Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

U.S. Department of Justice Suing TX on Voting Rights
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the State of Texas and the Texas Secretary of State over certain restrictive voting procedures imposed by Texas Senate Bill 1, whic...
Cumulus Media Nov 04, 2021

DFW Realtor Sentenced for Involvement in Capitol Breach
(WBAP/KLIF) – The North Texas realtor who admitted to her involvement in the January 6th capitol riot has been sentenced to prison.(Jenna Ryan Facebook)Jenna Ryan was one of several DFW area rea...
Cumulus Media Nov 04, 2021

Arlington Billboard Warning Against Fentanyl is Renewed
The message on a billboard in Arlington is expanding to other cities and states.Earlier this year, out of her own pocket, Patricia Saldivar paid for an ad on a billboard near AT&T Stadium in Arlin...
Cumulus Media Nov 04, 2021

Are COVID-19 boosters the same as the original vaccines?
NEW YORK (AP) - Are COVID-19 boosters the same as the original vaccines?Yes, COVID-19 boosters use the same recipe as the original shots, despite the emergence of the more contagious delta variant. Th...
Cumulus Media Nov 04, 2021

Dallas Mayor Postpones ‘State of the City’ as he Recovers from COVID
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Mayor of Dallas’ annual State of the City Address has been rescheduled to allow the Mayor more time to recover from his breakthrough case of COVID-19.The speech wa...
Cumulus Media Nov 03, 2021

UPS Plans to Hire 3k Workers in DFW at Hiring Event
UPSDALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- UPS plans to hire 3,000 seasonal employees in the Dallas area in its annual 'UPS Brown Friday' event this Thursday through Saturday (Nov 4-6) . Across the country, UPS plans to ...
Cumulus Media Nov 03, 2021

DFW Children Roll Up Sleeves Following Emergency Approval of COVID Pediatric Vaccine
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – COVID-19 shots are now being administered to young children in North Texas.Following emergency approval of Pfizer’s COVID vaccine for 5 to 11 year-olds, it didn’...
Cumulus Media Nov 03, 2021

Allen X-Ray Tech Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison for Sexually Assaulting Children
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF News) – A former X-ray technician who sexually assaulted young children in his care has been sentenced to 50 years in prison. 37-year-old Justin Stricklin of Gainesville had ...
Cumulus Media Nov 03, 2021

2 Postal Contractors in Lubbock Accused of Stealing $4M Worth of Mail
Joe Roy Rivas III, Jessica Lynn Solomon (US Attorney Northern District of Texas)LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) – Two postal contractors in West Texas have been charged with stealing thousands of pieces of ...
Cumulus Media Nov 03, 2021

Texans Overwhelmingly Approve 8 Changes to State Constitution; Mixed Bag on Local Bond Issues
(WFAA)Texas (WBAP/KLIF) Texas voters gave resounding thumbs up to all eight changes to the Texas Constitution. Two of the propositions are pandemic-related including Prop 3 which bans governmental res...
Cumulus Media Nov 03, 2021









