Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Texans Will Save this Tax Free Weekend
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Tax free weekend is kicking off in Texas. Holly Quartero with Galleria Dallas says it’s one of the busiest shopping weekends next to Black Friday and a great time to go ̶...
Cumulus Media Aug 06, 2021

Amber Guyger Appeal Denied
Courtesy: WFAA DALLAS (AP) – A Texas appeals court has upheld the murder conviction of a former Dallas police officer who was sentenced to prison for fatally shooting her neighbor in his home. A...
Cumulus Media Aug 06, 2021

Arlington Hosts Job and Training Fair Aug. 7
ARLINGTON (WBAP)- The Arlington Public Library is hosting a Job and Training Fair on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the East Library and Recreation Center located at 1817 New York A...
Cumulus Media Aug 06, 2021

Texas Lawmakers React to Second Called Special Session
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott called a second special legislative session on Thursday that begins a day after the current session ends. Texas House Democrats have broken quorum...
Cumulus Media Aug 05, 2021

Governor Abbott Announces Second Special Session Date, Agenda
(Gov. Greg Abbott) AUSTIN – Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on Thursday that he will convene a second special legislative session at 12 p.m. on August 7. The current special session ends Au...
Cumulus Media Aug 05, 2021

Forest Hill Police Officer Faces Felony Aggravated Assault Charge for Shooting Death of Man
Provided by WFAA FOREST HILL (WBAP/KLIF)- A Forest Hill police officer faces a first degree felony charge for the shooting death of a man. An arrest warrant states 23-year-old Logan Andrew Barr Jr. is...
Cumulus Media Aug 05, 2021

Texas COVID-19 Wave is Climbing More Steeply Than Past Waves
WFAA Graphic DALLAS (AP) - The increasing rates of new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in Texas are showing steeper jumps than past surges, state health officials said Wednesday as they st...
Cumulus Media Aug 05, 2021

J.J. Koch Sues Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins
(WBAP/KLIF) — A Dallas County Commissioner is suing Judge Clay Jenkins for banishing him from a meeting for not wearing a mask. Jenkins ordered a bailiff to remove J.J. Koch from the county comm...
Cumulus Media Aug 04, 2021

More North Texas Hospitals Require COVID-19 Vaccine for Employees
(Photo: Cook Children’s) DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Two of the major children’s hospitals in DFW announced on Wednesday that they will require the COVID-19 vaccine for employees. Children&...
Cumulus Media Aug 04, 2021

Push to Oust Cuomo Gathers Force as Prosecutors Also Eye Him
Courtesy CNN ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – New York’s legislative leaders are signaling that Governor Andrew Cuomo could swiftly face an impeachment trial if he doesn’t resign over investigati...
Cumulus Media Aug 04, 2021









