Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Grapevine Colleyville ISD Finalizes New Cell Phone Policy
GRAPEVINE (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Grapevine Colleyville ISD is taking an extra step to limit the use of cell phones in the classroom. The school board voted this week to ban them and impose a fine f...
Cumulus Media Jul 30, 2024

Texas Senators Grill Utility Executives About Massive Power Failure After Hurricane Beryl
HOUSTON, TEXAS – JULY 11: Linemen tend to fallen power lines in the East End neighborhood of Houston, days after Hurricane Beryl made landfall, on Thursday, July 11, 2024 in Houston. (Raquel Nat...
Cumulus Media Jul 30, 2024

Biden Calls for Supreme Court Reforms in Texas Speech
(Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - President Joe Biden said Monday that "extremism" on the U.S. Supreme Court is undermining public confidence in the institution and called on Congr...
Cumulus Media Jul 29, 2024

Fort Worth’s City Manager to Retire
Courtesy City of Fort WorthFORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth will soon be looking for a new City Manager.After serving as City Manager for over ten years, David Cooke is retiring.After being f...
Cumulus Media Jul 29, 2024

Trump Calls for US to Be ‘Crypto Capital of the Planet’ in Appeal to Nashville Bitcoin Conference
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – JULY 24: U.S. Republican Presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks to attendees during his campaign rally at the Bojangles Coliseum on July 24, 2024 i...
Cumulus Media Jul 27, 2024

Justice Department Says Tik-Tok Collected Us User Views on Issues Like Abortion and Gun Control
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a fresh broadside against one of the world's most popular technology companies, the Justice Department has accused TikTok of harnessing the capability to gather bulk information o...
Cumulus Media Jul 27, 2024

Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Cools, Adding to Likelihood of a September Rate Cut
[photo courtesy Twitter]WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve's favored inflation measure remained low last month, bolstering evidence that price pressures are steadily cooling and setting the stage f...
Cumulus Media Jul 27, 2024

The Cowboys Have Signed Arlington Renegades Wide Receiver Deontay Burnett
(WBAP/KLIF) – ARLINGTON, TX – Arlington Renegades wide receiver Deontay Burnett has signed with the Dallas Cowboys. Burnett saw action in all 10 games for the Renegades this season, and st...
Cumulus Media Jul 27, 2024

Keller ISD is Cracking Down on Cell Phone Use
Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images(WBAP/KLIF) – KELLER, TX – Last week, Keller ISD released a new plan to enforce new cell phone rules in the classroom. All cell phones must now be powered o...
Cumulus Media Jul 27, 2024

Former Uvalde School Officer, Adrian Gonzalez Has Pleaded Not Guilty
(WBAP/KLIF) – UVALDE, TX – Adrian Gonzalez has been charged with 29 counts of abandoning and endangering a child for his alleged actions or lack thereof, during the Rob Elementary School s...
Cumulus Media Jul 25, 2024









