Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Fiery I-45 Crash Kills FedEx Driver
A FedEx driver was killed after the truck he was drove off I-45 and burst into flames early Saturday morning. Dallas Police say 30-year-old Quantico Smith was headed southbound around 2:45 a.m., when ...
Mar 31, 2018
Coffee May Come with Cancer Warning Label in California
LOS ANGELES (AP) – It’s fair to say that a lot of people awoke Friday to a national headline that might have jolted them more awake than a morning cup of joe: A California judge had ruled ...
Mar 30, 2018
Tarrant County Woman Gets 5 Years In Prison for Illegal Voting
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Tarrant County woman received a 5-year prison sentence for voting in the 2016 presidential election while she was on parole. 43-year-old Crystal Mason of Rend...
Mar 30, 2018
Abuse Hotline Wait Times Lead to Over 100,000 Hang Ups
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – As wait times have gotten lengthy, more than 100,000 callers each year to Texas’ abuse hotline are hanging up before reaching an operator. The Austin American-Statesma...
Mar 30, 2018
Dallas County Issues Strong Warning About Mosquito Prevention
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – As the calendar approaches April, Dallas County is issuing a strong warning to the community about taking mosquito prevention more seriously. Health officials have said...
Mar 30, 2018
Senator Cornyn Joins Sutherland Springs Victims to Celebrate Passage of Fix NICS Act
[photo courtesy of Sen. Cornyn Twitter]SUTHERLAND SPRINGS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Families of the victims of the Sutherland Springs Church shooting joined Senator John Cornyn Friday afternoon to cele...
Mar 30, 2018
Gas Prices on the Rise in Texas and Across the Country
COPPELL, Texas (AP) – Texas and nationwide retail gasoline prices are up this week. AAA Texas on Thursday reported the average price at the pump statewide rose 7 cents to reach an average $2.42 ...
Mar 30, 2018
1 Suspect Connected to Deadly Plano Shooting and Arlington Double Homicide
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) Update: Arlington Police now say the suspect arrested by Plano police is their main suspect in the double homicide case. Arlington Lieutenant Christopher Cooks: “Anytime ...
Mar 29, 2018
Family of 12-Year-Old Girl Killed in Home Explosion in Northwest Dallas Sues Atmos Energy
[WFAA TV photo]DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The family of the 12-year-old girl killed in a house explosion in Northwest Dallas last month is suing Atmos Energy. Linda Michelle Rogers was killed on ...
Mar 29, 2018
Attorney General Jeff Sessions: No New Special Counsel Despite Republican Concerns
WASHINGTON (AP) – Attorney General Jeff Sessions said he won’t immediately appoint a new special counsel to investigate a number of Republican grievances involving the Justice Department, ...
Mar 29, 2018
