Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Trick-Or-Treaters May Bag More Gummy Candy Than Chocolate This Halloween

Trick-Or-Treaters May Bag More Gummy Candy Than Chocolate This Halloween

Trick-or-treaters may find more fruity candy than chocolate among their Halloween handouts this year. Younger consumers have also been gravitating toward non-chocolate candies like gummies, drawn by their bright colors and innovative flavors.. Global cocoa prices more than quadrupled between January 2023 and January 2025 due to poor harvests in West Africa, where 70% of…MORE

TEA To Take Over Fort Worth Independent School District

TEA To Take Over Fort Worth Independent School District

(WBAP/KLIF) – FORT WORTH, TX – Commissioner of the Texas Education Agency Mike Morath says he’s ordered the appointment of a board of managers, and a district-managing conservator, in a letter sent to those impacted by the changes. The action was taken after one of the campuses in the ISD received it’s fifth consercutive unacceptable…MORE

Dallas City Hall May Be Facing the Wrecking Ball

Dallas City Hall May Be Facing the Wrecking Ball

(WBAP/KLIF) – DALLAS, TX – On Tuesday, Dallas city leaders met to discuss whether to renovate, replace, or find a new location for City Hall. The building opened in 1978, however recently it has developed leaky ceilings, has outdated restrooms, and unreliable electrical systems. Renovations and repairs could cost the city between 100 million and…MORE