Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

New Details in Gruesome Hit-and-Run, White Settlement PD Says Intoxicated Man Had Victim’s Body in Passenger Seat

New Details in Gruesome Hit-and-Run, White Settlement PD Says Intoxicated Man Had Victim’s Body in Passenger Seat

WHITE SETTLEMENT (WBAP/KLIF News ) – White Settlement police released new details about a gruesome hit-and-run crash involving an intoxicated man who drove around with the victim’s lifeless body in the car over the weekend. Investigators believe 31-year-old Nestor Lujan Flores of Arlington initially hit the unidentified victim in Dallas Saturday night. According to a…MORE

Southwest Airlines Hit With $140 Million Fine for December 2022 Travel Debacle

Southwest Airlines Hit With $140 Million Fine for December 2022 Travel Debacle

DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines will pay a $35 million fine as part of a $140 million settlement to resolve a federal investigation into a debacle in December 2022 when the airline canceled thousands of flights and stranded more than 2 million travelers over the holidays. Most of the settlement will go toward compensating future…MORE

Abbott Signs Border Bills into Law

Abbott Signs Border Bills into Law

BROWNSVILLE, Tex (AP) – Testing the limits of how far Texas can go to keep migrants out of the U.S., Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday signed into law sweeping new powers that allow police to arrest migrants who cross the border illegally and give local judges authority to order them to leave the country.…MORE

Trump Lawyers Ask Appeals Court to Review Gag Order

Trump Lawyers Ask Appeals Court to Review Gag Order

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump have asked the full federal appeals court in Washington to review a gag order restricting the former president’s speech in the case charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 election. The request Monday follows a decision by a three-judge panel of the appeals court that upheld but…MORE

Convicted Sex Offender Who Escaped Brazoria County Prison Captured

Convicted Sex Offender Who Escaped Brazoria County Prison Captured

UPDATE: (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Less than 24 hours after escaping from a south Texas prison, The Texas Department of Criminal Justice announced Robert Yancy Junior was captured on Monday at 8:05 a.m. in Matagorda County. The Office of Inspector General arrested two others believed to be involved in his escape. Authorities said Yancy Junior’s…MORE