Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

HOUSTON (AP) – Authorities say multiple gunshots were fired overnight into the Houston office of state Senator John Whitmire. No one was in the building when the gunshots erupted early Thursday ...

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – President Barack Obama is expected at South by Southwest in Austin Friday amid an open carry demonstration. It’s not the first time pro-gun protesters have planne...

COLLIN COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – The search continues in rural parts of Collin County for a man trying to lure children into his vehicle. Police have taken attempted abduction reports in Princet...

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – If Governor Greg Abbott has his way, all school children in Texas will have access to high-speed internet by 2018. The governor announced his ambitious plan at the Sout...

COPPELL, Texas (AP) – Retail gasoline prices across Texas have risen again, jumping by 3 cents. AAA Texas on Thursday reported the average price at the pump rose to $1.63 per gallon. Nationwide ...

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – At least three dozen people have applied to become the next fire chief in Dallas. A search firm being used by the city will now start culling through the resumes. The a...

DALLAS [WBAP/KLIF] – Dallas park board members have delayed a decision on whether to ban smoking in city parks. The decision came after several panelists said they’d like more input about ...

A flooded road in Grapevine in 2015. GRAPEVINE (WBAP/KLIF News) - The City of Grapevine is still recovering from last May’s heavy rains and flooding. Mayor William D. Tate says while some street...

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) The Dallas Morning News may change its headquarters in the Big D. For nearly 7 decades, the newspaper has been at Young and Houston streets in downtown, but the publication ann...

Image courtesy of The American Heart Association DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A total smoking ban on city-owned parks in Dallas will be up for debate on Thursday. Fair Park and golf courses are inc...