Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Texan J.J. Watt Hoping to Raise Millions for Harvey relief
(WBAP/KLIF) – Houston Texans star J.J. Watt is hoping to raise ten million dollars for the people suffering from Hurricane Harvey. The defensive end has launched a fundraising effort and is givi...
Cumulus Media Aug 30, 2017

Harvey horror: Shivering tot found clinging to drowned mom
Harvey slams TexasCNN photo BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) – Authorities found a shivering toddler clinging to the body of her drowned mother in a rain-swollen canal in Southeast Texas after the woman tri...
Cumulus Media Aug 30, 2017

Day 2 of Zeke’s Appeal Hearing
NEW YORK (AP) – Dallas running back Ezekiel Elliott’s appeal of his six-game suspension for domestic violence is headed for a second day with no timeline for completion of the hearing. The...
Cumulus Media Aug 30, 2017

Dallas City Council Adds Agenda Item to Increase Aid to Harvey Victims
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Dallas City Council will vote Wednesday on giving even more resources to victims of Hurricane Harvey. The resolution being proposed would give City Manager TC Broad...
Cumulus Media Aug 30, 2017

Psychologists, Hurricane Victims Connect to Reduce Emotional Trauma
From the balcony of a high rise viewing the Buffalo Bayou Park. DALLAS(WBAP/KLIF) – Mental health professionals in Dallas are preparing for the needs of those displaced by Harvey. Psychologist D...
Cumulus Media Aug 29, 2017

Tropical Storm Harvey Breaks Rainfall Records on U.S. Mainland
SOUTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The National Weather Service said Tropical Storm Harvey has dumped more rain on the continental United States than any other system on record. The service said a s...
Cumulus Media Aug 29, 2017

Joel Osteen’s Houston Megachurch Opens Doors as Shelter
Photo courtesy CNN HOUSTON (AP) – The Houston megachurch led by televangelist Joel Osteen says it’s opened its doors to people seeking shelter as Harvey swamps the city. Osteen had faced c...
Cumulus Media Aug 29, 2017

Senior Citizens in Viral Tropical Storm Harvey Photo Now Safe
(CNN) — A widely shared photo this week showed senior citizens in a suburban Houston nursing home, waiting helplessly to be rescued as floodwaters rose around them. Now those residents of the La...
Cumulus Media Aug 29, 2017

University of Tampa Fires Professor Who Blamed Tropical Storm Harvey on GOP Vote
TAMPA (AP) The University of Tampa has fired a visiting assistant professor who suggested in a tweet that Harvey’s destruction is “instant karma” for Texas because it voted Republica...
Cumulus Media Aug 29, 2017

North Texans Answering Call to Donate to Flood Victims
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – North Texans are answering the call to donate to victims of Hurricane Harvey. Cars Lined Dallas Parkway Tuesday to drop materials off at Trusted World, the donation headquar...
Cumulus Media Aug 29, 2017









