Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Pentagon Shifting $1.5 Billion to Border Wall Construction
Courtesy DoD WASHINGTON (AP) – The Pentagon says it is reallocating $1.5 billion to help pay for construction of 80 miles of wall at the U.S.-Mexican border. The money is being drawn from saving...
May 10, 2019
Texas Gas Prices Drop for the First Time in 14 Weeks
TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Texans saw some relief at the pump this week as gas prices dropped for the first time in 14 weeks. AAA Texas reports the average price in Texas is $2.59 for a gallon of ...
May 10, 2019
Austin: Critics Blast ‘Big Tobacco’ for Thwarting E-Cig, Vape Tax Bill
(WFAA) Austin, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A bill in the Texas house that would have taxed e-cigarettes and vaping products is dead after Governor Abbott called for 11th hour changes aimed at imposing taxe...
May 10, 2019
Former North Texas Doctor Sentenced to 20 Years in Fraudulent Prescription Case
Howard Diamond (Fannin County Sheriff’s Office) Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – In a plea deal, a former North Texas doctor who prosecutors say prescribed unnecessary prescriptions for powerful paink...
May 10, 2019
Texas Bill Does Not Make It Illegal To Drive Groups To The Polls To Vote
Austin (AP) – A proposed Texas Senate bill does not prohibit drivers from transporting groups of “elderly, disabled or poor” to the polls to vote as social media posts shared widely ...
May 10, 2019
Texas House OKs Death Penalty Ban For Severely Mentally Ill
Photo courtesy WFAA AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The nation's busiest death-penalty state would stop executing inmates who are severely mentally ill under legislation the Republican-controlled Texas House app...
May 10, 2019
Dallas Police Searching For Suspect in Hotel Parking Lot Murder
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas police are looking for Leonard Jerome Sowell in connection to the homicide of 40 year old Gina Elder, who was found dead in a hotel parking lot early Tuesday mor...
May 09, 2019
Texas Economy Shows Rebound In First Quarter Of 2019
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) - Texas economic activity expanded moderately in the first quarter in 2019 after downshifting markedly last November and December, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. T...
May 09, 2019
Electric Reliability Council of Texas Expects to Avoid Summer Blackouts
DALLAS (AP) – Electricity demand in Texas is expected to hit record levels this summer, and with a thin margin of reserve power, the operator of the state’s grid said it may have to ask bu...
May 09, 2019
Update: Suspect Arrested in Garland Hit and Run
Courtesy: Garland Police UPDATE: May 10, 2019 New Information from Garland Police: This afternoon, May 9, investigators received a tip on the possible location of the minivan. A 2006 Toyota Sienna was...
May 09, 2019
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