Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Hundreds of Fort Worth Homeless Vets Move Into Homes in Time for The Holidays
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The city of Fort Worth and the Tarrant County Homeless Coalition exceeded their goal by housing over 180 homeless veterans in 100 days, just in time for the holidays. Mayor Bet...
Dec 20, 2018
Defense Secretary Mattis Stepping Down
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has announced that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will retire at the end of February. The president said on Twitter that a new secretary of defense will be...
Dec 20, 2018
Enhanced Holiday Patrols Ramp Up on North Texas Roadways
(WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Department of Public Safety troopers, along with other law enforcement agencies in North Texas and across the state, began increasing patrols Thursday on roads and highways t...
Dec 20, 2018
Murder Conviction of Steven Mark Chaney Set Aside 25 Years Later
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The man convicted of murder in the 1987 death of a Dallas couple is cleared after spending 25 years in prison. Wednesday, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals officially set ...
Dec 20, 2018
Dallas Police Are Asking the Public’s Help Identifying Alleged Package Thief
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police area asking for the public’s help in identifying an alleged porch pirate. Police say surveillance footage shows the suspect taking several packages from ...
Dec 20, 2018
O’Rourke’s liberal credentials questioned as he eyes 2020
Beto O’RourkePhoto courtesy WFAA AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - During this year's Texas Senate race, some home-state Democrats grumbled that Beto O'Rourke wasn't softening his liberal positions enough to...
Dec 20, 2018
Texas city official sentenced to 2 years in prison
McALLEN, Texas (AP) – A former city official in South Texas has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison for his role in a fraudulent $1.7 million health care scheme. Forty-eight-year-old Os...
Dec 19, 2018
Irving PD launches Medication Disposal Program
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF)- The Irving Police Department launches their Medication Disposal Program. Officer James McLellan said people can drop off their unwanted medications at the station, anonymously. The...
Dec 19, 2018
Medical City Dallas Children’s Hospital Lets Families “Shop” for Free Christmas Gifts
Local organizations donate around 8,000 gifts to make sure children staying at Medical City Dallas have a present this year. Brooke Henderson with Medical City Children’s Hospital says parents c...
Dec 19, 2018
Local Economist Reacts to Hike in Interest Rates
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Federal Reserve Wednesday raised interest rates to between 2.25 to 2.5%. That’s their highest mark in the last ten years. President Donald Trump was against the in...
Dec 19, 2018
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