Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Dallas Police Chief Announces Department Reorganization Plan
Chief Renee Hall DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall has outlined a departmental reorganization plan that is expected to bolster departmental crime fighting resources citywide, i...
Cumulus Media Nov 30, 2017

EXCLUSIVE: Another Woman Comes Forward Alleging Affair with Congressman Joe Barton
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – UPDATE: Congressman Joe Barton announced Thursday that he will not run for re-election in 2018. The announcement comes amid sexting allegations from multiple women. (WB...
Cumulus Media Nov 30, 2017

House panel backs bill expanding gun owners’ rights
WASHINGTON (AP) - A key House committee on Wednesday approved a Republican bill to expand gun owners' rights - the first gun legislation since mass shootings in Las Vegas and Texas killed more than 80...
Cumulus Media Nov 30, 2017

Mesquite Officer Fired After Shooting Investigation
Photo Courtesy WFAA-TV MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF) – The Mesquite police officer accused of shooting Lyndo Jones on November 8th has been fired, according to a press release late Wednesday. Mesquite Ch...
Cumulus Media Nov 29, 2017

Unconfirmed Report: Dallas County Sheriff To Resign, Run For Governor
Sheriff Lupe Valdez Photo Courtesy: Dallas County Sheriff’s Office DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – There are unconfirmed reports that Lupe Valdez will resign from her position as Dallas County Sherif...
Cumulus Media Nov 29, 2017

Texas Asks for $90M to Delay CHIP End
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s administration is asking for $90 million more in federal funding in hopes of delaying sending health insurance cancellation notices to nearly ...
Cumulus Media Nov 29, 2017

Mathews’ CPS Hearing Continued: Wesley and Sini Mathews Plead the 5th During Testimony
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The adoptive parents of Sherin Mathews, the Richardson toddler who was found dead in a culvert last month, appeared in a Dallas courtroom on Wednesday afternoon to figh...
Cumulus Media Nov 29, 2017

Trump Warns ‘Major’ North Korea Sanctions Coming Soon
(CNN Money) — President Trump plans to impose further sanctions on North Korea after the rogue nation conducted its most potent missile test yet. “Just spoke to President XI JINPING of Chi...
Cumulus Media Nov 29, 2017

American Airlines Doesn’t Have Enough Pilots Scheduled for Holiday Travel
(CNN Money) — A scheduling glitch has left American Airlines without enough pilots and staff during the busy December travel period, the airline’s pilot union said on Wednesday. The Allied...
Cumulus Media Nov 29, 2017

Air Force: Lapse in Kelley Case Was Part of Pattern
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Air Force says its failure to report the criminal history of the former airman who killed 26 people at a Texas church in early November was part of a pattern of such lapses...
Cumulus Media Nov 29, 2017









