Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Three Alarm Fire Destroys Several Under-Construction Apartment Buildings

Three Alarm Fire Destroys Several Under-Construction Apartment Buildings

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Fire-Rescue was called out late Saturday night to fight a roaring fire in a set of under-construction apartment buildings in Old East Dallas. The first units on the scene near Ross and Fitzhugh avenues found so much fire they immediately went to three alarms. It took more than 60 firefighters about…MORE

Dallas Police Officers Hit By Drunk Driver

Dallas Police Officers Hit By Drunk Driver

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Two Dallas Police officers were injured early Saturday morning when a suspected drunk driver ran into their squad car. The officers were at an accident scene, blocking the left and middle lanes of northbound I-35E near Overton Road with their emergency lights on when they were rammed by a vehicle that neither…MORE

Unopened 1986 Video Game Brings Huge Price

Unopened 1986 Video Game Brings Huge Price

Dallas (AP) – An unopened copy of Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. video game that was bought in 1986 and then forgotten about in a desk drawer has sold at auction for $660,000. Heritage Auctions in Dallas says the video game that sold Friday was bought as a Christmas gift but ended up being placed in…MORE

Dallas Woman Gets 5 Years For Butt Injection Death

Dallas Woman Gets 5 Years For Butt Injection Death

Dallas (AP) – A Dallas woman has been sentenced to five years in prison for causing a nightclub dancer’s death by performing an illegal cosmetic butt injection on her in Missouri. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 49 year old Niticia Deonte Lee was sentenced for involuntary manslaughter in the 2015 death of 22 year…MORE

Houston Police Investigating Texans QB Watson

Houston Police Investigating Texans QB Watson

Houston (AP) – Police say they are investigating Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson. The NFL player is accused of sexual assault and harassment in lawsuits filed by 21 women. The Houston Police confirmed Friday a complainant had filed a report with the agency concerning Watson. The department said it would not comment further during the…MORE