Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

3 Texans Could Face Hate Crime Charges in Connection with a 2-State Shooting Rampage

3 Texans Could Face Hate Crime Charges in Connection with a 2-State Shooting Rampage

UNDATED (WBAP/KLIF) – Three people from Tyler are in custody in Las Vegas following Thanksgiving Day shootings in the city before their arrests in rural Arizona. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, brothers Shawn & Christopher McDonnell, and Christopher’s wife Kayleigh Lewis were arrested after “several vehicle-to-vehicle shootings.” Christopher McDonnell told investigators his brother Shawn…MORE

Fort Worth Extends Mask Mandate Into March of 2021

Fort Worth Extends Mask Mandate Into March of 2021

(WBAP/KLIF) —  The city of Fort Worth, Tuesday, mirrored a Tarrant county decision regarding COVID-19 restrictions. The Fort Worth City Council, Tuesday, approved extending the city’s mask mandate through March 2nd of 2021. The decision is similar to the Tarrant County Commissioners Court vote last week to mandate masks through the end of February. Fort…MORE

First Non-Stop International Plane Departs from Fort Worth Alliance Airport

First Non-Stop International Plane Departs from Fort Worth Alliance Airport

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- India’s first-ever government plane, for flying dignitaries, recently flew non-stop from Fort Worth Alliance Airport to New Delhi, India. Tom Harris, President of Alliance Air Services says the plane covered roughly 8,000 miles in just over 15 hours and it was made possible by the airport’s milestone runway extension. “The extended runway…MORE

Governor Announces Hewlett Packard Enterprise Global Headquarters Relocation to Texas

Governor Announces Hewlett Packard Enterprise Global Headquarters Relocation to Texas

AUSTIN – Another major corporation is expected to relocate to Texas. Governor Greg Abbott announced on Monday that Hewlett Packard Enterprise will move its global headquarters to Spring, Texas from San Jose, California. The headquarters will be located in a new state-of-the-art campus that will open in early 2022, building upon the company’s established presence…MORE

Barr: No Evidence of Fraud that would Change Election Outcome

Barr: No Evidence of Fraud that would Change Election Outcome

WASHINGTON (AP) – Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday that the Justice Department has not uncovered evidence of widespread voter fraud and has seen nothing that would change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. In an interview with The Associated Press, Barr said U.S. attorneys and FBI agents have been working diligently to follow…MORE