Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Ex-Ellis County sheriff's Lt. Philip Gary SlaughterWFAA photo DALLAS (AP) - A former North Texas sheriff's deputy must serve more than a year in federal prison for stealing confiscated guns and pawnin...

WASHINGTON (AP) – El Salvador’s top diplomat said the end of special protections for about 250,000 Salvadoran immigrants in the United States underscores the need for legislation that woul...

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The jury is still out following the sentencing hearing for a former Farmers Branch police officer who was convicted of murder and aggravated assault. Ken Johnson was fo...

GALVESTON (AP) – Police say four family members who were shot to death in a Southeast Texas beachfront hotel may have been the victims of a murder-suicide. Investigators are looking at the shoot...

Photo courtesy of WFAA TV DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The City of Dallas and its police department are still sparring over the best way to crack down on aggressive panhandlers. Chief Renee Hall to...

SAN ANTONIO (KLIF/WBAP) - San Antonio's Police Chief is facing criticism over the way his department handled an alleged smuggling bust. According to court documents, on Dec. 23rd SAPD pulled over the ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – The American Football Coaches Association has canceled former Baylor coach Art Briles’ speaking appearance at its convention this week. Briles was scheduled to appea...

(Photo: Scott Sidway/WBAP) Updated at 8:00pm: Methodist Dallas Medical Center is no longer at critical capacity and is receiving all patients coming in by ambulance. The facility though still anticipa...

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Greek Goddess of Divine Law now sits atop a Central Texas Courthouse. Cranes lifted the replacement statue more than 170 feet over the weekend. The new 18-foot Themis...

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Former Texas First Lady Rita Clements has died at her home in Dallas. She was 86. She was the widow of Texas Governor Bill Clements, and more than one of her contemporaries ...