Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
Google Partners with Collin College to Help Increase I.T. Workers Amid National Shortage
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF News) – Students at Collin College are getting the chance to take I.T. classes from Google. The technology giant and the college have partnered to increase the number of I.T....
Aug 08, 2018
Dallas County reports first death from West Nile Virus this Year
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County sees it’s first death from West Nile Virus spread by mosquito bites. Ganesh Shivaramaiyer with Dallas County Health and Human Services identifies the pat...
Aug 07, 2018
Texas Leads Nation in Child Drownings
Courtesy CPSC.gov website (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas leads the nation with the most child drowning’s in 2018 with 28 deadly accidents so far, eight of which occurred in July. Nikki Fleming with t...
Aug 07, 2018
Fort Worth’s Trinity Park Transforms to “Dream Park”, Custom Designed for Children with Disabilities
Provided By: Dream Park Organization FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The Trinity Park will undergo renovations this month to transform into a “dream park”. The Dream Park Organization raise...
Aug 07, 2018
Collin College Teams up with Google to Offer I.T. Courses
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – Students at Collin College in McKinney are getting the chance to take I.T. classes from Google. The technology giant and the college are teaming up to try to increase the ...
Aug 07, 2018
Governor Unveils Proposals To Reform Texas Bail System in Honor of Slain Trooper
Trooper Damon Allen (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott introduced Tuesday the "Damon Allen Act," a set of proposals to reform the bail system in Texas to protect law enforcement and enhanc...
Aug 07, 2018
Texas Sending Firefighters to Assist with California Wildfires
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The State of Texas is sending firefighters to assist with wildfires in California. According to Dallas-Fire-Rescue, the State of California requested assistance from the Sta...
Aug 07, 2018
“Doo” The right Thing: North Texas Campaign for Pet Owners to Pick Up After Pets, Clean Waterways
Provided by: Contest Submission (WBAP/KLIF) – North Central Texas Council of Governments is hosting a dog calendar contest to help clean waterways. Derica Peters with the organization said they ...
Aug 07, 2018
Texas Advisory Council on Arson Asking Public to Help Curb Arson Wildfires
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – A high number of recent wildfires is prompting the “Texas Advisory Council on Arson” to ask for the public’s help. Mark Hanna with ATAC said more than...
Aug 07, 2018
Small earthquake in Fort Worth Sunday night
Did the earth move for you in Fort Worth Sunday night? It might have been the earthquake. The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake registering 2.3 on the Richter scale struck at 8:19 p.m. Sunday ...
Aug 07, 2018
