Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Online Threats Draw Longest Term Yet In Capitol Riot Probe
UNDATED (AP) – A man who pleaded guilty to writing threatening social media posts in connection with the riot at the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to 14 months in prison. It’s the longes...
Cumulus Media Oct 22, 2021

Public Utility Commission of Texas Approves Weatherization Rule
(WBAP/KLIF) – The Public Utility Commission of Texas voted on Thursday to require power generating companies to weatherize their generators.The move comes in the aftermath of February’s de...
Cumulus Media Oct 21, 2021

US Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Onions Sickens Hundreds of People
(Photo: WFAA)AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. health officials say a salmonella outbreak tied to onions has sickened more than 650 people in 37 states. The Centers for Disease Control and ...
Cumulus Media Oct 21, 2021

Double Murder Trial of Man Accused in Gruesome Murders of His Wife & Baby Begins in FTW
(Photo WFAA)Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – In Fort Worth, the double murder trial has begun for 35-year old Craig Vanewege who is accused of killing wife and infant son in 2016.On Wednesday gruesome i...
Cumulus Media Oct 21, 2021

Walgreens begins testing drone delivery in Texas
Photo courtesy WFAAWalgreens will begin flying packages by drone to residents in a pair of Texas cities in partnership with Google's drone-making affiliate, Wing.The companies said they will begin tes...
Cumulus Media Oct 21, 2021

Former President Trump Announces Launch Of His Own Social Media Site
NEW YORK (AP) – Former President Donald Trump says he’s launching a new media company with its own social media platform nine months after being expelled from social media for his role in ...
Cumulus Media Oct 21, 2021

Arlington Police Investigate A Fatal Officer Involved Shooting
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- Arlington Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened Wednesday afternoon. Around 2:30p.m., 911 Dispatch received a call from a passerby who said an SUV ...
Cumulus Media Oct 20, 2021

Governor’s Office Says “No Need for Special Session at this Time”
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s office is responding to a tweet from the Lieutenant Governor regarding a fourth special session.Lt. Governor Dan Patrick said in a Tweet o...
Cumulus Media Oct 20, 2021

Biden Announces Scaled Back $2T Spending Plan
CNN File PhotoWASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden emphasize the middle class values of his now-scaled back $2 trillion domestic spending package. His proposal is for an unprecedented federal i...
Cumulus Media Oct 20, 2021

Garland Police Arrest Three Suspects in Kidnapping of Toddler From Motel
UPDATE 10/21 12:28 AM: Garland Police said all three suspects in the kidnapping of a 20-month boy from Express Inn off Northwest Highway near Pendleton Drive on Sunday have been arrested. GARLAND (WBA...
Cumulus Media Oct 20, 2021









