Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Tarrant County Commissioner to FWISD: ‘Ignore Gov. Abbott’s mask ban, I’ll go to jail with you’ [LISTEN]
Tarrant County Commissioner Roy Charles Brooks – Facebook Tarrant County (WBAP/KLIF) – After the Fort Worth ISD imposed another mask mandate that began this week, a the 2nd District Court ...
Sep 15, 2021
Justice Department Seeks Order Against Texas Abortion Law
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department has asked a federal court in Texas to stop the enforcement of a new state law that bans most abortions in the state while it decides the case. The Texas law, k...
Sep 15, 2021
Statistics Show Crime Reduction Plan is Netting Results in Dallas
(Photo: City of Dallas) DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Recent statistics show the Dallas Police Department is chipping away at violent crime. When Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia took over as Chief earli...
Sep 14, 2021
Dallas ISD Offering Students, Teachers Cash Incentives to Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – In an effort to help curb the spread of COVID-19, Dallas ISD is offering cash incentives to students and teachers to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The district will ...
Sep 14, 2021
Dallas Area Gained Most Workers During Pandemic
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – During the second quarter of last year, the DFW/Arlington area experienced a net gain of 4,071 workers amid the COVID pandemic, topping all other cities nationwide. A repor...
Sep 14, 2021
Ahead of J6 Rally in DC, Authorities Arrest Man With Machete & Bayonet Near DNC HQ
https://www.wbap.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/274/2021/09/JH-CAPITOL-MACHETE-1.mp3 (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images) Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – US Capitol Police early Monday arrested a Calif...
Sep 14, 2021
FDA Experts Among Group Opposing US Booster Shot Plan
The average person doesn't need a COVID-19 booster yet, an international group of scientists - including two top U.S. regulators - wrote Monday in a scientific journal. The experts reviewed studies of...
Sep 14, 2021
Nicholas Makes Landfall In Texas
Courtesy: National Hurricane Center HOUSTON (AP) – The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Hurricane Nicholas has made landfall along the Texas coast, bringing the threat of up to 20 inches ...
Sep 14, 2021
NTX Health Officials say Covid-19 Hospitalizations Appear to be Leveling Off
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- According to health officials, North Texas Covid-19 hospitalizations appear to be leveling off from the latest surge. The North Texas Medical Society Coalition reports the amount o...
Sep 13, 2021
Texas Appellate Judge Ruled FWISD Cannot Require Masks Until at least January
(WFAA screenshot) FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- An appeals court has ruled that Fort Worth ISD cannot require face coverings in school at least for the remainder of the semester. The Second Court of Appeals...
Sep 13, 2021
