Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Argument Turns Into Murder

Argument Turns Into Murder

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police say an argument Saturday at the foot of the Ronald Kirk Pedestrian Bridge in the Trinity Groves neighborhood degenerated into a gun battle in which 16 year old Christopher Rivera was killed. A 21 year old woman was shot and critically injured. The man who apparently shot them was also…MORE

Woman Gunned Down Near Dallas Barbershop

Woman Gunned Down Near Dallas Barbershop

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police are investigating a fatal shooting in the Cadillac Heights neighborhood. Saturday afternoon an unidentified black woman collapsed in front of a barbershop in the 2600 block of Cedar Crest Boulevard. It’s the only building in an area surrounded by open fields. She had been shot several times, and died of…MORE

Two McAllen Police Officers Were Ambushed and Killed Saturday

Two McAllen Police Officers Were Ambushed and Killed Saturday

McAllen (WBAP/KLIF) – Two police officers were shot and killed Saturday in the south Texas border town of McAllen by a suspect who later fatally shot himself . The officers were ambushed while responding to a domestic disturbance call. McAllen’s police chief says 45 year old officer Edelmiro Garza and fellow officer, 39 year old…MORE

Covid 19 Toll Climbs Across North Texas

Covid 19 Toll Climbs Across North Texas

DALLAS – Texas Saturday reports a record breaking day for new Covid 19 infections.  The state reported 10,351 cases of the novel corona virus on Saturday. Dallas County Saturday reported 1,101 new Covid 19 positive infections and four additional deaths believed related to the novel Coronavirus. Tarrant County reported 423 cases and six deaths.  Denton…MORE

A New Chapter For the Texas Based Band Now Known as “The Chicks”

A New Chapter For the Texas Based Band Now Known as “The Chicks”

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Breaking their ties with Dixie, The Chicks step into a new chapter with first new music in 14 years. The timing is right for their voices to be heard again on “Gaslighter,” out on July 17. With topics like youth activism and escaping toxic relationships, the album “seemed like a good…MORE