Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Two Victims of El Paso Walmart Shooting Remain Hospitalized
EL PASO, Texas (AP) – Two adults who were wounded in an Aug. 3 shooting at an El Paso Walmart that killed 22 people remain hospitalized. The El Paso Times reports that Mario De Alba, from Chihua...
Cumulus Media Oct 5, 2019

Homeless Man Who Police on Horseback Led By A Rope Said He Harbors No Ill Will
HOUSTON (AP) – A homeless black man who was led by a rope by two white officers on horseback in a southeast Texas city says he was overcome with shame after watching video of his arrest. Donald ...
Cumulus Media Oct 5, 2019

50th Annual Cottonwood Art Festival In Richardson This Weekend
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The 50th Annual Cottonwood Art Festival is bringing arts, music, and Fall fun to the city of Richardson this weekend. The festival at Cottonwood Park will include more ...
Cumulus Media Oct 5, 2019

President Trump declares major disaster in six Texas counties
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – President Trump has approved a major disaster declaration for the parts of Texas most affected by Tropical Storm Imelda in mid-September. That makes federal funding avai...
Cumulus Media Oct 5, 2019

Condemned killer wins stay of execution
Houston (WBAP/KLIF) – A Jewish death row inmate who was part of the “Texas 7” gang of escaped prisoners, and faced execution in less than a week has won a reprieve after claiming the...
Cumulus Media Oct 5, 2019

UAW-GM talks progress, but issues remain
Detroit (WBAP/KLIF) – A United Auto Workers union Vice President in Detroit says negotiators are making progress on a new contract that could end the 19 day strike against General Motors. Terry ...
Cumulus Media Oct 5, 2019

The Judge in The Amber Guyger Trial Accuses District Attorney John Creuzot of Violating Gag Order
DALLAS (AP) – The judge presiding over the murder trial of a white Dallas police officer who shot and killed her black neighbor has accused the Dallas County district attorney of violating her g...
Cumulus Media Oct 4, 2019

Lawsuit Filed Against Texas DPS for Requiring Certain Waist Measurements for Troopers
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF)- The Texas Department of Public Safety Officers Association (DPSOA) filed a lawsuit against the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) because of a new policy that requires officer...
Cumulus Media Oct 4, 2019

Amber Guyger Turned Over to Texas Department of Criminal Justice in Huntsville to Begin Prison Sentence
HUNTSVILLE (WBAP/KLIF)- Former Dallas Officer Amber Guyger was released from the Dallas County Jail and turned over to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in Huntsville to begin her prison senten...
Cumulus Media Oct 4, 2019

Faith Leaders, Jean Family Call for Federal Investigation into Dallas Police Department
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Faith leaders in Dallas are calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the Dallas Police Department in the wake of testimony heard during the Murder trial for ...
Cumulus Media Oct 4, 2019









