Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

A Social Media Stir Over Beto O’Rourke’s Past Arrests
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A Texas Republican Party tweet recalling Senate hopeful Beto O’Rourke’s past arrests has caused a stir, but not in the way it was likely intended. The party was ...
Cumulus Media Aug 29, 2018

A Houston Nurse Fired Over Facebook Post About Boy Suspected to Have Measles
HOUSTON (AP) – Texas Children’s Hospital officials say they’ve fired a nurse after she posted information on social media about a boy who’s suspected to have measles. The nurse...
Cumulus Media Aug 29, 2018

Twitter User Says He Was Glad to See Lubbock After a SWA Jet Lost an Engine Mid-Flight
(WBAP) Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Another Southwest Airlines flight made an emergency landing yesterday in West Texas. The flight was on its way from Phoenix to Oklahoma City when it made the unplanne...
Cumulus Media Aug 29, 2018

AG: Some Election Judges Can Carry Handguns To the Polls
(WFAA) Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – In a non-binding opinion issued Monday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says presiding election judges licensed to carry handguns may do so while working at polls i...
Cumulus Media Aug 29, 2018

Texan Selling 3D Printed Gun Plans, Despite Ruling
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The owner of a Texas company that makes untraceable 3D-printed guns says he has begun selling the blueprints through his website to anyone who wants to make one, despite a f...
Cumulus Media Aug 29, 2018

Republicans resist plan to rename Senate building for McCain
U.S. CapitolCNN photo WASHINGTON (AP) - A proposal to rename the Senate's oldest office building for John McCain ran into resistance Tuesday from Republican senators reluctant to take away an honor al...
Cumulus Media Aug 29, 2018

The City of Fort Worth Asks the Community for Input on the 2019 Proposed Budget
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Fort Worth is conducting public hearings to get citizen input on the 2019 budget. Assistant City Manager Fernando Costa said the $1.9 billion budget is desig...
Cumulus Media Aug 28, 2018

Harvard Study Shows North Texas Surpasses National Average Regarding Over-Prescribed Opioid Drugs
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Northeast Texas has a problem when it comes to over prescribing opioid drugs, according to a Harvard Study. The results show the area greatly surpasses the nationa...
Cumulus Media Aug 28, 2018

Dallas Police Union President Urges the Public to Respect “Whatever Decision” in the Oliver Trial
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The jury in the murder trial of former Balch Springs Police officer Roy Oliver has begun its second of deliberations. Oliver faces life in prison if convicted of killing an ...
Cumulus Media Aug 28, 2018

The Dallas Police Association Supports DFR’s New Policy on Violent Calls
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Fire Department will now only respond to violent calls by setting up a safe zone until police arrive. This, after an incident over the weekend where fire fighters...
Cumulus Media Aug 28, 2018









