Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Dallas Police Shoot a Man Pointing What Appeared to be a Gun

Dallas Police Shoot a Man Pointing What Appeared to be a Gun

DALLAS (AP) – Dallas police say officers have shot and killed a man who pointed at them what turned out to be a replica handgun. The episode began about 4 p.m. Monday when police received a report of a man walking along a residential street about one mile north of the U.S. 75-Interstate 635 interchange.…MORE

George W. Bush Critical of Today’s Republican Party

George W. Bush Critical of Today’s Republican Party

DALLAS (AP) – George W. Bush says the Republican Party he served as president has become “isolationist, protectionist and, to a certain extent, nativist.” Bush says he’s especially concerned about anti-immigration rhetoric. Bush says America “is a beautiful country” but not “when we condemn, call people names and scare people about immigration.” Bush told NBC…MORE

Ex-cop Guilty of Murder and Manslaughter in Floyd Case

Ex-cop Guilty of Murder and Manslaughter in Floyd Case

UPDATED: MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black man’s neck in a case that touched off worldwide protests, violence and a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the U.S. Chauvin, 45, could be sent…MORE

State Health Officials Launch  Massive Ad Campaign to Get More Residents Vaccinated Against COVID-19

State Health Officials Launch Massive Ad Campaign to Get More Residents Vaccinated Against COVID-19

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – State health officials are pouring money into an effort to get more Texans vaccinated against COVID-19. According to the Associated Press, they’ll spend $1.5 million on radio and television ads including commercials aimed at specific groups of Texans who are the least likely to be vaccinated based on research. State Health Officials…MORE