Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News

Ian Forces Texas Beach Closures
Padre Island National Seashore (National Park Service)Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Some Texas beaches closed as a precaution ahead of Hurricane Ian. Padre Island National Seashore closed its driving beac...
Cumulus Media Sep 29, 2022

Quinnipiac Releases Polling in Texas Governor’s Race
(WBAP/KLIF) – Six weeks before Election Day, Republican incumbent Greg Abbott has a 7-point lead over Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke 53% to 46% in the Texas governor’s race, acc...
Cumulus Media Sep 28, 2022

Spieth Family Foundation makes Large Donation for Children’s Plano Expansion
(Photo: Jordan Spieth/CMCF)DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) - Children's Medical Center Foundation, the fundraising arm of Children's Health, announced a $500,000 donation from the Jordan Spieth Family Foundation o...
Cumulus Media Sep 28, 2022

Man Killed in Shootout with Police in Far East Dallas
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Dallas Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that left a suspect dead and a neighborhood in shock.Chief Eddie Garcia said the shooting happened early W...
Cumulus Media Sep 28, 2022

Off-Duty Dallas Police Officer Pulls Woman from Truck Before it Catches Fire
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – An off duty Dallas police officer jumped into action last night to pull a woman from her vehicle just minutes before it caught fire.It happened on along the eastbound RL Tho...
Cumulus Media Sep 28, 2022

Ian Just Shy of a Category 5 Hurricane as it Nears Florida
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., (AP) – The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Ian has rapidly intensified off Florida’s coast, gaining top winds of 155 mph, just shy of the most devastating Categor...
Cumulus Media Sep 28, 2022

AG Paxton Responds to Claim he ‘Ran’ from Being Served a Subpoena
Texas AG Ken PaxtonWFAA photoUPDATE: 2 P.M. Tuesday, September 27Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton responded on Tuesday to a court document that said he left his Collin County home on Monday after bei...
Cumulus Media Sep 27, 2022

Texas Deploys Task Force to Florida ahead of Hurricane Ian
(Photo: State of Texas)AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas is sending help to Florida as Hurricane Ian churns in the Gulf Coast.Governor Greg Abbott, o Tuesday, directed the Texas Division of Emergency M...
Cumulus Media Sep 27, 2022

Hurricane Ian Strikes Cuba, Florida Braces for Winds, Floods
(Photo by Ricardo ARDUENGO / AFP) (Photo by RICARDO ARDUENGO/AFP via Getty Images)HAVANA (AP) – Hurricane Ian tore into western Cuba as a major hurricane Tuesday and left 1 million people withou...
Cumulus Media Sep 27, 2022

DEA: Fentanyl Pills/Powders Made to Look Like Candy Target Youngsters; Local Experts React
(US Drug Enforcement Administration_Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Drug Enforcement Administration is sounding the alarm on a disturbing tactic being used by drug cartels and traffickers to target you...
Cumulus Media Sep 27, 2022









