Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Cowtown Christmas Tree Lighting Features Marie Osmond

Cowtown Christmas Tree Lighting Features Marie Osmond

(WBAP/KLIF) — Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker will commemorate the 77th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting with a special musical guest, Wednesday night. According to The Giving Machines’ Cadie Connors, 70’s superstar Marie Osmond will perform a free concert at 6:30 p.m. She rose to stardom in the 1970’s with her brother Donny in the music…MORE

Democrats Prompt Investigation into Texas Mega Oil Merger

Democrats Prompt Investigation into Texas Mega Oil Merger

(WBAP/KLIF) — Security filings show the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating ExxonMobil’s $60 billion deal to acquire a Texas oil company, potentially one the largest energy industry mergers in two decades. The request for additional information on ExxonMobil’s proposed acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources is a step the agency takes when reviewing whether a…MORE

DrinkPAK Bringing 1,000 Jobs to Fort Worth in 2024

DrinkPAK Bringing 1,000 Jobs to Fort Worth in 2024

(WBAP/KLIF) — Another major manufacturer is headed to the DFW area, next year, bringing with it a large number of good-playing jobs. California-based beverage manufacturer, DrinkPAK, is building two new manufacturing facilities in Fort Worth. Company Vice-President Holly Shroeder says the plants will bring close to a thousand jobs to Tarrant County with an average…MORE

Dallas Firefighter Victim of Alleged Drunk Driver

Dallas Firefighter Victim of Alleged Drunk Driver

DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas firefighter on the job since 2012 has been seriously injured in a crash involving a suspected inebriated driver. Dallas Police say Kenneth Burke was riding his motorcycle early Sunday morning when he was struck and run over by 51 year old Crescencio Del Rio Rodriguez on Columbia Avenue. Burke’s…MORE