Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Arlington man goes up in flames after being Tasered by police
ARLINGTON, Texas (WBAP/KLIF News) — Three police officers suffered from smoke inhalation and the man they were attempting to subdue is hospitalized with severe burns after dousing himself in gas...
Jul 11, 2017
Abbott Formally Convenes Special Session For Next Week
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Gov. Greg Abbott has formally called state lawmakers into a special legislative session beginning next week – directing them to approve oversight rules allowing...
Jul 11, 2017
Price, assistant ordered to pay legal fees
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – John Wiley Price and his assistant have been ordered to pay legal fees. In 2015 a Judge ruled legal fees for Price and Daphne Fain would primarily be paid by taxpayers becau...
Jul 10, 2017
Dallas County Prosecutor Used Facebook Friendship in Attempt to Get Out of DWI Charge
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas County District Attorney’s Office has suspended assistant district attorney Leah Lucius without pay after she was arrested on suspicion of drunken-driv...
Jul 10, 2017
Collin County named Purple Heart County
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – Collin County has been designated as a Purple Heart County. The Purple Heart Award is available to soldiers who are wounded or killed in combat. Collin County recognizes a...
Jul 10, 2017
Law Enforcement Associations Condemn Remarks from Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Law enforcement agencies have condemned some recent remarks made by Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price. At last week’s meeting, commissioners voted on a ...
Jul 10, 2017
Disabled Baton Rouge Police Officer Sues Black Lives Matter After 2016 Ambush
(CNN) — A wounded officer’s lawsuit filed in federal court in Louisiana alleges Black Lives Matter and several of its leaders are responsible for last year’s ambush on law enforcemen...
Jul 10, 2017
City Manager responds to concerns about Dallas Police Chief panels
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas City Manager, T.C. Broadnax is responding to concerns from local police associations over panels being held this week during the hiring process for the Dallas Police ...
Jul 10, 2017
Acting TABC Director Resigns
Austin (WBAP/KLIF News) – The acting director of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission has resigned. Ed Swedberg had been named director in May. Swedberg took the job as part of an effort to r...
Jul 10, 2017
Fire destroys several Dallas businesses
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A raging six alarm fire destroyed several businesses in south Dallas Saturday, sending columns of thick, black smoke hundreds of feet into the sky. The blaze started in a va...
Jul 09, 2017
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