Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

DWI Suspect Bites Off Part of Police Officer’s Ear
(Denton Police Department) Denton, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A DWI suspect in Denton literally chewed up a police officer. Christopher Rogers was stopped the other day in Denton for suspicion of drunk dr...
Cumulus Media Feb 11, 2019

Hundreds Reportedly Abused by Southern Baptist Leaders
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Two newspapers are reporting that about 380 Southern Baptist church leaders and workers have been accused of sexual misconduct since 1998, leaving more than 700 victims. The S...
Cumulus Media Feb 11, 2019

A Texas Defense Contractor Wants High Tech Surveillance Towers in More States Along Southern Border
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – A Fort Worth defense contractor that monitors part of the U.S.-Mexico border with high-tech surveillance towers wants to expand the technology in more states along the s...
Cumulus Media Feb 10, 2019

Statement from Richardson Mayor Paul Voelker
(WBAP/KLIF) -Richardson, TX - I was extremely disappointed and embarrassed to see the online comment by Councilman Scott Dunn in response to a tweet by U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ear...
Cumulus Media Feb 10, 2019

House Fire In Tyler Kills Three
Updated: 2/10/19 @7p.m. TYLER, Texas (AP) – Fire officials say a third person has died of injuries from a house fire in Texas. The Tyler Fire Department in East Texas said Sunday in a statement ...
Cumulus Media Feb 10, 2019

One Man Shot Dead; Double Shooting Suspect Turns Himself In To Police.
DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – Dallas Police say a 56 year old suspect wanted in a double shooting Friday night, leaving one man dead and a second hospitalized, has turned himself in. Dallas Police ...
Cumulus Media Feb 9, 2019

Addison Police Investigation To Find Hoax Bomb Threat Caller
ADDISON – WBAP/KLIF – Investigation is underway to find the man who called Addison Police around midnight Friday, claiming he was holding a woman hostage and had placed two bombs in a room...
Cumulus Media Feb 9, 2019

Dallas Area Schools Teaching Students The Signs of Depression
DALLAS (AP) – Dozens of Dallas-area schools are among a growing number around the world that are teaching children how to spot the signs of depression in themselves and others. Government statis...
Cumulus Media Feb 9, 2019

Rotting Zebra Mussels Causes Stinky Tap Water in Austin
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Here’s a new thing keeping Austin weird: Stinky tap water caused by rotting zebra mussels. Residents in some parts of Texas’ capital city this week reported foul...
Cumulus Media Feb 9, 2019

The Border Patrol saves five immigrants from drowning in the Rio Grande
Eagle Pass (WBAP/KLIF) – U.S. Border Patrol agents rescued five immigrants from Honduras who nearly drowned while trying to illegally enter the U.S. by wading across the river that separates Mex...
Cumulus Media Feb 9, 2019









