Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Richardson ISD to Host Listening Sessions Over School Closures

Richardson ISD to Host Listening Sessions Over School Closures

Richardson ISD families are reacting to the district’s proposed plan to close five schools. “Project Rightsize” would consolidate or re-purpose five elementary campuses for the 2024- 2025 school year, including Greenwood Hills Elementary, Springridge Elementary, Spring Valley Elementary and Thurgood Marshall Elementary. The district reportedly has around 9,000 empty seats in its elementary schools. And…MORE

Second Week of Early Voting Underway

Second Week of Early Voting Underway

Week two of early voting is now underway. Here’s what you need to know. Early voting will determine what presidential candidates you’ll see on the ballot in November. The last day of early voting is Friday, March 1st, and the last day to receive a ballot by mail and election day is Tuesday, March 5th.…MORE

AT&T Offers $5 Credits for Outages Last Thursday

AT&T Offers $5 Credits for Outages Last Thursday

WFAA-TV – AT&T is pledging to offer customers a $5 credit on their bills which should be in effect within two billing cycles. The credit follows last week’s cut service, which the company has blamed on a coding error; saying nothing more. AT&T says the five dollars is about the cost of one day’s service.…MORE

Former President Trump Wins in South Carolina

Former President Trump Wins in South Carolina

(AP) — Donald Trump trounced Nikki Haley on Saturday in the South Carolina primary, a victory that emphatically punctuated the depth and breadth of his support among Republican primary voters as he vanquished his lone remaining major opponent in her home state. Trump did not even have to mount a vigorous campaign, making few appearances…MORE

Fort Worth Police Officer Involved in Accident

Fort Worth Police Officer Involved in Accident

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – A Fort Worth police officer is hospitalized after an on-duty wreck Friday morning. The officer was driving in a marked police car on an I-35W toll road entrance ramp when he was involved in an accident. He was taken away by MedStar in serious condition but Fort Worth Police say the…MORE

Massive; Record U.S. Drug Bust at Texas Border

Massive; Record U.S. Drug Bust at Texas Border

By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – A record bust for the entire nation in Eagle Pass, Texas last Sunday – tons of meth, seized in a trailer. Customs and Border Protection announcing it’s largest bust ever of methamphetimine, at 6 and a half tons in Eagle Pass on…MORE

City of Carrollton to Become a “Four Minute City”

City of Carrollton to Become a “Four Minute City”

The City of Carrollton is working to become a “four minute city.” They’ve partnered with Avive Solutions to for its 4 Minute City™ AED program which aims to put an Avive Connect AED™ device in the hands of a volunteer trained in CPR and AED so that they can arrive at every suspected sudden cardiac…MORE

Volkswagen, Toyota Recalling Thousands of Vehicles

Volkswagen, Toyota Recalling Thousands of Vehicles

Volkswagen is recalling 261,000 vehicles over fuel tank issues. Models affected include some: Audi A3, VW Jetta and VW Golf Vehicles ranging from 2015 to 2020 model years. Volkswagen said that because of a problem with a suction jet pump seal inside some affected fuel tanks, that fuel may flow into a separate evaporative emissions…MORE

AT&T Restores Service after Massive Outage

AT&T Restores Service after Massive Outage

AT&T said Thursday its wireless network was back after an outage knocked out cellphone service for its users across the U.S. for hours. “We have restored wireless service to all our affected customers,” the Dallas-based company said in a statement posted on its website Thursday afternoon. “We sincerely apologize to them.” Outage tracker Downdetector noted…MORE

Ellis County Sheriff’s Office to Provide Free Dog Vaccines

Ellis County Sheriff’s Office to Provide Free Dog Vaccines

Calling all dog owners in Ellis County… The SPCA of Texas and Ellis County Sheriff’s Office are banning together to provide free “combination” vaccines. This includes rabies vaccines and microchips for dogs. Dog owners must show proof of residency to receive the free vaccines, and there is a limit of four adult dogs (four months…MORE