Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Texas House approves statewide ban on texting while driving
Photo: dmv.org AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas House on Wednesday approved a statewide ban on texting while driving, advancing legislation either fizzled out or was vetoed in previous years. Fort...
Cumulus Media Mar 16, 2017

New abortion regulations close to passing Texas Senate
AP photo AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – New anti-abortion efforts in Texas that would ban a commonly used second-trimester abortion procedure and prohibit fetal tissue donation for research are close to c...
Cumulus Media Mar 16, 2017

Ft. Worth Officer Marks Year Since Shooting
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF News) – One year has now passed since Fort Worth Police Officer Matt Pearce was shot in the line of duty. Pearce was shot five times by a felon during a chase in March of 2...
Cumulus Media Mar 15, 2017

‘Bathroom Bill’ Clears Texas Senate but Still Faces Hurdles
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Senate has passed a North Carolina-style “bathroom bill” that targets transgender people, but the proposal still faces big obstacles from becoming law....
Cumulus Media Mar 15, 2017

Dallas Postal Worker Fired After Dumped Mail Discovered
Courtesy of: WFAA DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) A postal worker is out of a job after Dallas city marshals found a large amount of mail dumped into a creek. Twenty pounds of unopened letters, bills other ot...
Cumulus Media Mar 15, 2017

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Says Bathroom Bill Isn’t About Discrimination
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) While the Texas Senate prepares to vote on the bill that would require everyone to use public bathrooms that match their birth gender, state leaders ...
Cumulus Media Mar 15, 2017

Dallas Man Who Photographed Odor Punch Sues Memorabilia Shop
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Dallas man who took the iconic photo of Texas Rangers infielder Rougned Odor punching out Blue Jays’ outfielder Jose Bautista last May is heading to court. Ro...
Cumulus Media Mar 15, 2017

Dallas ISD Superintendent Testifies in Price Corruption Trial
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The corruption trial of Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price saw a big, local name testify Tuesday. Dallas Independent School District Superintendent Michael Hin...
Cumulus Media Mar 15, 2017

T-Mobile Engineers In Dallas To Solve Deadly Ghost Call Problem
Courtesy: WFAA TV Dallas (AP) – T-Mobile has sent engineers to Dallas to try to figure out why ghost calls are jamming the 911 system. WFAA-TV reports a 6 month old boy died Saturday night after...
Cumulus Media Mar 15, 2017

Outspoken Irving imam receives video death threats, apparently from ISIS
Imam Omar Suleiman IRVING, Texas (WBAP/KLIF News) — The violent extremist group known as ISIS has apparently targeted Irving imam Omar Suleiman in at least two death threat videos. Suleiman, fou...
Cumulus Media Mar 15, 2017









