Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News

Texas ‘Tourniquet Killer’ set to be 1st US execution in 2018
Anthony Allen ShoreTexas Department of Criminal Justice photo HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A man who became known as Houston's "Tourniquet Killer" because of his signature murder technique on four female ...
Cumulus Media Jan 18, 2018

Former Soldier Found Guilty in Arlington Walgreens Murder
Photo Courtesy WFAA-TV FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – A former Army soldier accused of killing a man outside an Arlington Walgreens two years ago has been found guilty of murder. The incident happened...
Cumulus Media Jan 18, 2018

Flu Outbreak Closes Gunter, Bonham School Districts
(Public Domain image) GUNTER (WBAP/KLIF) – The Gunter and Bonham school districts in northern Texas have decided to close for a week to help fight the flu. In Gunter, Superintendent Jill Siler s...
Cumulus Media Jan 17, 2018

Dallas County Reports 7 More Flu Deaths, Bringing Total to 38
[WFAA photo]DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The flu epidemic continues to hit North Texas hard as Dallas County reported 7 more flu deaths Wednesday afternoon, bringing the total to 38 deaths so far for th...
Cumulus Media Jan 17, 2018

Prosecution Rests in Zoe Hastings Capital Murder Trial
DALLAS, TX (WBAP/KLIF News) – The prosecution has rested in the capital murder trial of Antonio Cochran, the man accused of kidnapping and killing 18 year old Zoe Hastings in October of 2015. In...
Cumulus Media Jan 17, 2018

Arrest Made in Fatal Double Shooting in Garland; Search Continues for Second Suspect
Nathanial Wayne Wooldridge, 39 of Rowlett. (Garland Police Department) Garland, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Garland Police have arrested one murder suspect and continue to search for another in connection ...
Cumulus Media Jan 17, 2018

DPD Gears Up for ‘Project Green Light’ to Monitor Business Security Feeds
(WFAA) Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Police Department will soon roll out a new layer of surveillance for area businesses. Project Green Light will allow area businesses to partner with the DP...
Cumulus Media Jan 17, 2018

Garland Shelter Nears Capacity
GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF) — When it gets this cold outside, one group hit hardest is the homeless. That’s why several churches in Garland came together to open “Garland Overnight Warming S...
Cumulus Media Jan 17, 2018

Retail Giant Helps Customers Dispose of Opioids
(AP) – Walmart is helping customers get rid of leftover opioids by giving them packets that turn the addictive painkillers into a useless gel. The retail giant announced Wednesday that it will p...
Cumulus Media Jan 17, 2018

Abbott proposes revenue cap to lower Texas property taxes
Gov. Greg AbbottPhoto courtesy WFAA AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has unveiled a plan to cut property taxes, hoping to make the proposal a centerpiece of his re-election campa...
Cumulus Media Jan 17, 2018









