Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
US Jobless Claims Rise by 4,000 to 353,000
(Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose for the first time in five weeks even though the economy...
Aug 26, 2021
Half Of US Workers Favor Employee Shot Mandate: AP-NORC poll
NEW YORK (AP) – Half of American workers are in favor of vaccine requirements at their workplaces at a time when such mandates are gaining traction now that the government has given full approva...
Aug 26, 2021
Pick-up Truck Slams Into a Fire Engine in Denton; I-35 NB Closed at Mayhill
Denton, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The Denton Fire Department say a man suffered serious injuries after slamming his vehicle into one of its fire engines this morning. The accident happened around 4:45am....
Aug 26, 2021
Dallas County’s Mask Mandate is Upheld
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas County District Judge has ruled that Dallas County’s mask mandate can stay in place. During her ruling, Judge Tonya Parker said that County Judge Clay Jenkins...
Aug 25, 2021
Texas National Guard Increasing Efforts to Secure Southern Border
AUSTIN – Texas Governor Greg Abbott is surging Texas National Guard with the intent to better secure the southern border. According to the Governor, the Guard is now authorized to enforce Texas ...
Aug 25, 2021
Dozens of Afghan Refugees Arrive in Texas, Hundreds More Expected
(Photo: RST) DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Refugee Services of Texas is working work with national refugee resettlement partners and the U.S. government to offer protection and resettlement to hundreds o...
Aug 25, 2021
Johnson and Johnson Reports Studies Show its COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shots Significantly Increases Protection
[wfaa photo]New Brunswick, NJ (WBAP/KLIF News) – Johnson and Johnson is optimistic about the efficacy of its COVID-19 vaccine booster shot. The pharmaceutical company on Wednesday announced its ...
Aug 25, 2021
Paxton Clears ‘Himself’ in Whistleblower Probe
(Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) Austin, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton who is under investigation on multiple fronts, has been cleared of wrongdoing in at least one of t...
Aug 25, 2021
Trump-backed Herschel Walker Seeks Georgia Senate Seat
Herschel WalkerYouTube ATLANTA (AP) - Herschel Walker on Tuesday filed paperwork to run for U.S. Senate in Georgia after months of speculation, joining other Republicans seeking to unseat Democratic S...
Aug 25, 2021
Two Congress Members Fly To Kabul Amid Chaotic Evacuation
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two members of Congress flew unannounced into Kabul airport in the middle of the ongoing chaotic evacuation Tuesday, stunning State Department and U.S. military personnel who had to ...
Aug 25, 2021
