Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News

Gov. Abbott’s Campaign War Chest Tops $43M
AUSTIN (AP) – Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott raised $9-plus million through the end of last year and now has a record war chest of $43.3 million to fund a November re-election bid that...
Cumulus Media Jan 12, 2018

Texas court hears case that could end local plastic bag bans
CNN photo AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas’ highest civil court is discussing a border city’s ban on plastic bags and could ultimately decide to end such prohibitions statewide. The Laredo...
Cumulus Media Jan 12, 2018

Child abuse suspect caught trying to cross the border from Mexico
Laredo (WBAP/KLIF) – A 64 year old Mexican man wanted in Irving for child sexual abuse has been arrested trying to cross the border at Laredo. Francisco Lopez was on a commercial bus crossing ov...
Cumulus Media Jan 12, 2018

Tarrant County Judicial Candidate at Center of Electoral Fraud Allegations Withdraws Re-election Bid
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Tarrant County judicial candidate has withdrawn his bid for re-election following allegations of electoral fraud. The move comes days after opponents of Justi...
Cumulus Media Jan 11, 2018

Plunging Temps Could Bring Sleet to DFW Roadways
(WFAA Dallas/Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – This cool January morning will give way to plunging temps and wind chills beginning at midday today. A strong front will cause temps to tumble to the 30s an...
Cumulus Media Jan 11, 2018

Dallas officials work to free low-risk women from jail
Photo courtesy WFAA DALLAS (AP) - Dallas County officials are beginning to overhaul their bond system to allow inmates to be released based on their risk level to the public instead of their ability t...
Cumulus Media Jan 11, 2018

Frisco May Build a Huge Park to Attract Major Youth Sporting Events
(WFAA) Frisco, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Frisco could be shelling out some 52-million dollars to buy land that would be used to develop a huge city park. Now, just how huge will the park be? Officials sa...
Cumulus Media Jan 11, 2018

Fort Worth SWAT Officers Fatally Shoot Armed Suspect
(Photo: Scott Sidway/WBAP) Fort Worth, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A Fort Worth man was shot and killed by SWAT officers who raided his home on narcotics warrant overnight. Authorites say the man was armed...
Cumulus Media Jan 11, 2018

‘Do Not Travel’ Advisory Issued for Parts of Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Five states in Mexico have gotten the sternest “do not travel” advisories under a revamped U.S. State Department system unveiled Wednesday. The five include the no...
Cumulus Media Jan 11, 2018

Elderly Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Multiple Children
MESQUITE(WBAP/KLIF)- A 74-year-old Terrell man is behind bars after being accused of sexually assaulting at least three children between 1991 and 1998. Daniel Wayne Meshell is in the Dallas CountyJail...
Cumulus Media Jan 10, 2018









