Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
NRA Fights for its Texas Future in New York Courts
(Photo credit should read DOMINICK REUTER/AFP via Getty Images) Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) – The National Rifle Association is in a double-barreled legal battle for its future, moving forwar...
Jan 21, 2021
Congresswoman Kay Granger Endorses Brian Byrd for Fort Worth Mayor
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)-Former Fort Worth Mayor and current Fort Worth Congresswoman Kay Granger has endorsed Brian Byrd for Fort Worth Mayor. "I proudly endorse Dr. Brian Byrd for Mayor of Fort Worth,...
Jan 20, 2021
North Texas Prepares for More Covid-19 Vaccine Allotments, Addressing Access and Hesitancy
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Health leaders are discussing how the Covid-19 vaccine roll out is going in North Texas. Dallas and Tarrant County Health Officials are preparing to receive larger allotments o...
Jan 20, 2021
Dallas County Commissioners Vote To Rescind Covid-19 Zip Code Policy
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Department of State Health Services had threatened to reduce the weekly number of doses to Dallas County and no longer consider it a hub provider if the county did...
Jan 20, 2021
Biden Signs Executive Orders on Climate, Virus
(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden has signed a series of executive orders from the Oval Office hours after his inauguration. Biden wore a mask while ...
Jan 20, 2021
Arlington PD Arrests 18-Year-Old Man for Shooting Death of Convenience Store Clerk
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- UPDATE: The Arlington Police Department has made an arrest in connection to the murder of Jordan Hightower, a convenience store clerk who was shot and killed at his workplace on...
Jan 20, 2021
Life Sentence Commuted for Dallas Man in Last Minute Batch of Presidential Clemency
Photo Courtesy WFAA-TV DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A North Texas man is free from prison after having his sentenced commuted in the final hours of Donald Trump’s presidency. Before leaving Office...
Jan 20, 2021
Biden Takes the Helm as President: ‘Democracy has Prevailed’
(Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) WASHINGTON (AP) – Joe Biden has sworn the oath of office to become the 46th president of the United States, declaring that “democracy has prevailed.”...
Jan 20, 2021
Donald Trump to Leave White House As His Presidency Winds Down [WATCH]
UPDATED 1/20/21 7:35AM: Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – President Trump speaks at Joint Base Andrews before departing Washington, DC for Florida. Donald Trump has left the White House for the final tim...
Jan 20, 2021
Teeter-totters at U.S.-Mexico Border Win UK Design Prize
LONDON (AP) - A collection of teeter-totters that briefly allowed children on both sides of the US-Mexico border wall to play together has won a prize from London's Design Museum. The three hot-pink s...
Jan 20, 2021
