Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Fed Raises Key Rate by a Half-point in Bid to Tame Inflation

Fed Raises Key Rate by a Half-point in Bid to Tame Inflation

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve intensified its drive  to curb the worst inflation in 40 years by raising its benchmark short-term interest rate by an sizable half-percentage point. The half-point hike in the Fed’s key rate – its largest since 2000 – raised it to a range of 0.75% to 1%, the highest point…MORE

Teacher Appreciation Week Deals Abundant in North Texas

Teacher Appreciation Week Deals Abundant in North Texas

DALLAS/FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Educators across North Texas are being shown support from their school districts, students and the community as National Teacher Appreciation Week continues through Friday, May 6. It’s an annual tradition where teachers nationwide are treated to discounts and freebies at participating stores and restaurants. Here are some of the…MORE

Dallas Police Bust Fake Texas Paper Tag Operation

Dallas Police Bust Fake Texas Paper Tag Operation

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – In an ongoing effort to shut down fake Texas paper license tag operations, Dallas Police investigators arrested a man who later confessed to printing multiple fraudulent tags. The department’s Auto Theft Task Force arrested 43-year-old Wayland Wayne Wright on a state felony charge of Tampering with a Governmental Record with Intent to…MORE

Comedian Dave Chappelle Tackled on Stage During Show in LA [WATCH]

Comedian Dave Chappelle Tackled on Stage During Show in LA [WATCH]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Comedian Dave Chappelle was tackled during a performance at the Hollywood Bowl Tuesday night. Security guards chased and overpowered the attacker, and Chappelle was able to continue his performance while the man was taken away in an ambulance. NBC News reported that the Los Angeles Police Department early Wednesday said the man was…MORE

Toddler Mauled by Coyote Near White Rock Lake; Animal Still on the Loose

Toddler Mauled by Coyote Near White Rock Lake; Animal Still on the Loose

Dallas AP (WBAP/KLIF) – Police say a 2-year-old child has been hospitalized in critical condition after being mauled by a coyote on the front porch of the child’s Dallas home on Royalpine Drive. The attack happened about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in a neighborhood just north of White Rock Lake in Dallas. As of late last…MORE