Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Violence Erupts At Popular Fort Worth Club
A night of fun turned violent when a fight broke out at a popular Fort Worth gay club. The altercation happened on Saturday night at the Rainbow Lounge when three people were asked to show their ID...
Nov 20, 2016
We’ve lost a Texas Trailblazer
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS) – Famed heart surgeon Denton Cooley, who implanted the world’s first artificial heart, has died. Dr. Cooley was 96. Linden Emerson, a spokeswoman for the Texas Hear...
Nov 19, 2016
Battaglia to Be Executed
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A former Dallas accountant who was convicted of killing his nine and six-year-old daughters 15 years ago will be executed. A judge Friday found 61-year-old John Battaglia sa...
Nov 18, 2016
“Room at the Inn” Program Kicks Off
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) Several North Texas hotels are offering free rooms to some travelers this holiday season. Anyone who has friends or family hospitalized, in a nursing home, or in a treatme...
Nov 18, 2016
Woman Found Guilty in Death of Disabled Man Left in Hot SUV
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – A North Texas jury has found a caretaker guilty in the 2013 death of a mentally disabled man who was left for hours in a hot SUV. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports th...
Nov 18, 2016
City, County to Let Judge Settle Dispute
McKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF News) – The City of McKinney is suing Collin County. In this case though, both sides say they’re not antagonists, they’re simply trying to clear up a vague point ...
Nov 18, 2016
Texas electors under pressure to change their votes
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Regardless of how you feel about the results of the recent presidential election you’ll have to admit we’re all learning more about the Electoral College, h...
Nov 18, 2016
Police: Son of Rep. John Conyers Found Safe in Houston
HOUSTON (AP) – Houston police say longtime U.S. Rep. John Conyers’ youngest son, who was reported missing this week, has been found safe. KXAS-TV reports Houston police spokesman Kese Smit...
Nov 18, 2016
Gas Prices Across Texas, Country Down a Nickel
COPPELL, Texas (AP) – Retail gasoline prices across Texas and the country have declined by a nickel this week. AAA Texas on Thursday reported average statewide prices at the pump have dropped to...
Nov 18, 2016
Deal Set to Dismiss Domestic Assault Case Against Manziel
DALLAS (AP) – Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Johnny Manziel has reached a deal with prosecutors for the conditional dismissal of a domestic assault case involving his former girlfriend. Defe...
Nov 18, 2016
