Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
5 Texas Centers Run Out of Treatment Effective for Omicron
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Infusion centers in five large Texas metros have exhausted their supply of the antibody drug that is most effective against the more-transmissible omicron variant. The Texas...
Dec 28, 2021
Dallas County Health Officials Raise Coronavirus Threat Level to ‘Red’
(Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins)(WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County Public Health officials on Tuesday, Dec. 28, raised the county’s COVID-19 threat level to RED — which indicates high ris...
Dec 28, 2021
John Madden, Hall of Fame Coach and Broadcaster, Dies at 85
(Photo by Robert B. Stanton/NFLPhotoLibrary)NEW YORK (AP) – The NFL says Hall of Fame coach turned broadcaster John Madden has died at age 85. Madden’s exuberant calls combined with simple...
Dec 28, 2021
One Arrested, Another Released in Garland Convenience Store Shooting
Richard Acosta Jr. (Photo: Garland PD)GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF) – Garland Police are again searching for a suspect in a convenience store shooting that left three teenagers dead.Police said Tuesday th...
Dec 28, 2021
Expanding COVID-19 Testing Locations in Tarrant County
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF) - Tarrant County Public Health is expanding COVID-19 testing as demand increases during the holidays. According to TCPH, Ben Thanh Plaza, Northeast Annex, and Reso...
Dec 28, 2021
Bill Allowing for Creation of Medal of Honor Monument Signed into Law
(Photo: NMOHMF)WASHINGTON, D.C. (WBAP/KLIF) – The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation is celebrating the signing into law of legislation authorizing the creation of a monument in...
Dec 28, 2021
COVID Hospitalizations Double Over Holiday Weekend
(WFAA)Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – JPS Hospital in Fort Worth reported a doubling of new covid hospitalizations between last Thursday to Monday from 35 to 70 ...Parkland reported doubling of ...
Dec 28, 2021
TCU’s Torrid Basketball Start Stopped Cold by COVID
(WBAP/KLIF) — The TCU men's basketball program has been “paused indefinitely” due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols. The school released a statement, Monday, saying that the Ho...
Dec 28, 2021
Stars’ Holiday Break Games Postponed Due to COVID
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Dallas Stars are not immune to COVID-19 cancellations. The Stars’ next two games have been postponed until a future date due to COVID-related concerns.The National Hockey...
Dec 28, 2021
CDC Recommends Shorter COVID Isolation, Quarantine for All
Courtesy CDCNEW YORK (AP) – U.S. health officials are cutting isolation restrictions for Americans who test positive for the coronavirus and shortening the time that close contacts have to quara...
Dec 27, 2021
