Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Retired Dallas Firefighter and Daughter-in-law Die of Covid-19 Hours Apart
WFAA PHOTO DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Retired Lt. Randy Luper and his daughter-in-law Vanessa Luper died of Covid-19 after the family tested positive for the virus. Both of them were hospitalized on July 11,...
Cumulus Media Jul 27, 2021

Officers Who Defended US Capitol on Jan 6. Testify Before Select House Panel [WATCH]
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – A House select committee is holding their first hearing to investigate the January Sixth Capitol riot after multiple Congressional hearings on the riot since winter. The...
Cumulus Media Jul 27, 2021

USA Olympic Gymnastic Out of Team Final Due to Reported Mental Issue
TOKYO (WBAP/KLIF)- Reigning Olympic Gymnastics Champion Simone Biles is out of the U.S. team finals. An official statement from USA Gymnastics said “Simone has withdrawn from the team final comp...
Cumulus Media Jul 27, 2021

For HOF-Bound Jimmy Johnson, Cowboys’ Honor Ring Can Wait
Jimmy Johnson, Jerry Jones As Jimmy Johnson looks back on the rocky relationship that abruptly ended his championship run with the Dallas Cowboys, he can laugh now. He's heading into the Pro Football ...
Cumulus Media Jul 27, 2021

Trump Makes An Endorsement In TX AG Race
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) Former President Trump has announced he’s backing Attorney General Ken Paxton for re-election to a third term. Trump called the legally beleaguered incumbent “a true Tex...
Cumulus Media Jul 27, 2021

Collin County Health Experts Working to Control Spread of Newly Reportable Fungus
(Photo: CDC) MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – Officials in Collin County are working to control the spread of a rare fungus. According to Collin County Healthcare Services, Candida auris is an emerging, m...
Cumulus Media Jul 26, 2021

Texas House Speaker Calls for Civil Arrest of House Democrat in D.C.
(Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan) AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives is taking action against a Democratic lawmaker who has returned to Washington D.C. as Hou...
Cumulus Media Jul 26, 2021

UT and OU Won’t Renew Grants of Media Rights with Big 12 Conference
(Photo: WFAA-TV) DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma are moving forward with a potential move to the Southeastern Conference. A joint statement released b...
Cumulus Media Jul 26, 2021

U.S. Set To End Combat Mission In Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi are set to announce that they’ve come to an agreement to end the U.S. military’s combat mission in I...
Cumulus Media Jul 26, 2021

Nebraska Cops Defend Mission To Texas
Lincoln, Neb. (AP) – Nebraska State Patrol officials have defended their state-funded mission to the U.S.-Mexican border in Texas, arguing that they answered a call for help from fellow law enfo...
Cumulus Media Jul 25, 2021









