Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
SMU Suspends Kappa Alpha Fraternity for Hazing/Policy Violations
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Kappa Alpha Order has suspended its Beta Lambda chapter on the campus of Southern Methodist University for the next four years. According to the national chapter, an inv...
Oct 05, 2017
Searching for Owner of Runaway Exotic Lizard Caught in Mesquite
MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF) – Are you or anyone you know missing an Argentinian Tegu exotic lizard? Animal Control Officers in Mesquite say they captured the reptile around noon Wednesday after a homeo...
Oct 05, 2017
Senate Could Hold Hearings in Wake of Las Vegas Shooting
(WBAP/KLIF) – The U.S. Senate could hold hearings looking into what, if anything, should be changed in wake of the Las Vegas mass shooting. Senator John Cornyn says for the most part he doesn...
Oct 04, 2017
Dallas County Election Official says Russian Hacking Claim Was Wrong
DALLAS (AP) – The top elections official for Dallas County said she was wrong when claiming earlier this year that Russian hackers had attempted to access county voter registration rolls prior t...
Oct 04, 2017
Republicans Signal Some Openness to New Gun Legislation on ‘Bump Stocks’
(CNN) — In a departure from years of opposition to new gun control measures, some congressional Republicans started to show cautious interest Wednesday in legislation that would restrict devices...
Oct 04, 2017
Las Vegas Mass Shooter Bought Guns from Garland Gun Store
GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF News) – The owner of a gun store in Garland said the shooter in the Las Vegas Massacre bought guns from his store. 64-year-old Stephen Paddock opened fire at a country music f...
Oct 04, 2017
Tip From Arlington Police Leads Investigators to Body in Fort Worth Home
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A body was found at a home near Southwest High School in Fort Worth on Wednesday after investigators received a tip from the Arlington Police Department about a missing...
Oct 04, 2017
Death Row Inmate Granted Retrial for Sentencing
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) - An Irving man sitting on death row for the double murder of his two children will get a new sentencing hearing. The Texas Court of Appeals ruled in their decision that Hector...
Oct 04, 2017
Dallas and Duncanville Police Working Together to Solve Sexual Assault Case; Ask Public For Help
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas and Duncanville Police Departments are working together to solve a brutal sexual assault case. Dallas Deputy Chief Thomas Castro said the victim was kidnappe...
Oct 04, 2017
Carrollton Homeowner Shoots Trespasser
CARROLLTON (WBAP/KLIF News)- Carrollton Police say a homeowner shot a trespasser early this morning. Police say the suspect entered the apartment in the 1700 block of Hebron Parkway through an unlocke...
Oct 04, 2017
