Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
The state Senate OK’s texting ban
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Senate has passed a bill that would impose a statewide ban on texting while driving. The state House has already passed a similar, but slightly different version, ...
May 20, 2017
Two Fort Worth police officers demoted over leak investigation
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – After months of investigation, Fort Worth police are expected to announce the findings of an internal investigation into who leaked body camera footage of a controv...
May 19, 2017
Dallas County Elections Office Assures Voting Process is Safe
The Dallas County Elections Department says they are aware of concerns from elected officials and citizens regarding voters potentially receiving Absentee Mail Ballots for the June 10 Joint Runoff Ele...
May 19, 2017
Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price Will Not Be Retried
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Department of Justice said it will not retry Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price on corruption charges. Price and his co-defendant, his assistant Daphne Fai...
May 19, 2017
Federal Judge Dismisses “Clock Boy” Lawsuit
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF News) – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the father of a boy who was arrested when he brought a homemade clock to school in September 2015. Ahmed Mohammed was a...
May 19, 2017
Apollo 13 Astronauts Share Their Story with a Dallas Audience
Apollo 13 astronauts Fred Haise, Jim Lovell and Jack Swigert after returning to Earth. Photo courtesy NASA. DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The two surviving members of the Apollo 13 flight told their stor...
May 19, 2017
Dallas Zoo Debuts Nine-Week-Old Lioness Cub Behati
<iframe loading="lazy" src="” width=”854″ height=”480″ frameborder=”0″> DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas Zoo’s newest mem...
May 19, 2017
Game Wardens Stress Importance of Life Jackets this Memorial Day
The National Safe Boating Council will kick off its annual boating safety campaign with National Safe Boating Week, May 20-26. Local Game Wardens are encouraging boater safety on area lakes with Memor...
May 19, 2017
Grand Prairie Teacher Arrested for Improper Relationship, Aggravated Sexual Assault
A former Grand Prairie High School teacher has been arrested and charged with Improper Relationship with a Student and Aggravated Sexual Assault. According to Grand Prairie Police, the school district...
May 19, 2017
Firefighter dies in San Antonio building fire
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – A San Antonio firefighter has died and two others are seriously hurt after a fire swept through a local shopping mall, where parts of the building collapsed and forced crews t...
May 19, 2017
