Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Child Advocates Say Texas Contradicts Itself on Foster Care
DALLAS (AP) – An advocacy group that successfully sued Texas on behalf of children in long-term foster care says state objections to reforms recommended by court-appointed experts don’t sq...
Dec 09, 2016
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Strike Ends with $700K Donated
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – Musicians with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra have ended their three-month strike by approving a new contract bolstered by a $700,000 donation. Symphony officials and...
Dec 09, 2016
Retail Gasoline Prices in Texas Up, Reach $1.99 Per Gallon
COPPELL, Texas (AP) – Retail gasoline prices in Texas rose 6 cents this week to reach an average $1.99 per gallon. AAA Texas on Thursday reported the average price at the pump nationwide was up ...
Dec 09, 2016
Forney Gets New Police Chief
FORNEY (WBAP/KLIF News) – The deputy police chief who has been in charge of Dallas’ loose dog problem has been named the new police chief of Forney. Rob Sherwin became the head of Dallas A...
Dec 08, 2016
Cruz Gives Uncomfortable Monologue About Queso
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Who says nothing happens in a lame duck session? Texas Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz attempted to show Texas queso is better than Arkansas “cheese dipR...
Dec 08, 2016
Warning Prompts Southwest Airlines Flight’s Return to Dallas
DALLAS (AP) – A Southwest Airlines flight bound for Houston from Dallas turned back after a cockpit warning indicated a pressurization issue. The emergency was the second in as many days for a H...
Dec 08, 2016
DFW Airport To Add Daily Flights to Montreal
DALLAS (WBAP & KLIF News) — There are already daily flights to Toronto from DFW Airport and to Vancouver as of February — and as of next spring, you’ll now be able to fly directl...
Dec 08, 2016
Texas Eyes Immunizations as More Kids File Exemptions
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas could host the nation’s next major fight over stricter requirements for immunizations as its rates of schoolchildren who refuse to get shots for non-medical reas...
Dec 08, 2016
AT&T, Time Warner Executives Testify before Senate
Washington DC (WBAP/KLIF News) – Executives from AT&T and Time Warner testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday on the proposed $85 billion merger. The Justice Department is ...
Dec 07, 2016
On Pearl Harbor Day, Ft. Worth Church Honors Veterans
(Ft. Worth - WBAP/KLIF News) – On December 7th, 1941, America was dragged into World War 2 with the attacks on Pearl Harbor, and Clark Field in the Philippines. At Birchman Baptist Church in Ft....
Dec 07, 2016
