Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Dallas Fire Rescue Firefighters COVID-19 Update
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas Fire Rescue is reporting a total of 101 firefighters and civilian employees, have tested positive for COVID-19. Via Twitter, DFR reports 86 have fully recovered ...
Aug 01, 2020
Six Houston Police Officers Indicted By Grand Jury
HOUSTON (AP) – Prosecutors say a grand jury has indicted six former Houston police officers whose work with a narcotics unit has been under scrutiny since a 2019 drug raid in which a couple was ...
Aug 01, 2020
COVID-19 Causes Loss of Billions in Oil Money
NEW YORK (AP) – Two American oil giants lost more than $9 billion in the second quarter as the pandemic kept households on lockdown and the need for oil diminished around the world. Exxon lost $...
Aug 01, 2020
Texas Teachers Don’t Like What Texas Politicians Are Doing About Their Schools
Austin (AP) – The state’s top teachers group is criticizing state guidelines for starting the school year while the coronavirus pandemic is still raging. The Texas State Teachers Associati...
Aug 01, 2020
Half Dozen Arrested For Actions At State Capitol Protests
Austin (AP) – Six people have been arrested on a variety of charges as the state’s crackdown on protesters at the Texas Capitol continues. The Texas Department of Public Safety says 22 yea...
Aug 01, 2020
Justice Department Schedules 2 Additional Federal Executions
Washington (AP) – The Justice Department has scheduled two additional federal executions weeks after it fought off last-minute legal challenges, and successfully resumed federal executions follo...
Aug 01, 2020
Denton ISD Trustees Establish Covid-19 Employee Emergency Relief Fund
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF)-The Denton ISD School Board set aside $200,000 to establish a COVID-19 Employee Emergency Relief Fund for staff members in need of financial assistance due to contracting the virus....
Jul 31, 2020
Register for a Virtual Seminar Aimed to Help People Improve Interactions with Police
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Fort Worth District 8 City Councilmember Kelly Allen Gray is urging people to sign up for a virtual seminar aimed at improving community relations with police officers. In the ...
Jul 31, 2020
Family of Santa Fe High School Shooting Victim Starts Foundation in Her Memory
[photo courtesy of Twitter]HOUSTON (AP) – The family of a high school exchange student from Pakistan who was killed in the mass shooting at Sante Fe High School in May of 2018 have started a fou...
Jul 31, 2020
Former WBAP Country Cowboy, Bill Mack, Dead at 88
FT. WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The former host of WBAP’s Country Roads Show, Bill Mack, has died at the age of 88. Mack started his show in 1969, the name of the show was later changed to the Mid...
Jul 31, 2020
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