Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Governor Abbott Updates Texans on State’s Reopening, says it’s “Going Well”
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott updated North Texans on the state’s response to the continued spread of COVID-19 while joining The Rick Roberts Show on WBAP on Friday. Abbo...
May 29, 2020
Gas Prices Rising Across Texas, Analysts Expect Trend to Continue
DALLAS/FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – More Texans are driving amid the easing of covid-19 restrictions and that’s lead to an increase in gas prices. AAA Texas’ Daniel Armbruster said ...
May 29, 2020
Officer who Knelt on George Floyd’s Neck Arrested; Protesters Torch Minneapolis Police Station in Violent Night
Courtesy CNN MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minneapolis officer who was seen on video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in custody after pleading that he could not br...
May 29, 2020
Texas deputy sheriff shoots, kills deputy constable
Sienna Plantation (WBAP/KLIF) – A deputy constable was shot and killed early Friday morning in Fort Bend County’s Sierra Plantation subdivision, south of Houston. Fort Bend Sheriff Troy Ne...
May 29, 2020
Private plane lands on south Texas highway
Laredo (WBAP/KLIF) – A private plane carrying three people had to make an emergency landing Thursday on a highway near Laredo. The Beechcraft Bonanza developed an unspecified problem in flight. ...
May 29, 2020
Surprise birth in Fort Worth jail
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A woman prisoner in a Fort Worth jail surprised corrections officers earlier this month by giving birth to a child in her cell without their knowledge. The Tarrant Count...
May 29, 2020
Governor says now is the time to schedule elective surgeries
Amarillo (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott is urging those who are planning elective surgeries to get them soon. He told a news conference in Amarillo this is the time; while hospitals ar...
May 29, 2020
Texas state troopers will return to Dallas’ streets this summer
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – State troopers will be back on the streets of Dallas again this summer. Police Chief Renee Hall says DPS troopers and county constables will be brought in to help "fill the ...
May 29, 2020
Mesquite Championship Rodeo: First Ticketed Sporting Event Nationally
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — When the Mesquite Championship Rodeo starts up next week it will officially become the first ticketed sporting event since mandator government shutdowns where implemented in...
May 28, 2020
Dallas Mayor Calls Property Tax Hike Proposal “Disrespectful”
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson is urging safety and transparency in the city’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. While speaking on WBAP’s Chris Salcedo...
May 28, 2020
