Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Southwest Airlines Reports $116 Million Profit for 2021 First Quarter
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – While many industries are still dealing with the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Southwest Airlines reported a $116 million profit for the first quarter of 2...
Apr 22, 2021
First-Time US Jobless Claims Fall to 547,000, Another Pandemic Low
(Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images) AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid fell last week to 547,000, a new low since the pandem...
Apr 22, 2021
Greenville ISD Issues Apology Over ‘Staged’ Photo of a Teacher’s Foot on A Child’s Neck
Greenville, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The Greenville ISD issued an apology after a staged photo of teachers foot on a students neck surfaces. An apology letter has been sent to parents in the Greenville ...
Apr 22, 2021
Texas Man Dies in Fall on Snowy California Mountain
Wiki Creative Commons LONE PINE, Calif. (AP) – Authorities say a Texas man has died after falling to his death while hiking California’s Mount Whitney. The Inyo County Sheriff’s Offi...
Apr 22, 2021
Department of Justice Opens Investigation Into Minneapolis Police Department’s Practices
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Department of Justice has opened a sweeping investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department. The Wednesday announcement came 24 hours after of the convicti...
Apr 21, 2021
Greenville ISD Teacher Under Investigation Over Offensive Photo Sent to a Student’s Mother
(Facebook) Greenville, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Greenville ISD officials have issued a statement to the school community regarding a photo which it has confirmed includes a district teacher who is white...
Apr 21, 2021
Texas COVID Stats Slightly Up; Young People Hit Harder by Variants; TAMU Chimes In
Austin, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – State health officials on Tuesday reported above-average numbers of new COVID-19 cases and deaths. The Texas Department of State Health Services reported almost 4,400 ne...
Apr 21, 2021
Seagoville Police: Staged Abduction Triggered Amber Alert; Plano Man Arrested
Jose Penazola-Estrada, 20 (Seagoville Police Department) Seagoville, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A Plano man has been arrested in connection with a staged abduction stemming from an Amber Alert issued earl...
Apr 21, 2021
American Airlines to Return Beverage Service to Flights
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – American Airlines announced this week that drink service will return to flights beginning next month. The service was suspended for months over precautions surrounding t...
Apr 20, 2021
Dallas Police Shoot a Man Pointing What Appeared to be a Gun
DALLAS (AP) – Dallas police say officers have shot and killed a man who pointed at them what turned out to be a replica handgun. The episode began about 4 p.m. Monday when police received a repo...
Apr 20, 2021
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