Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News

President Trump Lifts Morale in Houston
HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – President Donald Trump visited a Houston area church and met with Harvey evacuees at the NRG Center Saturday. The president, who spoke with reporters just before he le...
Cumulus Media Sep 02, 2017

The scope of the Hurricane Harvey disaster is becoming a little clearer
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – Thousands of Texans who were evacuated during the flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey are returning to their neighborhoods to see how much damaged has been done to their ho...
Cumulus Media Sep 02, 2017

Fake LYFT driver convicted of murder
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas County jury has found 45 year old Donaldo Velasquez guilty of murder. He pretended to be a "LYFT" driver on the last day of July, 2016 when he picked up Arnold Pini...
Cumulus Media Sep 02, 2017

Another Fire Erupts at Chemical Plant That Withstood Explosions After Harvey
CROSBY (AP) Aerial video shows another fire at a Houston-area chemical plant that lost power after Tropical Storm Harvey. Flames and smoke could be seen coming from the Arkema plant in Crosby Friday e...
Cumulus Media Sep 01, 2017

The Southern Baptists of Texas Convention Collecting “Care Buckets” for Harvey Victims
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Southern Baptists of Texas Convention is collecting five-gallon “care buckets” for the victims of Tropical Storm Harvey. Each bucket will contain items ...
Cumulus Media Sep 01, 2017

Governor Greg Abbott Gives Harvey Update, “Beaumont Area Still Deadly Dangerous”
BEAUMONT (WBAP/KLIF News) – Governor Greg Abbott gave an update on the current situation in South Texas in the wake of Tropical Storm Harvey Friday afternoon. So far, more than 8500 people have ...
Cumulus Media Sep 01, 2017

Bedford Police Detain Juvenile Acquaintance of Kaytlynn Cargill in Connection With Her Death
BEDFORD (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Bedford Police Department said it detained a 16-year-old acquaintance of Kaytlynn Cargill in connection with her death on Friday. The department said it’s ...
Cumulus Media Sep 01, 2017

Gas Prices Surge Higher as Drivers Rush to Fill Their Tanks
Image courtesy of CNN ATLANTA (AP) – Gasoline prices rose several cents overnight amid continuing fears of shortages in Texas and several other states in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey’...
Cumulus Media Sep 01, 2017

NFL Players’ Union Sues Over Elliott’s 6-Game Domestic Violence Ban
By SCHUYLER DIXON (AP) – The NFL players’ union sued the league on behalf of Ezekiel Elliott late Thursday night, seeking to vacate the upcoming ruling of an arbitrator on the appeal of th...
Cumulus Media Sep 01, 2017

New Laws Take Effect
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – A number of new laws took effect in Texas on September 1. On the top of the list: a complete ban on texting while driving. The new state law does not address talking on cel...
Cumulus Media Sep 01, 2017









