Evanston, IL is paying some of their African American residents who were alive pre-1969 may be getting a $25K payment as reparation for discriminatory housing practices. … MORE
WBAP Morning News: Stimulus Checks Are Hitting Accounts, Have You Gotten Yours?
The third round of stimulus checks is underway, and many have already seen it hit their bank accounts. Have you seen yours yet? … MORE
Houston Police Chief Accepts Job in Florida
HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Houston’s police chief is leaving the city to become the chief of the Miami, Florida police department. Art Acevedo formally accepted the Miami job Monday morning, saying “it’s the right thing for me to do, and the right time to do it.” Acevedo sent an email to his staff late Sunday calling…… MORE
Texas to Receive 800,000 COVID-19 Vaccine First Doses This Week
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – Efforts to vaccinate Texans from COVID-19 continue to ramp up. This week, the state will receive 800,000 first doses of vaccine to be shipped to providers across Texas. The Texas Department of State Health Services is allocating 656,810 doses to at least 445 providers in 178 counties. About 200,000 first doses…… MORE
Saints QB Drew Brees Announces Retirement
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Drew Brees era with the New Orleans Saints — marked by a Super Bowl celebration, raucous record-setting nights in the rebuilt Superdome and the undersized quarterback’s outsized role in a historic city’s rebirth — has ended. Brees, the NFL’s leader in career completions and yards passing, has decided to retire…… MORE