Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
As the Number of Freestanding ERs Grows, So Does Scrutiny
DALLAS (AP) – Freestanding emergency centers have sprouted in recent years across the suburban landscape, taking root in affluent neighborhoods and directly challenging nearby medical clinics an...
Aug 22, 2016
Train Carrying Coal Derails in Roanoke
Photograph courtesy of the Roanoke Police Department/Twitter ROANOKE, Texas (AP) – Officials say no one was injured when a train hauling coal derailed in rural North Texas, sending some cars int...
Aug 22, 2016
What’s it Like to Destroy a Drug House?
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – Operation Crackdown takes down another known drug house, and the guy doing the actual knocking down says it’s rewarding. Sergeant Cristobol Mejia with the Texas N...
Aug 19, 2016
The Dispute Between Senator Royce West and Dallas Cowboys’ Dez Bryant Heats Up
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The dispute between Senator Royce West and Dallas Cowboy Wide Receiver Dez Bryant is getting uglier. West sued Bryant in June for $60 thousand in damages to his Desoto renta...
Aug 19, 2016
Dallas County Jail Approved for Dog-Training Program
DALLAS COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) Some inmates in the Dallas County jail will get to work with dogs while learning a new skill. Dallas County Commissioners approved the program called “Home for Hou...
Aug 19, 2016
The Paschal High School and Texas Christian University Community Remember A Fallen Athlete
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Hundreds of students, faculty and staff gathered on Paschal High School’s football field Thursday evening to remember 18-year-old Drew Medford. Medford died after ...
Aug 19, 2016
Dallas Fallen Officers’ Foundation Hits $500K Goal Thanks to Final Donation
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Since the July 7th attack on police officers in downtown Dallas, local businesses and the Fallen Officer Foundation have raised a half million dollars for the families of th...
Aug 18, 2016
Arlington Opening New Schools Next Week
Arlington (WBAP/KLIF News) – When students return to school in Arlington next week, they may notice some changes. In 2014, voters approved a $663 million bond proposal, the largest ever in Tarra...
Aug 18, 2016
Huge Tip for Waiter After Helping Woman
LITTLE ELM (WBAP/KLIF News) A waiter at a Little Elm Applebee’s got the tip of a lifetime for his kindness. Kasey Simmons says he saw a woman crying at Kroger. He told WFAA he wanted to help, so...
Aug 18, 2016
The University of North Texas at Frisco Fights Crime with Cyber Security Lab
Frisco (WBAP/KLIF News) – The University of North Texas at Frisco is helping authorities fight crime with a new cyber security lab. The $350 thousand lab will help alleviate the pressure from ot...
Aug 18, 2016
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