Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – The Plano Balloon Festival, Inc. announced this week that it has decided to cancel the 2021 H-E-B Central Market Plano Balloon Festival that was scheduled for September 17-19...

The Vatican – AP (WBAP/KLIF) – Pope Francis is adding his voice to a global campaign to overcome vaccine skepticism. He appears in a public service announcement insisting that vaccines are...

HOUSTON (AP) - As the new school year begins for Texas students and mask mandates are debated in various state courts, at least four school districts have already closed campuses due to COVID-19 outbr...

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth ISD voted last night to join lawsuit against Gov. Abbott's ban on school mask mandates; that, fter a Tarrant County judge late Friday blocked a mandate for th...

MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF)- The City of Mesquite has announced five finalists for Police Chief. The finalists will participate in panel interviews in Mesquite August 25 - 26, and the City plans to select on...

Gov. Greg Abbott AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott has tested positive for COVID-19. He is currently isolating in the Governor’s mansion receiving monoclonal antibody treatment. Hi...

(Photo: TBM) DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A volunteer group based in North Texas is helping the people of Haiti recover from this month’s 7.2 magnitude earthquake that left more than 1,000 people ...

Courtesy CNN Afghanistan (AP) – The Taliban have vowed to respect women’s rights, forgive those who resisted them and ensure a secure Afghanistan. The promises Tuesday are part of a public...

(Photo: RST) DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Hundreds of Afghan refugees are expected to arrive in Texas in coming weeks in the wake of the United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan. The move comes as the...

CLAY COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – The search continues for the suspect accused of shooting a Clay County Sheriff’s deputy. A statewide Blue Alert was issued Monday night, after a man opened f...