Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Texas COVID-19 Death Toll Tops 50K, Vaccinations Increase
WFAA Graphic DALLAS (AP) - Texas has topped 50,000 COVID-19 deaths during the 14-month pandemic, university researchers reported Wednesday. Johns Hopkins University researchers placed the Texas COVID-...
Apr 29, 2021
Severe Weather Across North Texas
UPDATE: A tornado warning issued for Tarrant County has been canceled by the National Weather Service. The warning was issued shortly after 8 p.m. Wednesday and while a tornado was not spotted the sto...
Apr 28, 2021
Death of Collin County Jail Inmate Ruled Homicide, Family Demands Justice
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – The calls for justice in the death of Marvin Scott III inside the Collin County jail are growing louder following the medical examiner’s ruling that Scott’s ma...
Apr 28, 2021
Tarrant County Launches New Program to Mentor, Help Released Inmates get Jobs and Reintegrate to Society
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)-The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Department and nonprofit One Community USA are launching a program to help reintegrate newly released inmates back into society. Tarrant Count...
Apr 28, 2021
Construction Begins on New Truck Yard Bar Location in Alliance Texas
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Construction has begun on the popular laid-back restaurant and backyard bar, Truck Yard, at Alliance Town Center, the 900-acre master-planned community in far north Fort Worth....
Apr 28, 2021
Dallas City Council Approves Youth Advocate Program to Reduce Crime in Underserved Neighborhoods
Provided by YAP INC. Facebook DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The Dallas City Council unanimously approved a contract with Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. (YAP) to hire and train violence interrupters in the city&#...
Apr 28, 2021
Search Continues for Missing Irving Mother
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF News) – A North Texas family is on edge as Irving Police continue to search for 38-year-old Lashun Massey. The mother of two was last seen walking near Lake Lago de Claire in L...
Apr 28, 2021
CDC: 1 in 4 Texans Are Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19
(WFAA) AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Federal health officials say one Texan in every four is now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also says 37% of th...
Apr 28, 2021
Houston Sheriff Nominated By Biden To Be ICE Director
Twitter photo HOUSTON (AP) – President Joe Biden has nominated the sheriff of one of the nation’s most populous counties to lead the agency that deports people in the country illegally. Ha...
Apr 28, 2021
Dallas Lawyer Takes Up Mission To Help People Avoid Eviction
(Staff Photo By Matt Stone/ MediaNews Group/Boston Herald) DALLAS (AP) – Just as the coronavirus pandemic began impacting everyday life across the U.S., Dallas attorney Mark Melton began posting...
Apr 27, 2021
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