDATE: May 10, 2019 New Information from Garland Police: This afternoon, May 9, investigators received a tip on the possible location of the minivan. A 2006 Toyota Sienna was...
Cumulus Media May 09, 2019

Denton Assistant Principal Will Not Return After Investigation Into Racial Slur
Courtesy: WFAA-TV DENTON (WBAP/KLIF News) — An investigation into a Denton High School assistant principal has resulted in him losing his job. The investigation began when someone called the sch...
Cumulus Media May 09, 2019

Boyfriend Gets Life For Killing ZuZu Verk
LOCKHART, Texas (AP) – A Texas jury has sentenced a 28-year-old man to life imprisonment for the murder of a college student. The jury in Caldwell County in Central Texas sentenced Robert Fabian...
Cumulus Media May 09, 2019

Air Quality Harmed as Texas Oil Production Booms
Photo courtesy WFAA DALLAS (AP) - The production of oil and natural gas in West Texas is booming but it's coming at a cost to residents who are regularly exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution, ...
Cumulus Media May 09, 2019

State Report Reveals Break Issues Caused JPS Elevator to Crush, Injure Nurse
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- A report from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shows brake failure is the reason a JPS hospital elevator crushed and severely injured a nurse in January. Accord...
Cumulus Media May 08, 2019

Visit Dallas CEO Phillip Jones Steps Down, Months After Questionable Audit
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- VisitDallas President & CEO PHilip Jones is stepping down. Jones and Visit Dallas Board members came to a mutual decision for him to step down after 15 years. VisitDallas, a to...
Cumulus Media May 08, 2019

House Panel Votes to Hold AG Barr in Contempt
CNN Photo WASHINGTON (AP) – The House Judiciary Committee has voted to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress, escalating the legal battle with the Trump administration over ...
Cumulus Media May 08, 2019

Dallas Police Department Honors Fallen Officers Ahead of National Police Week
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Police department honored the 86 lives lost on duty in the history of the department ahead of National Police Week. During a ceremony Wednesday with families of o...
Cumulus Media May 08, 2019









