Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Fort Wort Based American Airlines Opens Havana Office
HAVANA (AP) – American Airlines has formally opened an office in Havana. Officials say the Fort Worth, Texas-based company will proceed with its plans for Cuba despite uncertainty over what Pres...
Feb 03, 2017
Texas Senate Starts Push to Ban “Sanctuary Cities”
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Eager to capitalize on momentum from President Donald Trump’s call for a crackdown on illegal immigration, Texas Republicans have begun their push to ban so-called ...
Feb 02, 2017
Plano Police Believe Arson Fire an Attempt to Cover Up Child Abuse
Courtesy of WFAA PLANO (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Plano Police Department said they believe an arson fire at the Villas of Preston Creek Apartments on Preston Road Monday may have been an attempt to...
Feb 02, 2017
Suspect Killed, Arlington Police Officer Run Over Twice During Traffic Stop
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – An Arlington police officer is in serious condition and a suspect is dead after a traffic stop spiraled out of control Wednesday night. It happened around 11:30 p.m....
Feb 02, 2017
Texas Jews give local Muslims the keys to their synagogue
Photo courtesy of Victoria Islamic Center/Facebook VICTORIA, TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Members of a local Jewish congregation have given the keys to their synagogue to Muslims whose mosque burned...
Feb 02, 2017
Gov. Abbott Puts Our Money Where His Mouth Is
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has blocked funding for the first time over so-called “sanctuary cities” after Austin’s sheriff stopped complying with all federal immigration detai...
Feb 02, 2017
Former Dallas City Councilman Dwaine Caraway Wants His Old Job Back
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Former Dallas City Councilman Dwaine Caraway is asking voters for his old job back. Caraway was term limited when he didn’t run two years ago but now is filing paperwo...
Feb 01, 2017
Texas Governor says Securing Border Shouldn’t Harm Trade
WESLACO, Texas (AP) – Gov. Greg Abbott is suggesting that Texas and the Trump administration need to secure the U.S.-Mexico border without slowing trade. Abbott visited the Rio Grande Valley on ...
Feb 01, 2017
North Texas Mayor Comes Out as Transgender
NEW HOPE (WBAP/KLIF News) – The mayor of a tiny North Texas town is the state’s first openly transgender elected official. Mayor Jeff Herbst of New Town, near McKinney in Collin County, wr...
Feb 01, 2017
North Texans Entering Worst Time of Year for Flu
DALLAS (WBAP & KLIF News) — With the calendar turned to February, more flu cases could be inundating North Texas. According to Dallas County Health and Human Services, the flu spreads during...
Feb 01, 2017
