Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

ERCOT: “Texas Grid Ready for Winter Weather Operations”

ERCOT: “Texas Grid Ready for Winter Weather Operations”

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Electric Reliability Council of Texas filed its final winter weatherization readiness report of the season with the Public Utility Commission of Texas this week. The report shows 321 out of 324 electric generation units and transmission facilities fully passed inspection for new winterization regulations from the Commission. “The Texas electric grid…MORE

Missing Lewisville 10-Year-Old Boy Found Safe

Missing Lewisville 10-Year-Old Boy Found Safe

LEWISVILLE (WBAP/KLIF News) – A 10-year-old boy who vanished from a family member’s home in Lewisville has been found safe. Lewisville Police said 10-year-old Simon Lian vanished Tuesday afternoon from the backyard of a home in the 700 block of Dewberry Drive near South Parkway Boulevard around 4:30 p.m. Investigators said it’s believed he walked…MORE

Dallas Police Advance Sexual Assault Case Against Duncanville Pastor

Dallas Police Advance Sexual Assault Case Against Duncanville Pastor

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A criminal case involving sexual assault allegations against a Dallas megachurch pastor has been referred to Dallas prosecutors, according to the Dallas Morning News. Two sisters, Renee Phillips and Donna Fields were to first lob allegations that Rickie Rush, pastor of Inspiring Bbody of Christ Church in Duncanville assaulted them in the…MORE

White House: Texas hostage-taker had raised no red flags

White House: Texas hostage-taker had raised no red flags

DALLAS (AP) — The gunman who took four people hostage at a Texas synagogue in a 10-hour standoff that ended in his death was checked against law enforcement databases before entering the U.S. but raised no red flags, the White House said. Malik Faisal Akram, a 44-year-old British citizen, arrived in the U.S. at Kennedy Airport in…MORE