Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Salon Owner Who Defied Lockdown Makes Texas Senate Runoff
DENTON, Texas (AP) - A Dallas salon owner who was sent to jail for defying coronavirus lockdown orders and became a symbol of conservative angst over COVID-19 restrictions advanced to a runoff for a T...
Sep 30, 2020
Atmos Energy Donates $1 Million To Help Customers Stay Warm This Winter
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)-Atmos Energy, through its Fueling Safe and Thriving Communities program, will donate $1 million to help customers stay warm this winter or weatherize their homes. Atmos Energy will ...
Sep 30, 2020
Volunteers Needed for Community-Wide ‘Unite Arlington’ Initiative
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- A new initiative led by a group of Arlington churches is looking for 600+ volunteers to ‘unite’ this weekend, October 3rd & 4th. ‘Unite Arlington’ di...
Sep 29, 2020
Community Rallies Around DeSoto ISD After it’s PPE Supply Burned in Warehouse Fire
DESOTO (WBAP/KLIF)- DeSoto ISD lost $86,000 worth of personal protective equipment and supplies after a devastating structural fire on the morning of Thursday, August 27, destroyed the main warehouse....
Sep 29, 2020
Dallas to Reopen Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center
(City of Dallas) DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – After a nearly seven-month closure due to COVID-19, the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas is preparing to reopen. According to the City of Dalla...
Sep 29, 2020
Airbnb Initiates Party House Crackdown in Texas
(Airbnb.com) DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Airbnb announced on Tuesday a crackdown on party houses throughout Texas. According to the company, over 80 listings across the state that have received complai...
Sep 29, 2020
State, Federal Leaders Respond to Deadly Ameba Found in Texas Lake’s Water Supply
(Photo: Office of the Governor) AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott provided an update Tuesday on the state’s response to the presence of Naeglera Fowleri, a deadly ameba, in the Cit...
Sep 29, 2020
North Texas High School Football Program Cancels Games after Player Tests Positive for COVID-19
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A North Texas high school football team announced on Tuesday that it is canceling games after a player tested positive for COVID-19. According to Garland ISD, a Rowlett High...
Sep 29, 2020
Lake Worth ISD Football Player Accused of Using Racial Slur During a Game
Lake Worth, TX (WBAP/KLIF) _ Lake Worth ISD is investigating allegations against a Lake Worth High School football player who is accused of using a racial slur during a game Friday against Polytechnic...
Sep 29, 2020
Court Halts Order Over Straight Ticket Voting In Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A federal appeals court has stayed a ruling that Texas must offer straight-ticket voting for November’s election. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday order...
Sep 29, 2020
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