Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Three Zookeepers Fired After Newspaper Investigation
Courtesy: Austin Zoo Public Facebook Page AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Three zookeepers have been fired from the Austin Zoo following a newspaper’s investigation into animal mistreatment that quot...
Mar 10, 2019
Former University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers, Dead At 72
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Bill Powers, president of the University of Texas at Austin from 2006 to 2015 and a member of the law school faculty for more than 40 years, has died. He was 72. The univers...
Mar 10, 2019
Three Men Killed While Trying To Change A Tire
DALLAS (AP) – Dallas police say a motorist fled on foot after fatally striking three men trying to change a flat tire along a freeway. Police say the three men who were killed were standing outs...
Mar 10, 2019
A weak tornado tore through a Mesquite neighborhood Saturday
Mesquite (WBAP/KLIF) – The National Weather Service confirms an EF-0 tornado spawned by Saturday morning’s series of fast moving thunderstorms damaged a Mesquite neighborhood. The twister ...
Mar 10, 2019
Murder suspect arrested in Anna
Anna (WBAP/KLIF) – Anna Police arrested a murder suspect Saturday night. 18 year old Christopher Sterkes has been charged with the death of 15 year old Alejandro Comacho who was shot to death Fr...
Mar 10, 2019
McKinney Police Seek Public’s Help in Finding Killer Shooter
MCKINNEY – WBAP/KLIF – McKinney Police are seeking information leading to the arrest of an unidentified gunman who shot into a crowd of nearly 30 people Friday night, striking and killing ...
Mar 09, 2019
Austin Police Release 911 Calls Related To Deadly Package Bombs
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Police have released recordings of several 911 calls that show the chaos and panic that gripped the capital city of Texas a year ago during a series of deadly package bombin...
Mar 09, 2019
A Recent Racial Profiling Report Shows Blacks & Hispanics More Likely To Be Searched
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A racial profiling report released by Austin police shows that black and Hispanic drivers pulled over in traffic stops were more than twice as likely to be searched than the...
Mar 09, 2019
Sports writer and author Dan Jenkins dies
Fort Worth (AP) – Dan Jenkins, the sports writing great and best-selling author known for his humor, has died. He was 89. TCU athletic director Jeremiah Donati confirmed Jenkins died Thursday in...
Mar 09, 2019
Denton Pedestrian Hit by Vehicle Dies at Collin County Hospital
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The pedestrian hit by a vehicle late last month in Denton has died and two people jailed in connection to the case could face more charges. According to the Denton Police De...
Mar 08, 2019
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