Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Embattled Texas House Member Reverses Position, Not Quitting
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Travis County district attorney says Texas House member Dawnna Dukes, under an ethics investigation, has reversed herself and won’t resign. Dukes said in September...
Jan 09, 2017
Texas Lawmakers Look to Help Troubled Child Welfare System
DALLAS (AP) – Texas lawmakers agree on the need to improve the state’s beleaguered child welfare system, but how to do it and to pay for it during a tight budget year are still very much u...
Jan 09, 2017
Winter Weather Snarls Traffic, Causes Flight Delays
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Snow caused headaches for drivers Friday afternoon and delayed flights at DFW Airport and Dallas Love Field. Several wrecks were reported in Dallas, Tarrant, Denton and Coll...
Jan 06, 2017
DFW Flight Among Last to Leave Fort Lauderdale
DFW Airport (WBAP/KLIF News) – A flight to DFW was among the last to leave Fort Lauderdale before a gunman there killed five people. “It was just very scary,” one woman on flight 130...
Jan 06, 2017
$4B Shortfall to Recover in Dallas Pension Fund
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) The fix to the Dallas police and fire pension fund could cost you money. It’s $4B short and the city has agreed to put in an additional billion dollars over the next 30 y...
Jan 06, 2017
Warming Stations Open in Dallas
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – People in Dallas can warm up at any Parks and Recreation facility or Library during normal business hours on Friday. Managers at the warming centers will talk with folk...
Jan 06, 2017
Fire Damages Garland Apartments
Photograph courtesy of Merrill J. Balanciere/Facebook. GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF News) – An apartment complex in Garland caught fire on Friday morning. Firefighters were called to the Bay Island Apartm...
Jan 06, 2017
Perry Resigns from Energy Transfer Partners
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Former Texas Governor Rick Perry has officially resigned from his seat on the board of directors of Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners. The resignation was officiall...
Jan 06, 2017
SMU Professors Speak Out Against Trump’s AG Pick
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Five law professors at Southern Methodist University have joined more than 1300 legal academics nationwide in urging the senate to reject President-elect Donald Trump&#...
Jan 06, 2017
Hundreds Expected at Pruitt’s Funeral Saturday
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A longtime CEO of the North Texas Food Bank will be laid to rest this weekend. Jan Pruitt died Monday from cancer. Visitation is at the Sparkman Hillcrest Funeral Home ...
Jan 06, 2017
