Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Plano PD Hosts Fentanyl Forum amid Growing Concerns

Plano PD Hosts Fentanyl Forum amid Growing Concerns

PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – The Plano Police Department will host a free drug forum this week to help educate the public on the growing concerns and dangers of fentanyl and other illegal narcotics. The event will be held on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Plano Event Center. After the forum, attendees will be invited to…MORE

Judge Rules Pence Must Testify

Judge Rules Pence Must Testify

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that former Vice President Mike Pence will have to testify before a grand jury after he was subpoenaed by the special counsel investigating efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election. That’s according to two people familiar with…MORE

Research: Medication Used to Treat Psoriasis Shown to Cut Alcohol Use by Over 50%

Research: Medication Used to Treat Psoriasis Shown to Cut Alcohol Use by Over 50%

Substance abuse experts say preliminary research is promising news in the treatment of alcohol abuse which effects nearly 30 million Americans. Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Amid the current substance abuse crisis surrounding opioids and fentanyl, researchers have made a breakthrough discovery in the treatment alcohol abuse disorders. A medication used to treat a common skin condition…MORE

Fort Worth Police Investigating After Woman’s Body Found Under a Bridge

Fort Worth Police Investigating After Woman’s Body Found Under a Bridge

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Fort Worth police are asking the public for help to find out how the body of a woman ended up under a bridge. Officers found 19-year-old Janeecia “Nene” Mason under the bridge on Precinct Line Road around 9 a.m. last Thursday. On March 20, Mason’s sister wrote on Facebook…MORE

Nashville School Shooting Victim Has Ties to North Texas

Nashville School Shooting Victim Has Ties to North Texas

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The deadly school shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee has a North Texas tie. One of the six victims, 9-year-old Hallie Scruggs, is the daughter of a former pastor at Park Cities Presbyterian Church in Dallas. Chad Scruggs was the associate pastor at the church before becoming a…MORE