Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Dallas Police Under New Leadership as Chief Hall says Goodbye
Chief Eddie Garcia DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Police Department is turning the page as 2021 begins. Thursday officially marked the last day on duty for Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall who re...
Dec 31, 2020
Dallas Police Wade Into Flooded Creek To Rescue Stranded Motorist.
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police officers were called out early Thursday morning to rescue a woman who had somehow driven her SUV off Spring Valley Road, and into the rapidly rising waters of ...
Dec 31, 2020
Colorado National Guardsman is 1st US Case of New COVID Variant; 2nd Guardsman Possible
WFAA DENVER (AP) – The first person in the U.S. reported infected with a new and apparently more contagious variant of the coronavirus has been identified as a Colorado National Guardsman who ha...
Dec 31, 2020
Heavy Snow Expected in Texas; Storm Could Spawn Tornadoes
WFAA New Year’s Eve forecast AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A winter storm moving across southwestern Texas on Wednesday could dump more than a foot (0.30 meters) of snow before moving eastward and possib...
Dec 31, 2020
‘Gilligan’s Island’ Star Dawn Wells Dies, COVID-19 Cited
Courtesy Getty Images LOS ANGELES (AP) – Dawn Wells, who played the wholesome Mary Ann on the 1960s sitcom “Gilligan’s Island,” has died. Her publicist says Wells died Wednesda...
Dec 30, 2020
NWS Confirms Tornado Touchdown in Corsicana
PHOTO: Navarro OEM CORSICANA (WBAP/KLIF) – Emergency crews in Navarro County say there was a tornado touchdown in Corsicana Wednesday morning as storms moved through the area. Several mobile hom...
Dec 30, 2020
Local Authorities Join Forces to Discourage Illegal Use of Fireworks, Celebratory Gunfire
(City of Dallas) DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Police and firefighters are asking North Texans to keep safety in mind when celebrating the new year. The Dallas Police Department is cracking down on celeb...
Dec 30, 2020
Local Leaders Urge North Texans to Avoid Large Gatherings Over New Year’s Holiday
(City of Dallas) DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Amid a rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in North Texas local leaders are asking residents to avoid group gatherings over the New Year’s hol...
Dec 30, 2020
First Case of New COVID-19 Variant Reported in Colorado; Man in His 20s Infected
(WFAA) DENVER (AP) – Health officials say a Colorado man who became the first reported person in the U.S. to have a COVID-19 variant that is spreading in the United Kingdom hadn’t been tra...
Dec 30, 2020
Federal Judge Allows Unverified Voters to Cast Ballots In Georgia
(WBAP/KLIF) — A Texas-based conservative group is fighting to stop potential election fraud in Georgia ahead of two senate runoff races next week. “True the Vote” has coordinated vot...
Dec 30, 2020
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