Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Dallas Marine Among 16 Killed in Mississippi Plane Crash
Facebook Photo DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Dallas Marine was among the 16 service members killed in a plane crash in Mississippi on Monday. 31-year-old Joshua Snowden was a flight engineer who l...
Jul 12, 2017
DISD Board Member, Teacher Speak Out Against Bathroom Bill
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas state legislators will reconvene for a special session beginning next week to consider several issues, including the bathroom bill. If the bill passes, it could only a...
Jul 12, 2017
Texas teen hanged himself after playing “Blue Whale Challenge”
DALLAS (AP) - The family of a Texas teen who hanged himself says their son was involved in a ghoulish online game that calls on participants to complete a series of tasks before taking their own lives...
Jul 12, 2017
Declining Texas Standardized Testing Scores Raises Concerns
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas middle school students are seeing a decline on state standardized test performance this year. The Austin American-Statesman reports the percentage of students who pass...
Jul 12, 2017
Dallas Citizens Meet with Police Chief Candidates
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas citizens met with seven candidates for Police Chief Tuesday night at Dallas City Hall. The meet and greet was part of a three day interview process. Longtime Dallas R...
Jul 11, 2017
Harris County not joining lawsuit on ‘sanctuary cities’ law
HOUSTON (AP) – The most populous county in Texas, home to Houston, won’t be joining a lawsuit trying to halt a state law that would crack down on so-called sanctuary cities. Harris County ...
Jul 11, 2017
United States Honor Flag Headed to Louisiana After Time in Dallas
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The United States Honor Flag is on its way to Louisiana after honoring the officers killed in last year’s Dallas police ambush for 91 hours, which signifies the t...
Jul 11, 2017
Two Former Arlington Jailers Get Probation for Inmate Death
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – Two former Arlington City Jail detention officers received a year’s probation each after pleading guilty to misdemeanors in the 2015 death of a restrained inmate. ...
Jul 11, 2017
Attorney General Meets Law Enforcement in Texas
Grapevine (WBAP/KLIF News) – US Attorney General Jeff Sessions met with local, state and federal law enforcement in North Texas Tuesday. Sessions has been meeting with US attorneys across the co...
Jul 11, 2017
First Baptist Church of Dallas Choir Behind “Make America Great Again” Song
MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! pic.twitter.com/NVDVRrWLs4 - Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 9, 2017 DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The controversial First Baptist Church in Dallas performed at the...
Jul 11, 2017
