Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News

Controversial Brazilian President Met with Opposition in North Texas

Controversial Brazilian President Met with Opposition in North Texas

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The controversial President of Brazil was met with opposition in Dallas Thursday while speaking to a chapter of the World Affairs Council. The Dallas trip for Jair Bolsonaro comes just weeks after he canceled an event in New York following backlash from LGBTQ groups and Mayor Bill DeBlasio. Bolsonaro was greeted outside the…MORE

Non-Essential Personnel Evacuate Fort Worth Air Traffic Control Center near DFW Airport

Non-Essential Personnel Evacuate Fort Worth Air Traffic Control Center near DFW Airport

Dallas/Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF)- Officials at the Fort Worth Air Traffic control center near the DFW Airport have evacuated personnel from the building after reports of unspecified odor. Lynn Lunsford with the FAA says they are continuing to provide air traffic services at a slightly reduced rate as they rotate personnel in and out of the building.…MORE

Owner of Tiger Rescued From Filthy Houston Home Charged With Animal Cruelty

Owner of Tiger Rescued From Filthy Houston Home Charged With Animal Cruelty

HOUSTON (AP) – The ex-owner of a tiger rescued from a filthy cage in an abandoned house in Houston has been charged with animal cruelty. Houston police arrested 24-year-old Brittany Garza Wednesday on the misdemeanor count involving a non-livestock animal. She’s free on $100 bond. Garza’s attorney Jay Cohen declined to comment Thursday. The Cleveland…MORE

A Popular Lakeside Community in South Texas is No More After Dam Collapse

A Popular Lakeside Community in South Texas is No More After Dam Collapse

New Braunsfels, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Residents along a once lakeside community in South Texas are coming to grips with a new reality. A partial dam collapse Tuesday at Lake Dunlap near New Braunsfels resulted in a complete draining of the lake. Also see: Lake Dunlap’s Future Grim After Partial Dam Collapse Patty Gonzales with the…MORE

President Trump to Detail New Immigration Proposal

President Trump to Detail New Immigration Proposal

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump’s latest immigration proposal calls for a dramatic shift in the green card system. Instead of favoring relatives of people already in the U.S., the proposed changes would prioritize those with high-level skills, degrees and job offers. Democrats are already criticizing the proposal while some Republicans are expressing skepticism. Trump…MORE

Horrendous Moment When an Elderly Man Was Shoved Off of a Las Vegas Bus

Horrendous Moment When an Elderly Man Was Shoved Off of a Las Vegas Bus

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police in Las Vegas have released security video they say shows a woman shoving a 74-year-old man off a public bus after witnesses say he asked her to be nice to other passengers. The video shows Serge Fournier landing face-first on a sidewalk on March 21. He died of his injuries…MORE

Elderly Woman Shot Dead While Sleeping in a Car With Her Dogs

Elderly Woman Shot Dead While Sleeping in a Car With Her Dogs

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Tragic circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a 65-year old woman in Oak Cliff overnight. The woman was sleeping a car with her dogs on the front lawn of a family member’s home. She slept in her car because the relatives did not want the animals inside the house. WFAA’s Mike Forbes…MORE

Veggie Products Sold at Whole Foods Markets Recalled

Veggie Products Sold at Whole Foods Markets Recalled

HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston-based vendor is recalling select salads, wraps and salad bar trays sole through Whole Foods markets in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. In a statement Wedneday, GHSW LLC said it had decided on a recall over concerns that product labels failed to declare soy as a sub-ingredient of the mayonnaise used in…MORE

Hundreds of TSA Employees Sent To US-Mexico Border

Hundreds of TSA Employees Sent To US-Mexico Border

Washington (AP) – The Trump administration is starting to send hundreds of Transportation Security Administration employees to the U.S.-Mexico border to help handle the flow of migrants. The TSA said Wednesday it’s supporting a Homeland Security Department effort, and the shift will affect less than 1% of its 60,000 employees. The agency says it’s minimizing…MORE

Denton Homeless Camp to be Cleared, Mounds of Trash and Junk Near Pecan Creek

Denton Homeless Camp to be Cleared, Mounds of Trash and Junk Near Pecan Creek

DENTON (WBAP/KLIF)- Denton City Officials are clearing out a homeless camp. The camp is under the Loop 288 bridge in the Pecan Creek area. It’s an approximately 10,000-square-foot wooded area that’s home to around 30 people, according to officials. Sarah Kuechler with the City of Denton said it’s completely filled with trash, human waste, furniture…MORE