Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
Emergency Crews in Dallas Rescue 2 High-Rise Window Washers
DALLAS (AP) – Emergency responders have rescued two window washers after one side of their scaffold gave way about 12 stories up along a Dallas skyscraper. Both men were saved Wednesday afternoo...
Jan 26, 2017
Website That Advertised Escort Services Sued in 4 States
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – New lawsuits have been filed in four states on behalf of women who say they were victimized as teenagers when they were sold for sex on an international website. Attorn...
Jan 26, 2017
Black Lawmakers Say Regent Appointments Lack Diversity
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Senate’s only two black members are criticizing Gov. Greg Abbott for not including any African-Americans in his three nominees for the University of Texas Sy...
Jan 26, 2017
Convict in Slayings of 2 in Dallas Subway Shop Holdup Set to Die
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) – Attorneys for 43-year-old Texas death row inmate Terry Edwards are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop his scheduled lethal injection for a fatal robbery more than 14 ...
Jan 26, 2017
Voter ID Lawsuits Live On Despite Likely Trump Policy Shift
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Attorneys challenging tough voter ID laws in Texas and North Carolina say they’ll keep pressing their lawsuits without the support of President Donald Trump’s Ju...
Jan 26, 2017
Secret Service Agent Says She’d Rather Go to Jail than Keep Vow
Agent Kerry O’Grady (left) Courtesy of: Conservative Tribune WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) A senior Secret Service agent inferred that she so vehemently disapproves of President Donald Trump, that...
Jan 25, 2017
Rowlett’s Spirit Night to Raise Money for 2015 Tornado Victims
ROWLETT (WBAP/KLIF News) – More than a dozen restaurants in Rowlett will donate a portion of their earnings Thursday night to help raise money for families who are still struggling in the afterm...
Jan 25, 2017
Deadly House Fire in McKinney
McKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF News) – A woman was killed in an overnight house fire in McKinney. The fire department said it started around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday at the home in the 9300 block of Norfolk Lan...
Jan 25, 2017
Fort Worth Expands Panhandling Ordinance
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Fort Worth has passed a measure that adds rules for panhandlers. The ordinance now forbids panhandling near ATMs, parking meters or entrances to buildings. It doesn...
Jan 25, 2017
Teacher’s Aide Fakes Cancer to Hide Criminal Charges
Photograph courtesy of WFAA-TV. MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF News) – A teacher’s aide at Wilkinson Middle School in Mesquite is accused of lying about having cancer. Parents and students raised mor...
Jan 25, 2017
