Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Weekly First-Time Jobless Claims Dip to 712,000
(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) AP Economics Witer WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to a still-high 712,000, the latest sign that...
Dec 03, 2020
New Rule Cracks Down On Emotional Support Animals On Planes
[photo courtesy of JetSet TV]UNDATED (AP) – Say goodbye to emotional-support animals in airplane cabins. The Transportation Department issued a final rule Wednesday covering service animals. The...
Dec 03, 2020
Rittenhouse Due in Court in Wisconsin for Preliminary Hearing
Kyle Rittenhouse (Kenosha, WI Police Department} KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - A 17-year-old from Illinois accused of killing two men during an August protest in Wisconsin was due in court Thursday for a preli...
Dec 03, 2020
Congress Haggles Over New COVID Relief Bill; Houston Approves $1200 COVID Aid Checks
(Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) HOUSTON (AP) – The Houston City Council has approved a relief fund that will provide thousands of residents struggling financially during the coronavirus ...
Dec 03, 2020
Fort Worth Announced Plans to Purchase Former Pier 1 Building to turn into New City Hall
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The City of Fort Worth plans to purchase 100 Energy Way, formerly the Pier 1 headquarters located on the west edge of downtown, to be used as the future City Hall. The City is ...
Dec 02, 2020
McKinney City Council Replaces Shemwell, Appoints District 1 Representative
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – The vacant City Council seat in McKinney was filled by a unanimous decision Tuesday night. The McKinney City Council appointed Pastor Christopher "Chris" Thornton to fill ...
Dec 02, 2020
Governor Abbott Announces Initial COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
(Texas HHS) AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has made an initial allotment of over 1.4 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines to the State of Texas for the mon...
Dec 02, 2020
Grand Prairie Mayor Pro Tem Jim Swoffard Dies From COVID-19, Weeks After His Wife
GRAND PRAIRIE (WBAP/KLIF News) – Grand Prairie Mayor Pro Tem and Council Member Jim Swoffard lost his battle with COVID-19 this week. According to a release from the City of Grand Prairie, the 8...
Dec 02, 2020
Texas Virus Spread Puts Desert Artist Hub On Edge
A [WFAA photo]USTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas has surpassed 9,000 hospitalized coronavirus patients for the first time since a deadly summer outbreak. The spread of the pandemic is now taking a toll e...
Dec 02, 2020
CDC to Shorten COVID-19 Quarantine to 10 Days, 7 With Test
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is set to shorten the recommended length of quarantine after exposure to someone who is positive for COVID-19, as the virus rages across the nation. Acco...
Dec 02, 2020
