Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Three Jailed in Suspected Gas Theft Ring

Three Jailed in Suspected Gas Theft Ring

GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF) – Garland Police said Friday that three men are behind bars for their alleged connection to a gas theft ring. According to GPD, the suspects are accused of stealing more than 18,000 gallons of fuel from the ‘Ricky Rockets’ gas station on Jupiter Road. Investigators followed a suspect vehicle to Franklin and Bowie…MORE

NBA Fines Mavs over Resting Players in Loss Against Chicago

NBA Fines Mavs over Resting Players in Loss Against Chicago

DALLAS (AP) – The NBA fined the Dallas Mavericks $750,000 on Friday, saying the team engaged in “conduct detrimental to the league” by sitting out most of its key players against the Chicago Bulls on April 7 despite still having a chance to reach the postseason. The league’s investigation, which took less than a week,…MORE

Dallas College Partners with Bezos Academy for Child Care

Dallas College Partners with Bezos Academy for Child Care

(WBAP/KLIF) — Help is on the way for low-income parents wanting a college education. Dallas College is partnering with Jeff Bezos to provide early childhood education for struggling families. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of Bezos Academy took place, Friday, at the Cedar Valley campus. Bezos Academy’s Ishii Tavarez says the Montessori-inspired preschool is…MORE

Bodies of Two Men Presumed Drowned in Trinity River Recovered

Bodies of Two Men Presumed Drowned in Trinity River Recovered

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The bodies of two men who vanished into the Trinity River near the California Crossing Damn on Easter Sunday have been found. According to the family, 21-year-old Juan Ruben Chel Botzoc was recovered about 100 yards south of the spillway around 3:30 p.m. Thursday and 18-year-old Edyn Osvaldo Yat Choc…MORE

Chaotic Scene when Grandview Firefighters Responded to a Bee Attack in Progress

Chaotic Scene when Grandview Firefighters Responded to a Bee Attack in Progress

The department says it arrived to a home where they were met with what appeared to be millions of aggressive bees. Grandview, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The Grandview Fire Department responded to a bee attach in progress Thursday. In a Facebook post, the department decribed what it said was a chaotic scene as crews arrived to…MORE