Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Governor Abbott Gives $2-Billion to Secure Border
(WBAP/KLIF) — As the Biden Administration fails to enforce the “Remain in Mexico” policy ordered by the U.S. Supreme Court, tens of thousands of illegal immigrants continue to pour a...
Sep 17, 2021
US Panel backs COVID-19 Boosters only for Elderly, High-risk
Courtesy FDA WASHINGTON (AP) – An influential federal advisory panel has overwhelmingly rejected a plan to give Pfizer booster shots against COVID-19 to most Americans, but it approved the extra...
Sep 17, 2021
Pentagon Reverses Itself, Calls Deadly Kabul Strike an Error
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Pentagon has retreated from its defense of a drone strike that killed multiple civilians in Afghanistan last month. It announced Friday that an internal review revealed tha...
Sep 17, 2021
Thousands of Haitian Migrants Converge on Texas Border Town
DEL RIO, Texas (AP) - Thousands of Haitian migrants have assembled under and around a bridge in a small Texas border town, presenting the Biden administration with a fresh and immediate challenge as i...
Sep 17, 2021
Plano Police Mourn Loss of Veteran Lieutenant who Died from Complications with COVID
(Photo: Plano PD) PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – The Plano Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its one after announcing the passing of Lieutenant Earnest Oldham. According to Plano Police, Lie...
Sep 17, 2021
Cook Children’s Makes ‘Extraordinary’ Move to Postpone All Elective Surgeries
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Cook Children's has taken what it’s calling an “extraordinary” step in postponing elective surgeries due to staff and bed shortages. The move comes ami...
Sep 17, 2021
Death Row Inmate Gets Execution Vacated
(WBAP/KLIF) — Another Texas inmate has his execution delayed. The execution of Ruben Gutierrez has been delayed over claims the state is violating his religious freedom by not allowing his spiri...
Sep 16, 2021
Governor Abbott Directs State Law Enforcement to Maintain Presence at Del Rio Ports of Entry
Gov. Greg Abbott AUSTIN – Texas Governor Greg Abbott is promising to maintain a law enforcement presence near U.S ports of entry in Del Rio following a recent surge of thousands of migrants to t...
Sep 16, 2021
Multi-Law Enforcement Agency Operation Nets “Significant Results” in Dallas
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Law enforcement agencies in North Texas, on Thursday, stressed the significance of a recently completed joint operation that targeted reducing gun violence in the Pleasant G...
Sep 16, 2021
Two Teen Brothers, Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD Students, Killed in Head-On Crash
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD community is mourning the deaths of two brothers killed in crash Wednesday afternoon. Senior Isaiah Lopez and his brother freshman El...
Sep 16, 2021
