Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Biden Kicks Off Inaugural Events With Tribute to Over 400,000 Lives Lost to COVID Pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) – At a memorial for the lives taken by COVID-19, President-elect Joe Biden is calling on Americans to remember those lost to the coronavirus and to begin to heal. (Photo by Demet...
Jan 20, 2021
Carrollton Police Arrest Stabbing Suspect
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) - Carrollton Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the stabbing death of a 50-year-old man. Juan Miguel Ramirez-Flores is being held on $500,000 bond in the Dallas Count...
Jan 19, 2021
Area Non-Profits and Grocery Stores Receive Bumper Crop From State Fair Garden
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) - The State Fair is producing a bumper crop for those in need. Even with COVID 19 slowing everything down in 2020, it couldn’t stop the Big Tex’ Urban Farm at Fair Park ...
Jan 19, 2021
Fort Worth Chamber Launches New Brand, Representing Future Of Fort Worth Business Community
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)-The Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce has rebranded its image. Fort Worth Chamber president Brandom Gengelbach said the brand breathes new life and energy into what they’re t...
Jan 19, 2021
Dallas County Passes Resolution Urging Lawmakers to “Simplify Voting”
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County is encouraging lawmakers to simplify the voting process The Dallas County Commissioners Court voted 4 to 1 on Tuesday in favor of a resolution that asks Congre...
Jan 19, 2021
Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 400,000
U.S. – (AP) – The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus has surpassed 400,000, providing a grim coda to Donald Trump’s presidency. The milestone comes almost exactly a year after heal...
Jan 19, 2021
Governor Abbott Confident Federal COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Will Ramp-up in Coming Weeks
(Photo: Office Of The Governor) AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott held a roundtable discussion at Houston Methodist Hospital on Tuesday to highlight his legislative priorities to e...
Jan 19, 2021
North Texas Cities Participate in Incoming Biden Administration’s “National Moment of Unity and Remembrance” COVID-19 Memorial
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – North Texans are invited to participate in President-elect Joe Biden’s Inaugural Committee’s “National Moment of Unity and Remembrance” tod...
Jan 19, 2021
Texas Lawmakers Offered Vaccine Despite Ineligibility
(WFAA) AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Austin’s top health authority is offering coronavirus vaccines to Texas lawmakers and their key staffers, regardless of whether they are currently eligible unde...
Jan 19, 2021
Dallas County Adds the City of Garland to List of COVID-19 Vaccination Hubs
Garland, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Department of State Health Services has selected the City of Garland to serve as one of several vaccination hubs in Dallas County. Garland Mayor Scott LeMay C...
Jan 19, 2021
