Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
TWC Awards $300,000 to Train Young Workers
(WBAP/KLIF) — The state is investing in young Texans between the ages of 16 and 24. The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) will pony up over a quarter of a million dollars to develop construction ...
Jul 09, 2020
Governor Abbott Issues Proclamation to Expand Hospital Capacity
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott implemented more coronavirus restrictions on Thursday as the state reported nearly 9,800 additional COVID-19 cases. The Governor ...
Jul 09, 2020
Texas Reporting Deadliest Day of COVID19 Thursday
Courtesy CDC (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas is reporting its deadliest day from COVID 19 Thursday with 105 new deaths. It is the first time Texas has crossed 100 in one day. The state also reporting 9,782 ...
Jul 09, 2020
20-Year-Old Charged in Murder of East Oak Cliff Transgender Woman.
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection to the death of a transgender woman in east Oak Cliff. Angelo Walker is accused of shooting 22-year-old Merci Richey who wa...
Jul 09, 2020
U.S. Jobless Report: 1.3 Million Americans File First Time Unemployment Benefits Last Week
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – More than 1.3 million Americans filed first time claims for unemployment benefits last week, showing employers are still laying workers off amid another surge in CO...
Jul 09, 2020
Supreme Court: Manhattan DA Can Get Trump Tax Records; Congress Cannot
(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court has upheld a prosecutor’s demand for President Donald Trump’s tax returns as part of a c...
Jul 09, 2020
Worldwide: Texas is the 11th Most Active COVID-19 Hotspot
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – U.S. COVID-19 cases soared past 3-million Wednesday, accounting for 25% of the world case count for a country that comprises only 4% of world’s population. In Texas, co...
Jul 09, 2020
Garland Police: Burglar Suspects Enter Woman’s Home Using COVID-19-Tainted Water Scam
Garland, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Garland Police are looking for several men who allegedly burglarized a home after fooling a woman into believing her water may be contaminated with COVID-19. Police say...
Jul 09, 2020
Texas Resumes Executions After 5-month Delay Due to Pandemic
Billy Joe Wardlow, Texas Dept. of Corrections HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A Texas inmate received lethal injection Wednesday evening for fatally shooting an 82-year-old man nearly three decades ago, endi...
Jul 09, 2020
Auto Show Industry Hit Hard by COVID-19 Pandemic
PHOTO: WFAA DFW (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- The COVID-19 pandemic has canceled almost all large public gathering events throughout the state. One string of events that has been hit particularly hard is auto sho...
Jul 08, 2020
