Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
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
In 1st, US surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient
In a medical first, doctors transplanted a pig heart into a patient in a last-ditch effort to save his life and a Maryland hospital said Monday that he's doing well three days after the highly experim...
Jan 11, 2022
DISCONTINUED – Coppell: Endangered Missing Person Alert for 14-Year Old Alexander Rivera
UPDATED 1/11/22 Coppell, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – An endangered missing person alert was issued early Tuesday morning for a 14-year-old boy who was last seen Monday afternoon around 3:30.Coppell Police ...
Jan 11, 2022
City of Dallas Among Finalists for Ford-Argo AI Autonomous Vehicle
Artificial Intelligence of Deep Learning (Stock Photo)Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas is among final contenders for a new self-driving vehicle facility from one of the Big 3 auto makers.Dallas City ...
Jan 11, 2022
Dallas Names Czar in Effort to Make Workforce more Equitable
(Lynn McBee)DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson named Lynn McBee his Workforce Czar on Monday to help boost upskilling efforts in the city.The mayor’s appointment makes good on ...
Jan 10, 2022
Construction Project on Highway 380 Begins in Denton County
(Photo: TXDOT)DENTON COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF) - The Texas Department of Transportation began construction on US 380 in Denton County on Monday.According to TXDOT, the improvement project will improve mobili...
Jan 10, 2022
Texas AG Ken Paxton Asks Texas Supreme Court to Toss Whistleblower Lawsuit
Austin (WBAP/KLIFI) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is wants the Texas Supreme Court to toss a whistleblower lawsuit against him.Last February four former officials with the AG’s offic...
Jan 10, 2022
Rio Vista ISD Cancel Classes Due to Staffing Shortage Caused by COVID-19
RIO VISTA (WBAP/KLIF News) – Rio Vista Independent School District canceled classes Monday and Tuesday due to a staffing shortage caused by COVID-19. In a letter to parents, the district said th...
Jan 10, 2022
