Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News

New Texas Senate Committee to Focus on Southern Border
(Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick)AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick announced this week that he has created a Senate committee tasked with focusing solely on issues facing the state’...
Cumulus Media Jan 28, 2022

Human Chain Formed to Help After Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse; Minor Injuries Reported
(Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) – A two-lane bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh, requiring rescuers to rappel nearly 150 feet while others formed a human chain t...
Cumulus Media Jan 28, 2022

Texan Admits Smuggling Migrants in a US Flag-Draped Coffin
CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO – MAY 20: The border barrier between the U.S. (L) and Mexico runs down a hillside on May 20, 2019 as taken from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Approximately 1,000 migrants per day ...
Cumulus Media Jan 27, 2022

3 Houston Police Officers Wounded After Chase, Shootout
HOUSTON (AP) – Authorities say a police chase in Houston ended with a shootout that wounded three officers. The incident happened about 2:40 p.m. Thursday when a car that police were pursuing cr...
Cumulus Media Jan 27, 2022

Plano ISD Superintendent Announces Plans to Retire
(Photo: Plano ISD)PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – After 33 years of service in public education, Plano ISD Superintendent Sara Bonser informed the Plano ISD Board of Trustees on Tuesday that she will retire...
Cumulus Media Jan 27, 2022

Lawsuit Filed Over Dallas’ Regulation on Sexually Oriented Businesses
(Dallas City Council meeting Jan 26)DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Owners of sexually oriented businesses in Dallas are pushing back against a new regulation.The Dallas City Council voted on Wednesday to ...
Cumulus Media Jan 27, 2022

Volunteers Needed For Cleanup of Fish Creek in Arlington and Grand Prairie
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – “The Mission Continues” organizations is in need of volunteers to help clean up Fish Creek, which cuts through Arlington and Grand Prairie for eight mile...
Cumulus Media Jan 27, 2022

Will virus ever be ‘over’? Most Americans think not: AP-NORC poll
WFAAATLANTA (AP) - Early in the pandemic, Ryan Wilson was careful to take precautions - wearing a mask, not really socializing, doing more of his shopping online.The 38-year-old father and seafood but...
Cumulus Media Jan 27, 2022

GOP State Senator: Texas “violated Voting Rights Act and US Constitution”
TX State Senator Kel Seliger (Ballotopia) El Paso, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – In a sworn statement related to a court challenge over new redistricting boundaries for Texas District 10 in Fort Worth, retir...
Cumulus Media Jan 27, 2022

Houston investigators take custody of Man Accused of Killing Cpl. Charles Galloway
Corporal Charles GallowayHOUSTON (AP) - Authorities say a 51-year-old man who had been on the run after being accused of fatally shooting a Houston-area deputy during a traffic stop this past weekend ...
Cumulus Media Jan 26, 2022









