Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

SEC Invites Oklahoma and Texas to Join League — in 2025
AP College Football Writer Southeastern Conference university presidents voted to invite Texas and Oklahoma to join the league and create a 16-team powerhouse on the field and at the bank. The latest ...
Cumulus Media Jul 29, 2021

Methodist Health System Requires COVID-19 Vaccine for its Workforce
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Methodist Health System announced on Thursday that it is mandating all of its workforce be vaccinated against COVID-19 by October 1. In an email sent to approximately 10,000...
Cumulus Media Jul 29, 2021

Biden to Allow Eviction Moratorium to expire Saturday
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) – The Biden administration will allow a nationwide ban on evictions to expire Saturday. The end of the moratorium comes as advocates and some lawmakers call for it t...
Cumulus Media Jul 29, 2021

US Jobless Claims Down 24,000 to 400,000 as Economy Recovers
(Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images) WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits slid last week, another sign that the job market continues to recover ...
Cumulus Media Jul 29, 2021

AstraZeneca to Seek U.S. Approval for its Vaccine in Second Half of Year
LONDON (AP) - AstraZeneca said Thursday that it intends to seek U.S. approval for its COVID-19 vaccine in the second half of this year, further delaying the long-awaited application. The Anglo-Swedish...
Cumulus Media Jul 29, 2021

Shots Fired at an Off-Duty Officer at Dallas Gas Station
Photo By: Mike Forbes WFAA-TV DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Police say an off duty Seagoville officer is ok after a man fired several rounds at a Gas Station by Kroger on Frankford Road in Dallas shortly after ...
Cumulus Media Jul 29, 2021

VP Harris Releases Strategy She Says Will Tackle Migration’s Root Causes
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Vice President Kamala Harris says efforts to address root causes of migration from Central America won’t produce immediate results as she unveils a broad strategy that avo...
Cumulus Media Jul 29, 2021

Big 12 Accuses ESPN of Trying to ‘Destabilize’ Conference
WFAA Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby accused ESPN of encouraging other conferences to pick apart the league so Texas and Oklahoma can move to the Southeastern Conference more quickly and without payin...
Cumulus Media Jul 29, 2021

The Dallas Foundation Awards $1M+ in Scholarships for Local Students
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The Dallas Foundation, the first community foundation in Texas, is proud to announce it has awarded more than 300 scholarships, totaling more than $1M in support, to students pursu...
Cumulus Media Jul 29, 2021

Texas National Guard Will Start Helping Make Border Arrests
Governor Abbott asked the nation’s governors to contribute troops to Texas border security. (WBAP/KLIF file photo) AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Texas National Guard deployment along the U.S.-Mexico bo...
Cumulus Media Jul 28, 2021









