Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Community Shows Support for Arlington Lamar HS after Deadly Shooting

Community Shows Support for Arlington Lamar HS after Deadly Shooting

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – School districts across North Texas are wrapping arms around Arlington’s Lamar High School this week after a shooting outside the school entrance that left one student dead and another hurt. The student suspect was arrested and is charged with Capital Murder. A potential motive is under investigation. Prayer vigils are planned for…MORE

Senator Cornyn Named Most Effective Republican Senator

Senator Cornyn Named Most Effective Republican Senator

WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Center for Effective Lawmaking announced this week that  Senator John Cornyn of Texas was named the most effective Republican Senator for the 117th Congress. “Despite the partisanship that often gripped this chamber last Congress, we managed to actually accomplish quite a bit on behalf of the American people,” said Senator Cornyn. “I’m hopeful that we…MORE

Plano Police Bust Retail Theft Ring

Plano Police Bust Retail Theft Ring

PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – More than $15,000 in stolen merchandise from big store retailers has been recovered by the Plano Police Department. According to Plano PD, the department’s General and Forgery Detectives conducted a loss prevention operation in partnership with several major retailers in Plano last Friday. During the operation, several thousands of dollars in property…MORE

Spectrum Hiring Nearly 100 Workers in Coppell

Spectrum Hiring Nearly 100 Workers in Coppell

(WBAP/KLIF) — The North Texas job market continues to improve. Spectrum is embarking an a bold new venture to deliver its fiber optic network to an additional one million homes and small businesses, while also improving to deliver multiple gigabit broadband speeds to customers across the company’s 41-state service area. Spectrum Vice-President Rich Ruggiero says…MORE

Euless Woman Enters Guilty Plea in $2.6M Embezzlement Case

Euless Woman Enters Guilty Plea in $2.6M Embezzlement Case

Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – A Euless woman faces decades in prison after pleading guilty to embezzling millions from her former employer. It’s a boatload of money – $2.6M over a three year period from 2016 to 2019. In court documents from the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas, Moa was employed as an…MORE