Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Texas Rangers Opening Day of the 2023 MLB Season

Texas Rangers Opening Day of the 2023 MLB Season

(WBAP/KLIF) — Globe Life Field is set for the Texas Rangers’ opening day for 2023. It will be the team’s fourth opener at Globe Life Field and 52nd overall since the franchise moved to Arlington in 1972. This will be manager Bruce Bochy’s first game as manager of the Rangers in a match-up with the…MORE

TSA with Reminders for Passengers who Travel with Guns

TSA with Reminders for Passengers who Travel with Guns

DALLAS (WAP/KLIF) – The Transportation Security Administration held an event on Wednesday at Dallas Love Field Airport to demonstrate how to properly pack and travel with a firearm. “Last year Dallas Love Field had 5.6 million passengers travel through the airport, and for every 44,000 passengers we found a firearm in their carry-on bag,” TSA…MORE

NCAA Women’s Final Four Reaches Out to West Dallas Community

NCAA Women’s Final Four Reaches Out to West Dallas Community

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A ribbon-cutting was held for the Women’s Final Four Legacy Court in West Dallas on Wednesday. Officials with the 2023 NCAA Women’s Final Four said they wanted to make a lasting impact in Dallas for years to come. The Final Four is being played in Dallas this weekend. The Legacy Project chose…MORE

Pope Francis Hospitalized with Respiratory Infection

Pope Francis Hospitalized with Respiratory Infection

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis was hospitalized with a respiratory infection Wednesday after experiencing difficulty breathing in recent days and will remain in the Rome hospital for several days of treatment, the Vatican said. The 86-year-old pope, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, doesn’t have COVID-19, spokesman Matteo Bruni…MORE

Construction Worker Killed in Equipment Accident in Fort Worth

Construction Worker Killed in Equipment Accident in Fort Worth

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Forth Worth police and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are investigating after a construction worker was killed in an accident Wednesday morning. Investigators said it happened around 4:45 a.m. at a construction site near the Northeast Loop 820 and North Railhead Road in north Fort Worth. A worker…MORE