Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Texas Senate Votes to Give Immigration Lockups Child Care Licenses
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas lawmakers are advancing a proposal to license family immigrant detention centers as child care providers. The state Senate voted 20-11 Tuesday to give preliminary approval t...
May 16, 2017
Senator John Cornyn on Short List to Lead FBI
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Senator John Cornyn is being considered as a replacement for James Comey, the former FBI Director who was fired by President Donald Trump earlier this month. If sel...
May 15, 2017
Irving Metro PCS Employee Accused of Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting Nine-Year-Old Girl
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Irving Police Department arrested a Metro PCS employee for allegedly sexually assaulting a nine-year-old girl numerous times at his job. The department’s Jame...
May 15, 2017
National Security Adviser Denies President Trump Revealed Classified Info to Russians
The White House responded to the report Monday night with H.R. McMaster, President Trump’s national security adviser, who participated in the meeting, speaking with White House reporters. Update...
May 15, 2017
Verizon makes donation to Dallas Police Youth Foundation
Officials with Verizon announced a $50,000 donation to the Dallas youth Foundation Monday. The Dallas Police Department joined Verizon at Rosemont Elementary in Dallas in front of a gymnasium full of ...
May 15, 2017
Celina Police Arrest Frisco Man Accused in Nude Modeling Scam
CELINA (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Frisco man accused of approaching young girls and asking them to pose nude has been arrested. The Celina Police Department said Jonathan Ong Aviles turned himself in ...
May 15, 2017
SBA announces federal disaster loans for tornado victims
The Small Business Administration is offering disaster assistance to Texas businesses and residents affected by the severe storms and tornadoes that hit Van Zandt County in April. According to the SBA...
May 15, 2017
Texas actor famous for playing the villian has died
Actor Powers Boothe, known for his roles in “Sin City” and “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D,” has died at 68, his publicist said. The Emmy-winning actor died of natural causes in his sle...
May 15, 2017
There is a Plan for the Traffic Coming with Toyota
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF News) There is a plan on how to handle the additional traffic that’s coming to the city due to the opening of Toyota’s new headquarters. Plano Mayor Harry LaRosiliere says...
May 15, 2017
It’s day one for Toyota employees in their new HQ
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF)–The first wave of Toyota employees will move into their new digs Monday. The $3 billion, 100-acre campus in Plano, will hold up to 4000 employees. According to the Japanese aut...
May 15, 2017
