Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Dallas Area Hospitals Still Have Ample Bed Space
(WBAP/KLIF) — The number of available hospital beds dropped slightly in the Dallas area, Thursday, but hasn’t reached the low seen in late October. Of the 5,914 available hospital beds, 4,...
Dec 24, 2020
Dallas Federal Reserve: 6 Months for Texas Economic Turnaround Start
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Federal Reserve predicts the Covid-19 battered Texas economy will begin to recover about halfway through 2021; about the time the Covid-19 vaccines become...
Dec 24, 2020
Over 400,000 Bottles of Excedrin Recalled Due to Faulty Packaging, Poses Child Safety Risk
BETHDESDA, MD (WBAP/KLIF News) – Over 433,000 bottles of Excedrin have been recalled over holes that have been found at the bottom of some of the containers. GSK Consumer Health made the decisio...
Dec 24, 2020
The Irving Police Department Is Remembering An Officer Murdered on Christmas Eve 20 Years Ago
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF)- On Christmas Eve twenty years ago, Irving Police Officer Aubrey Hawkins, badge 830, was brutally murdered when he responded to a suspicious circumstance call at the Oshman’s ...
Dec 24, 2020
Truckers Finally Leave UK after Days of Virus Gridlock
(Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images) DOVER, England (AP) – Truckers and travelers who have been stuck for days in a huge gridlock at the English port of D...
Dec 24, 2020
City of Plano Installing Emergency Signs to Improve Safety, Expedite Emergency Response Times on City Trails
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF)-To improve trail safety and emergency access, the City of Plano is implementing a trail marker system that will aid first responders in the event of an emergency. Emergency response ...
Dec 23, 2020
Dallas Names Eddie Garcia as Dallas Police Chief
Courtesy San Jose Police Department DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Former San Jose Police Department Chief Eddie Garcia has been named the new police chief for Dallas. Garcia was among seven finalists to ...
Dec 23, 2020
Pfizer to Supply US with Additional 100M Vaccines Doses
(Photo by JONAS ROOSENS / BELGA / AFP) / Belgium OUT (Photo by JONAS ROOSENS/BELGA/AFP via Getty Images) WASHINGTON (AP) – Pfizer and BioNTech will supply the U.S. with an additional 100 million...
Dec 23, 2020
Denton Police Seek Public’s Help in Rape Case, Suspect’s Sketch Released
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Denton Police are asking the public to help identify a suspect in a recent sexual assault case. Investigators said the victim told detectives the man allegedly knocked ...
Dec 23, 2020
As a COVID-19 Surge Continues in TX, Dr. Deborah Birx Urges Texans to ‘change their behavior’ [WATCH]
(Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – As coronavirus cases and hospitalizations continue to increase in Texas, Dr. Deborah Birx of the W...
Dec 23, 2020
