Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Ft. Worth Police Chief Lays out Five Year Plan
Ft. Worth (WBAP/KLIF News) – After almost a year since becoming Fort Worth’s police chief, Joel Fitzgerald has laid out several priorities for the city’s police force. Fitzgerald has...
Cumulus Media Sep 09, 2016
DFW Higher-Speed Rail Could Be Elevated
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) The proposed higher-speed rail line between Dallas and Fort Worth may go in above the TRE. Some with the city of Irving are not happy about the prospect and the city counc...
Cumulus Media Sep 09, 2016

Big Tex’s New Duds Honor Dallas Police
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The State Fair of Texas showed off some new clothes for its iconic cowboy on Friday morning. Big Tex’s custom-made outfit from Fort Worth-based Dickies typically ...
Cumulus Media Sep 09, 2016
Rockwall Student Says Man Tried to Lure Her into Car
ROCKWALL (WBAP/KLIF News) – Police in Rockwall are asking the public to be on alert after a student reported that a man tried to lure her into his car. The 13-year-old girl’s mother told p...
Cumulus Media Sep 09, 2016
Officers Added for Pride Week Events in Dallas
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Police in Dallas are stepping up security ahead of Pride Week. Officers are increasing their presence in the Oak Lawn and Cedar Springs areas. The move comes after a st...
Cumulus Media Sep 09, 2016

Mexican National Arrested After Police Find 70 Pounds of Meth
GREENVILLE (WBAP/KLIF News) – Police in Greenville seized millions of dollars worth of methamphetamine during a traffic stop on Tuesday. Cesar Baltazar, of Mexico, was pulled over along eastboun...
Cumulus Media Sep 09, 2016
The Search for a Missing Duncanville Man Ends in Tragedy
Juan Perez Duncanville (WBAP/KLIF News) – The search for a missing great-grandfather ended tragically for a Duncanville family. The family of 84-year-old Juan Perez said his body was found in a ...
Cumulus Media Sep 09, 2016
Fort Worth Mayor Issues Statement After Symphony Orchestra Strikes
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The Fort Worth mayor hoping both sides come back to the table after the city’s symphony went on strike. Mayor Betsy Price calls the Fort Worth Symphony an incredib...
Cumulus Media Sep 08, 2016

Dallas PD Chief Says Retirement Plan Predates Shooting
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas Police Chief David Brown says he had started planning for retirement before July’s shooting that killed five officers. He described the national attention ...
Cumulus Media Sep 08, 2016

Shooting Reported at West Texas High School
Photograph courtesy of the Alpine Avalanche via CNN. (UPDATE 10:50 a.m.) – CNN is reporting one person is dead after a shooting at Alpine High School in West Texas. CNN, citing Brewster County A...
Cumulus Media Sep 08, 2016









