Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

UTA Campus Resumes Normal Operations

UTA Campus Resumes Normal Operations

ARLINGTON, TX – (WBAP/KLIF) – UT Arlington has resumed normal operations, after receiving multiple bomb threats on Monday evening. At 6:14 P.M. Monday night campus police ordered evacuations of several student housing facilities including Meadow Run, Arlington Hall, West Hall, and Arbor Oaks. Displaced students were then immediately instructed to relocate to the Maverick Activates…MORE

Richardson Creek Turns Bright Red; City Claims No Hazardous Issue.

Richardson Creek Turns Bright Red; City Claims No Hazardous Issue.

Photo Courtesy of WFAA-TV The spill was reported bright red by noon on Sunday, with city officials investigating and reported tracing the issue back to a main wastewater discharge lline from a car wash, and the soap involved, red. The car wash is located near the Floyd Branch Creek near Arapaho Road and West Shore…MORE

Amazon Terminates IRobot Deal; IRobot Slashes 31% of Staff

Amazon Terminates IRobot Deal; IRobot Slashes 31% of Staff

The far-reaching power of Amazon sales reached into the I Robot Vaccuum maker’s business, causing it to slash its staff numbers by 31 percent. This follows a terminated deal by Amazon that would have acquired IRobot for $1.7 billion in cash. Toronto Sun reports the proposed deal value fell 15% after IRobot incurred new debt.…MORE

DFW Based American Airlines Adds Swift/Kelce Flights, Numbers, for Super Bowl

DFW Based American Airlines Adds Swift/Kelce Flights, Numbers, for Super Bowl

FORT WORTH – (WBAP/KLIF) – American Airlines appears to have caught Swift-Kelce fever, or is working to delight the pair’s fans by announcing new flights to the Super Bowl on its Kansas City to Las Vegas runs. Flight 1989 will run twice from Kansas City to Las Vegas, the year of singer Taylor Swift’s birth,…MORE

DFW Based American Airlines Adds Swift/Kelce Flights, Numbers, for Super Bowl

DFW Based American Airlines Adds Swift/Kelce Flights, Numbers, for Super Bowl

FORT WORTH – (WBAP/KLIF) – American Airlines appears to have caught Swift-Kelce fever, or is working to delight the pair’s fans by announcing new flights to the Super Bowl on its Kansas City to Las Vegas runs. Flight 1989 will run twice from Kansas City to Las Vegas, the year of singer Taylor Swift’s birth,…MORE

Suspected Drunk Driver Injures 2 Pedestrians During Fort Worth Police Chase

Suspected Drunk Driver Injures 2 Pedestrians During Fort Worth Police Chase

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Several people are recovering after an alleged drunk driver hit two people during a police chase in Fort Worth over the weekend. Fort Worth police said the incident started with a traffic stop on University Drive and Bailey Avenue around 10:30 pm. on Saturday. According to investigators, as officers…MORE

Trump Ordered to pay $83.3 Million in Defamation Case

Trump Ordered to pay $83.3 Million in Defamation Case

NEW YORK (AP) — A jury has awarded an additional $83.3 million to former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, who says former President Donald Trump damaged her reputation by calling her a liar after she accused him of sexual assault. Friday’s verdict was the second time in nine months that a jury addressed Carroll’s claim…MORE

3 People Fatally Shot at Arlington Apartment Complex

3 People Fatally Shot at Arlington Apartment Complex

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Arlington police are investigating a triple murder at the Chatham Green Village Apartments. Officers received a call about a shooting around 8:30 Thursday night at the complex in the 3500 block Chatham Green Lane just north of West Arbrook Boulevard. In a press release, Arlington police said a witness called…MORE

Addison Flight Student Dies After Crashing Stolen Plane in Fannin County

Addison Flight Student Dies After Crashing Stolen Plane in Fannin County

ADDISON (WBAP/KLIF News ) – An Addison flight student is dead after stealing a plane from the facility and crashing it in Fannon County Wednesday night. The Texas Department of Public Safety said 23-year-old Logan Timothy James of North Carolina took a Cessna 172 from ATP flight school. The plane went down in an open…MORE