Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Federal Bureau of Prisons Under Fire for Reportedly Not Evacuating Beaumont Prisoners During Harvey
BEAUMONT (WBAP/KLIF News) – Concern is growing from some state and local leaders about prisoners who reportedly were never evacuated from federal prisons in Beaumont during and after Tropical St...
Cumulus Media Sep 13, 2017

Dallas Police Investigating the Murder of 71-Year-Old Woman
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas Police are investigating the murder of an elderly woman, who was found dead inside her home Wednesday morning. The department’s Homicide Unit responded to ...
Cumulus Media Sep 13, 2017

Senator Cornyn Calls Harvey Relief Package a Down Payment
(WBAP/KLIF) – Senator John Cornyn says the money approved by Congress to help in the hurricane relief effort in Southeast Texas is only the beginning. Cornyn called the federal aid a down paymen...
Cumulus Media Sep 13, 2017

Bernie Sanders Introduces New ‘Medicare for All” Bill
(CNN) — When Sen. Bernie Sanders did this in 2013, he did it alone. On Wednesday, nearly four years later, Sanders introduced a new “Medicare for all” health care bill with a third o...
Cumulus Media Sep 13, 2017

‘Harvey the Hurricane Hawk’ Released in North Texas
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – The Houston area hawk who received national attention after finding safety in a taxi cab during Hurricane Harvey is back in the wild. After going through rehabilitation in No...
Cumulus Media Sep 13, 2017

The Supreme Court Puts Texas Political Maps on Hold
TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The United States Supreme Court handed a win to Republicans in Texas by putting rulings on hold that found electoral districts drawn by state lawmakers discriminatory ag...
Cumulus Media Sep 13, 2017

Dallas PD Hosting Workshop on How to Deal With Hate Crimes, Active Shooters
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Dallas Police Department is hosting a faith-based training session Thursday on how to respond to a variety of crimes. The goal, according to DPD, is to inform peopl...
Cumulus Media Sep 13, 2017

Cruz Says Aide Inadvertently Caused his Porn Twitter Post
WASHINGTON (AP) – Sen. Ted Cruz says an aide was responsible for the “like” that caused a pornographic post to briefly appear on Cruz’s Twitter feed overnight. The Texas Republ...
Cumulus Media Sep 12, 2017

Victims of Plano Mass Shooting Identified
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF News) – The victims of what the Plano Police called the worst mass shooting in the city’s history have been identified. Nine people, including the Meredith Emily Hight. Ph...
Cumulus Media Sep 12, 2017

Dallas Police Chief Adjusting to New Role
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall is a week into her new job and is already seeing a boost in morale. Before Hall was hired, the department was criticized for a lack of Offi...
Cumulus Media Sep 12, 2017









