Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Texas AG Paxton Asks Court to Dismiss Civil Fraud Lawsuit
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking a federal judge to dismiss a civil fraud lawsuit over his efforts to recruit investors to a high-tech startup before he was the s...
Cumulus Media Jun 10, 2016
Muslim Activist Says Driver Yelled Slurs, Threats
GARLAND, Texas (AP) – Police in North Texas are investigating a report that a member of a Muslim rights advocacy group was followed out of a gas station by a driver yelling expletives and threat...
Cumulus Media Jun 10, 2016
Suspected Bank Robber Tries to Run From Police, Runs Out of Gas
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – A 41-year-old man is in the Tarrant County Jail accused of robbing the Liberty Bank on Merrick Street in Fort Worth. Police said Ernesto Pecson tried to make his ge...
Cumulus Media Jun 10, 2016
Father Sells Son’s Car as Punishment
JACKSONVILLE (WBAP/KLIF News) Many parents around the nation are rallying behind a Florida father who took his son’s car away as a punishment. Allan Gieger says he caught his 18-year-old son smo...
Cumulus Media Jun 09, 2016
Retail Gasoline Prices Up 3 Cents in Texas, Nationwide
COPPELL, Texas (AP) – Retail gasoline prices in Texas and nationwide are up 3 cents this week. AAA Texas on Thursday reported the average price at the pump across the state was $2.15 per gallon....
Cumulus Media Jun 09, 2016

Valedictorian Admits to Being Illegal Immigrant
Photograph courtesy of McKinney ISD. MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF News) – The valedictorian at McKinney Boyd High School dropped a bombshell in front of thousands of people at a graduation ceremony this ...
Cumulus Media Jun 09, 2016
Turtle Creek Search Tied to Insider Trading Investigation
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – We finally know what the FBI Evidence Response and Underwater Search Team has been looking for in Turtle Creek. Divers have been searching in an area near Fitzhugh and ...
Cumulus Media Jun 09, 2016

Designer Drug Gaining Popularity
Photograph courtesy of India Mart. KELLER (WBAP/KLIF News) – A dangerous synthetic drug is starting to make its way into North Texas. It’s called U-47700 and can be purchased online. The s...
Cumulus Media Jun 09, 2016
Eric Holder Weighs In for Uber Against Fingerprint Checks
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has weighed in on behalf of Uber in the debate over whether background checks for ride-hailing service drivers in New Jersey should ...
Cumulus Media Jun 09, 2016
Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas Create I-10 Coalition
PHOENIX (AP) – Four states with portions of Intestate 10 are banding together to work collectively on making travel on the cross-country route safer and more efficient. Top officials of the Ariz...
Cumulus Media Jun 09, 2016









