Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Dallas Police Hold Panel Discussion a Year After Ambush
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Police Department held a panel discussion at Police Headquarters Friday a year after the Dallas Police ambush. Assistant Chief Randy Blakenbaker said the investig...
Cumulus Media Jul 7, 2017

Construction to reduce Highway 183 in Irving
DALLAS(WBAP/KLIF) – Lane and ramp closures may cause delays this weekend in Irving. Construction is set to begin along Highway 183. Westbound 183 from the split to MacArthur will be reduced to o...
Cumulus Media Jul 7, 2017

Paramedic Shot in Dallas Thankful for Community Support
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Paramedic William An was shot while responding to a shooting call in May. He was rescued by Dallas Police and rushed to Baylor University Medical Center of Dallas in ...
Cumulus Media Jul 7, 2017

El Centro Marks Anniversary of Police Attack
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – El Centro marked the anniversary of the attack that left five police officers dead on Friday. The college was evacuated the night of July 7, 2016, and a police robot wa...
Cumulus Media Jul 7, 2017

Father of Child Killed in Texas Boating Accident Dies
TEMPLE, Texas (AP) – Authorities said a man has died after losing his legs last month while trying to save his fatally injured 4-year-old daughter when a houseboat ran over her on a Central Texa...
Cumulus Media Jul 7, 2017

Hobby Lobby slammed for hypocrisy amid smuggling case
CNN photo DALLAS (AP) – Hobby Lobby, the arts-and-crafts chain whose devout Christian owners won a landmark Supreme Court ruling on religious freedom, is caught up in an antiquities-smuggling sc...
Cumulus Media Jul 7, 2017

Texas Universities See Decline In International Applications
HOUSTON (AP) – International applications to public universities in Texas have dropped by at least 10,000 over the past year, and some school officials cite President Donald Trump as a cause. A ...
Cumulus Media Jul 7, 2017

A year after slayings, Dallas police train in ‘mindfulness’
Dallas residents comfort DPD officersCNN photo DALLAS (AP) – Only hours after the ambush that killed five Dallas law enforcement officers, mental health experts began thinking ahead, searching f...
Cumulus Media Jul 7, 2017

Dallas Mayor Rawlings Reflects on July 7th Police Ambush
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – One year after the Dallas police ambush, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings is among many reflecting on that night. Rawlings had just come back to Dallas after attending the funeral...
Cumulus Media Jul 6, 2017

Dallas Police Officers work San Antonio Patrols During Fallen Officer’s Services
Photo: Mike Mata Twitter DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Several San Antonio Police Officers who may not have been able to attend funeral services for one of their own, will now be going thanks to Dallas P...
Cumulus Media Jul 6, 2017









