Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

More Pressure on Texas Democrats to End Holdout
Texas State Capitol AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Thirty days after Democrats left Texas to stop new voting restrictions, cracks in the standoff widened Tuesday as more began returning home from Washington, D....
Cumulus Media Aug 11, 2021

Governor Abbott’s Office Responds to Lawsuits Over Mask Mandate Ban
(WFAA) Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott has yet to speak out publicly about the numerous lawsuits filed against his mask mandate ban, and more specifically how it impacts schools across...
Cumulus Media Aug 11, 2021

COVID Cases Surge, While Pandemic Deaths Dwindle
(WBAP/KLIF) — The battle over mask mandates and mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations rages on in Texas. Coronavirus cases are on the rise, but the death rate has plummeted. While proponents of requir...
Cumulus Media Aug 11, 2021

TCU Requiring Masks in all Indoor Campus Spaces
Photo credit: TCU FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Due to Tarrant County's current designation as an area of "High Transmission," TCU will require that face masks be worn in all indoor campus spaces to help pr...
Cumulus Media Aug 10, 2021

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Resigns over Sexual Harassment
Courtesy CNN NEW YORK (AP) – Governor Andrew Cuomo has resigned over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations in a fall from grace a year after he was widely hailed nationally for his detailed...
Cumulus Media Aug 10, 2021

Dominion Voting Systems Sues Newsmax, One America News Network, Others Over 2020 Election Claims
WASHINGTON D.C. (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dominion Voting Systems is suing Newsmax, One America News Network, the former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne for defamation in connection to unproven claims abou...
Cumulus Media Aug 10, 2021

Road Rage Suspect Arrested in Parker County
(WFAA) Parker County, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Parker County Sheriff's deputies arrested a man in connection with a road rage incident last week in the 2300 block of East State Highway 199 in Springtown...
Cumulus Media Aug 10, 2021

Allen Police Need Help Locating Missing Teen
Allen, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Allen police are asking for the public's help locating a missing 16-year old girl. Police say Lois Mackey was last seen about 9 p.m. Saturday. She is described as black, ...
Cumulus Media Aug 10, 2021

More Texas Democrats Return, But Not Enough to End Holdout
(WFAA) AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A monthlong standoff by Texas Democrats who left the state to block a GOP voting bill is inching closer to ending. Several holdouts returned Monday and put Republican...
Cumulus Media Aug 10, 2021

Rollover Crash Kills One Adult/Injures 3 Children; All Were Ejected from Vehicle
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police are investigating the cause of a rollover crash last night at Great Trinity Forest near Jim Miller. The crash killed one adult and injured 3 children, all of w...
Cumulus Media Aug 10, 2021









