Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
US Jobless Claims Decline to 444,000, a New Pandemic Low
(Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images) WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to 444,000, a new pandemic low and a sign that the job market k...
May 20, 2021
Professional Tennis to Return to Dallas in 2022
(Photo: ATP) DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Professional tennis is returning to Dallas after being absent from the city for decades. GF Sports & Entertainment, a global sports and entertainment events...
May 19, 2021
TSA Agents Report Uptick in Prohibited Items Found at Checkpoints as Air Travel Increases
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Transportation Security Administration is asking potential travelers to be aware that the security checkpoint experience looks much different to those who have not flown...
May 19, 2021
Garland Police Investigating After Father, Infant Found Dead
GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF News) – Garland Police are investigating the death’s of a man and his eight-month-old baby, whose bodies were found at an apartment complex Tuesday evening. Officer resp...
May 19, 2021
Texas Governor Signs Law Banning Abortions As Early as 6 weeks
Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas has become the largest state with a law that bans abortions before many women even know they are pregnant. The measure signed Wednesday by Republican ...
May 19, 2021
The Colony Police Searching For a Missing Chevy Pickup After Owner Was Shot Multiple Times
(City of The Colony) The Colony, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The Colony Police say a man remains hospitalized in critical condition after a shooting early Monday as they continue a search for his missing p...
May 19, 2021
Texas House Committee Concedes to Oil & Gas Industry on Weatherization Compromise
(WFAA) Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas House lawmakers have reached a compromise bill on weatherizing the state’s power infrastructure. In the bill ( a rewrite of SB 3), unveiled on Tuesday, th...
May 19, 2021
‘Unfillable Chair’ Memorial Honors Texas School Shooting Victims
Santa Fe Ten Memorial Foundation Facebook photo SANTA FE, Texas (AP) – A memorial honoring the 10 people who were killed during a shooting at a Texas high school in 2018 has been unveiled on the...
May 19, 2021
Changed By Pandemic, Many Workers Won’t Return to Old Jobs
Reddit There's a wild card in the push to return to pre-pandemic life: Many workers don't want to go back to the jobs they once had. Layoffs and lockdowns, combined with enhanced unemployment benefits...
May 19, 2021
Governor Abbott Prohibits Local Governments and Schools from Mandating Masks
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an Executive Order on Tuesday that prohibits local governments, school districts, public health authorities, or government officials from m...
May 18, 2021
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