Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Governor Abbott Asks Counties for Financial Impact of Border Crisis

Governor Abbott Asks Counties for Financial Impact of Border Crisis

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott sent a letter to county judges across the state on Monday, asking them to send to the Governor’s office a full and accurate estimate of the fiscal impact the current surge of migrants at the southern border border is having on their respective counties. “Securing the border is the federal…MORE

Suspect In Keller Hit-and-Run Death Arrested

Suspect In Keller Hit-and-Run Death Arrested

KELLER  (WBAP/KLIF News) – Keller Police arrested the suspect in the hit-and-run death of a man walking with his wife last month. 38-year-old Kevin Patrick Garrity is charged with accident involving death, a second-degree felony. The victim, 58-year-old Feng Zhou, was killed while walking in the grass near their home in the 1100 block of…MORE

Millenial Migration Reshaping Political Landscape

Millenial Migration Reshaping Political Landscape

(AP) – Young adults are leaving states such as New York and California for new destinations including Colorado, Florida and Texas. This migration over the past decade is helping reshape the country’s political power structure. This coming week, the U.S. Census Bureau is scheduled to release new population numbers showing the shift. And the data…MORE

Dallas: Street Racer Allegedly Pulls Out Rifle & Shoots Pedestrian to Death

Dallas: Street Racer Allegedly Pulls Out Rifle & Shoots Pedestrian to Death

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) –  Dallas Police say a woman in her 50s was shot and killed late last night, allegedly by a street racer at the intersection of Duncanville Road and Ledbetter. Mike Forbes from out media partner WFAA talked to a witness who says the woman was walking down Duncanville Road, when she reportedly exchanged…MORE

$10,000 Reward Offered for Information on a String of Gun Shop Burglaries [WATCH]

$10,000 Reward Offered for Information on a String of Gun Shop Burglaries [WATCH]

Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A number of North Texas gun dealers have been targeted by thieves in the past two weeks. 42 guns were stolen from three different gun dealers according to the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms. Republic Arsenal in Coppell; Elliot White Gun Company in North Richland Hills; and SK Arms in…MORE