Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

South Korea Sends Plane to US to Bring Back Workers Detained in Immigration Raid

South Korea Sends Plane to US to Bring Back Workers Detained in Immigration Raid

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean media reports a charter plane has left for the U.S. to bring back Korean workers detained in an immigration raid in Georgia. A total of 475 workers, more than 300 of them South Koreans, were rounded up in the Sept. 4 raid at the battery factory under construction…MORE

Kilmar Abrego Garcia Wants Asylum

Kilmar Abrego Garcia Wants Asylum

Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces an uncertain future. The Trump administration wants to deport him to the African nation of Eswatini. Abrego Garcia wants to apply for asylum. Either path could mean a long journey through the legal system. Abrego Garcia became a flashpoint over President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown when he was deported to his…MORE

Governor Abbott Could Sign an Executive Order Regulating THC

Governor Abbott Could Sign an Executive Order Regulating THC

(WBAP/KLIF) – AUSTIN, TX – After several failed attempts to pass a bill to ban or regulate THC in Texas, Governor Abbott is expected to issue an executive order to regulate it. The executive order could set a minimum age requirement of 21 years old to purchase T-H-C products, and require dispensaries to be located…MORE

DART Has Approved Service Cuts That Could Impact Thousands of North Texans

DART Has Approved Service Cuts That Could Impact Thousands of North Texans

(WBAP/KLIF) – DALLAS, TX – Seven DART bus routes are being be discontinued, and 17 other routes will run buses less frequently, which will cut $24 million dollars from the budget. Officials with DART stated that it needs the money to pay for its new general mobility program, which is a deal that DART struck…MORE