Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Deadly Athens School Bus – Union Pacific Train Collision
UPDATE: 1-25 7:35 pm Names of the injured now released; 13 year old Christopher Bonilla died in the crash 9 year old Joselyne Torres, operated on and in stable condition late Saturday at Dallas Childr...
Cumulus Media Jan 25, 2019

Texas Attorney General Reports 95,000 Non Citizens are Registered to Vote
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Attorney General has announced that 95,000 people identified by the Department of Public Safety as non-U.S. citizens matched voter registration in Texas. Ken Paxto...
Cumulus Media Jan 25, 2019

Plano Police Department Mourns the Loss of Retired K-9 Officer
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – A beloved member of the Plano Police Department has died. The department announced Friday the loss of one of its K9’s, Dio. The dog passed away following a long illness...
Cumulus Media Jan 25, 2019

Trump Announces Deal to End Shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says he’ll sign legislation shortly to reopen shuttered government departments for three weeks – until Feb. 15. Trump’s action would en...
Cumulus Media Jan 25, 2019

Increase in Sick Leave Amid Government Shutdown Affecting Two Major U.S. Airports, Causing Delays
(WBAP/KLIF) – Staffing shortages amid the government shutdown at two major airports in the northeast are causing some flights across the country to be delayed or re-routed, according to the Fede...
Cumulus Media Jan 25, 2019

Trump Associate Roger Stone Arrested; Trump Tweets ‘No Collusion’
CNN File Photo WASHINGTON (AP) – Roger Stone, an associate of President Donald Trump, has been arrested in Florida. That’s according to special counsel Robert Mueller’s office, which...
Cumulus Media Jan 25, 2019

Southwest Airlines is ending service to Mexico City so it can fly to Hawaii
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Southwest Airlines says it will drop its service to Mexico City by the end of March. It says it is doing so to reallocate its resources to better opportunities. The airline ...
Cumulus Media Jan 25, 2019

UNT Police defend themselves against a misconduct allegation
Denton (WBAP/KLIF) – The University of North Texas Police are defending themselves against allegations of misconduct that grew out of a video that’s gone viral on social media. That video ...
Cumulus Media Jan 25, 2019

NASA employees now cleaning toilets at the Johnson Space Center
Houston (WBAP/KLIF) – The Johnson Space Center in Houston is now requiring NASA employees who have been working without pay during the government shutdown to “volunteer” to clean the...
Cumulus Media Jan 25, 2019

12 year old arrested for the murder of a professional boxer
Uvalde (WBAP/KLIF) – A 12 year old boy in the town of Uvalde has been arrested for the shooting death of a professional boxer. 24 year old John VanMeter was gunned down on his front porch Wednes...
Cumulus Media Jan 25, 2019









