Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Couple Accused of Force-Feeding Batteries to a Child
(Lucas Todd, 19, Kristina Thomas, 21) Hardin County, TN (WBAP/KLIF) – File this under, “You’ve got to be kidding!” A couple in Hardin, Tennessee is facing 15 years in prison af...
Dec 13, 2018
State Fair Horse Trainer Pleads Guilty to Sexual Assault of a Child
(Robert Liner) Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – In a last minute plea deal, a longtime State Fair of Texas performer was sentenced to 10-years probation for a sexual assault of a child charge he had been in...
Dec 13, 2018
Fair Park Gets State Fair For Another Two Decades
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) The State Fair of Texas will stay at Fair Park in Dallas through 2038. The Dallas City Council approved the contract Wednesday with a few tweaks. Those changes include a wage increa...
Dec 13, 2018
Former Fort Worth Pastor Sentenced to Prison After Violating Probation in Child Assault Case
James Robinson FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – A judge has revoked a former North Texas minister’s probation and ordered him to serve 10 years in prison over a 2008 sexual assault conviction invo...
Dec 13, 2018
Apple announces plan to build $1 billion campus in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Apple says it plans to build a $1 billion campus in Austin, Texas. The company statement early Thursday says it also plans to establish locations in Seattle, San Diego and Culver ...
Dec 13, 2018
DFW Airport Offers Parking Deal for “12 Days of Christmas”
DFW (WBAP/KLIF) – The DFW Airport is offering cheaper parking for the holidays. Starting Decmber 13th- 24th DFW Airport is offering prepaid terminal parking for $8. If you pre order by the 24th ...
Dec 12, 2018
Garland Police Announce Holiday DWI Patrols – Ask for Public’s Help
GARLAND – WBAP/KLIF – The Garland Police Department has announced extra police patrols looking for drivers who are intoxicated will begin Friday, December 21rst, and run through Saturday, ...
Dec 12, 2018
Texas Democrat Julian Castro Launches Exploratory Committee for Possible 2020 Presidential Run
[photo courtesy of Twitter]SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Former Obama Housing Chief Julian Castro said he’s taking a step toward a possible White House campaign in 2020 by forming a presidential expl...
Dec 12, 2018
Jury to Get the Case Against Nightclub That Served Former Cowboy Before Deadly Crash
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The civil trial against former Dallas Cowboy Josh Brent and the bar that he was at the night of a deadly drunk driving crash is set to go to the jury today. On Tuesday, the ...
Dec 12, 2018
PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Chief Inspired to Action by Botham Jean Shooting
Tim Ryan-CEO PricewaterhouseCoopers (Twitter) Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – The head of PricewaterhouseCoopers-U.S. has written an op-ed, inspired by the high-profile Dallas police shooting of former Pr...
Dec 12, 2018
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