Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Walmart Lays-Off DFW Employees

Walmart Lays-Off DFW Employees

(WBAP/KLIF) — Layoffs affecting Walmart employees in Dallas-Fort Worth. [Walmart announced layoffs affecting several hundred jobs at the retail giant’s campus offices and said it will be requiring most remote workers and personnel in its Dallas, Atlanta and Toronto offices to relocate to office hubs in Bentonville, Arkansas; Hoboken, New Jersey; and the San Francisco…MORE

Boeing Violates Deadly Crash Settlement

Boeing Violates Deadly Crash Settlement

(WBAP/KLIF) — The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) has determined that Boeing violated a settlement that allowed the company to avoid criminal prosecution after two deadly crashes involving its 737 MAX aircraft. The DOJ will now determine whether or not it will file charges against the aircraft maker. Justice Department Fraud Section Head Glenn Leon says…MORE

Biden; Trump Agree To Debate

Biden; Trump Agree To Debate

ATLANTA – (WBAP/KLIF) It’s on! President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump both agree to debate the issues at CNN studios on June 27th. This news, a big development in a fast-rising back and forth barb exchanging between the presidential candidates concerning whether they would – and where they would debate. But earlier, Biden’s…MORE

Texas DPS Investigating Wise County Crash that Killed 4 People, Including 3 Kids

Texas DPS Investigating Wise County Crash that Killed 4 People, Including 3 Kids

WISE COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Wise County Community is mourning the death of four people, including three children, who were killed in a fiery head-on crash with an 18-wheeler this week. The Texas Department of Public Safety Public Information Officer Josue De La Cerda said the crash happened around 5:30 Tuesday morning on…MORE

Third Person Pleads Guilty in Henry Cuellar Bribery Investigation

Third Person Pleads Guilty in Henry Cuellar Bribery Investigation

(WBAP/KLIF) — Federal investigators have secured a third guilty plea in connection with an investigation into U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar of Laredo, who is accused of accepting nearly $600,000 in bribes from an Azerbaijan-controlled energy company and a bank in Mexico. Irada Akhoundova of Houston pleaded guilty to acting as an agent for Azerbaijan without…MORE

Paxton Files Injunction to Stop Biden’s Title IX Overhaul

Paxton Files Injunction to Stop Biden’s Title IX Overhaul

(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed an amended complaint and a preliminary injunction against the Biden Administration’s attempt to remove Title IX protections for women in the nation’s schools. The amended complaint highlights the history of Title IX, stating that the law’s “prohibition on sex-based discrimination was understood to mean biological sex,…MORE

Red Lobster Closing Dozens of Locations Nationwide, including 2 in Dallas

Red Lobster Closing Dozens of Locations Nationwide, including 2 in Dallas

NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Dozens of Red Lobster locations closed their doors nationwide on Monday, including two in Dallas. According to a liquidation firm, items from more than 50 Red Lobster locations in at least 27 states are being auctioned off. In a LinkedIn post on Monday, TAGeX Brands Founder and CEO Neal…MORE

Austin, Texas: Fentanyl Found in Marijuana.

Austin, Texas: Fentanyl Found in Marijuana.

This much fentanyl will kill a human. By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. EXCLUSIVE TO WBAP/KLIF NEWS, DALLAS. AUSTIN – (WBAP/KLIF) – Austin Police report initial testing of substances seized during initial investigation and arrests in connection with its “overdose week” finds deadly fentanyl in marijuana. Further, more intensive testing is being…MORE