Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
US Jobless Claims Jump to 853,000 Amid Nationwide Resurgence of Virus
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of people applying for unemployment aid jumped last week to 853,000, the most since September, evidence that some companies are cutting more jobs...
Dec 10, 2020
Dallas and Tarrant Counties Report 48 COVID-19 Deaths Combined
(DCHHS) DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The two biggest counties in DFW reported a high number of COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday. Dallas County reported its second highest one day COVID-19 death total with 3...
Dec 09, 2020
Dallas City Manager Assembles Panel of Interviews in Search for New Police Chief
T.C. Broadnax (City of Dallas) DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A new Dallas Police Chief is expected to be hired by the end of this month, according to City Manager T.C. Broadnax. In a memo sent this week ...
Dec 09, 2020
Hunter Biden Facing Federal Investigation Over ‘Tax Affairs’
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – President-elect Joe Biden’s son Hunter says his “tax affairs” are under federal investigation. The disclosure on Wednesday puts a renewed spo...
Dec 09, 2020
Peloton Adds More Jobs and Square Feet to North Texas
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) –The fitness company Peloton has announced it is adding 103,750 square feet of space to its Peloton Plano Campus. The additional space allows the company to expand its current...
Dec 09, 2020
Reward in Dallas Security Guard Murder Increased to $75,000
[photo courtesy GoFundMe]DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The reward for information leading to the arrest and indictment of the suspect in the murder of a Dallas security guard has increased to $75,00...
Dec 09, 2020
Trump Looks Past Supreme Court Loss to New Election Lawsuit
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says his campaign will join an improbable case before the Supreme Court challenging election results in Pennsylvania and other states that he lost. That ...
Dec 09, 2020
UK Investigates Possible Allergic Reactions to COVID-19 Shot
(Photo by Victoria Jones – Pool / Getty Images) LONDON (AP) – U.K. regulators say people who have a “significant history” of allergic reactions shouldn’t receive the new ...
Dec 09, 2020
FWPD: Road Rage Incident Ends in Gunfire; Suspect at-Large
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A local radio host and model went viral this week after a Facebook post alleging that he was shot while driving home from the National Finals Rodeo in Arlington. Faceboo...
Dec 09, 2020
Texas Restaurants Urge Congress to Pass COVID Relief Bill
TRA AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Restaurant Association launched a grassroots campaign this week to push Congress to act on COVID-19 relief in the final days of 2020. The association is callin...
Dec 08, 2020
