Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Dallas Approves Tax Breaks to Lure Ford’s Self-Driving Vehicle Facility
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Dallas is offering incentives to Ford as it pursues becoming the home of the company’s next self-driving vehicle facility.The Ford Facility would bring an ...
Jan 12, 2022
COVID Related Absences Prompt More North Texas Schools to Cancel Classes
RED OAK (WBAP/KLIF) – The COVID-19 Omicron variant continues to take hold in schools.More North Texas school districts are canceling class as absences rise with a spike in COVID cases. Red Oak I...
Jan 12, 2022
Dallas Police Release Sketch of Woman Accused of Sexually Assaulting Child Near Elementary School
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas Police Department is hoping the release of a sketch of the woman accused of sexually assaulting a child will lead to some tips help identify and arrest her. ...
Jan 12, 2022
Plano ISD: Retention Bonuses for District Employees & Raises for Substitute Teachers; No Action on Masks
(Plano ISD)Plano (WBAP/KLIF) – The Plano ISD Board of Trustees last night approved an amendments to its 2021-2022 Compensation Plan. One amendment gives a $750 retention incentive to active, all...
Jan 12, 2022
New trial set for man charged with killing 18 in Dallas area
DALLAS (AP) - A man charged with killing 18 older women in the Dallas area over a two-year span is set to be retried in April after the first jury to hear a murder case against him deadlocke...
Jan 12, 2022
Biden on Voting Rights Passage: ‘I’m Tired of Being Quiet!’
File PhotoATLANTA (AP) – President Joe Biden is challenging senators to “stand against voter suppression,” urging them to change Senate rules in order to pass voting rights legislati...
Jan 11, 2022
Collin College Expands Access to COVID-19 Booster Shots
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – Collin College announced this week that it will offer free, voluntary COVID-19 vaccination booster shots at multiple campuses this spring.Open to students, employees, and ...
Jan 11, 2022
Date Set for Retrial of Accused North Texas Serial Killer
(Family members of Chemirmir’s alleged victims)DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A retrial date is set in a case against accused North Texas serial killer Billy Chemirmir.Chemirmir is facing 18 charges...
Jan 11, 2022
Late Poet and Civil Rights Activist Maya Angelou Becomes First Black Woman on U.S. Quarter
WASHINGTON D.C. (WBAP/KLIF News) – The late poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou is the new face of the U.S. quarter.It’s the first in a series of coins from the United State’...
Jan 11, 2022
Private Insurers Must Cover At-Home COVID-19 Tests Costs
WASHINGTON D.C. (WBAP/KLIF News) – Americans who are privately insured will now have access to more COVID-19 tests. The Biden Administration announced Monday that starting Saturday, January 15, ...
Jan 11, 2022
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