Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Texas Execution Thursday for Fatal $1.25 Robbery Halted
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) – A federal judge has stopped this week’s scheduled execution of a 32-year-old man condemned for the 2004 robbery-slaying of a convenience store worker in Corpus Chr...
Jan 31, 2017
Corny Dog King Skip Fletcher Dies
Courtesy: Fletcher’s Original State Fair Corny Dogs Facebook page. DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The man who has been known as the “Corny Dog King” at the State Fair of Texas has d...
Jan 31, 2017
Small Plane Crashes in Northlake
Photo Courtesy of the Texas Department of Public Safety DENTON COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF) – A small plane crashed in Northlake near Northwest ISD’s Outdoor Learning Center Tuesday afternoon. No on...
Jan 31, 2017
Gov. Abbott Labels Sanctuary Cities, Convention of States Emergency Issues
Austin (WBAP/KLIF News) – Governor Greg Abbott has laid out his priorities for the Texas legislature’s 2017 session. Abbott delivered his “state of the state” address Tuesday, ...
Jan 31, 2017
Muslim Woman Backs President’s Immigration Hold
(WBAP/KLIF News) A Pakistani-born Muslim woman says President Trump’s temporary immigration hold is a good idea. Raheel Raza is a human rights activist and president of “The Council for Mu...
Jan 31, 2017
Wheelchair-Bound Iraqi Man with U.S. Army Ties Detained, Released at DFW Airport
DALLAS (WBAP & KLIF News) — A wheelchair-bound Iraqi man who worked for the U.S Army was detained at DFW Airport Monday afternoon, but was released Tuesday morning. Labeeb Ibrahim Issa was d...
Jan 31, 2017
Texas Lt. Gov. Unveils School Voucher Plan
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has unveiled a voucher proposal giving families education saving accounts with public funding to send their children to private and religious schools. T...
Jan 31, 2017
Second Suspect in Uptown Attack Arrested
Photo Courtesy of Derek Whitener’s GoFundMe Page DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas police said they’ve arrested the second suspect in a brutal attack on a local theater director in Up...
Jan 31, 2017
Hundreds of North Texans Protest Trump Travel Ban at Dallas Prayer Vigil
Courtesy of WFAA DALLAS – Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Dallas Monday night to protest President Donald Trump’s travel ban. The executive order bars people from seven Muslim coun...
Jan 31, 2017
New Funds Allow Arlington Homeless Population to Apply for Help
ARLINGTON (WBAP & KLIF News) — Starting this week, the City of Arlington will be using more than $200,000 of state funds to help the homeless. The $220,509 in funds came from the Texas Depar...
Jan 31, 2017
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