Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Frisco to Hold Race Relations and Policing Town Hall Monday Night
FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- After weeks of continues protest against racial injustice and police brutality the city of Frisco will be holding a town hall to discuss race relations and policing tonight at...
Jun 15, 2020
Red Cross Now Testing All Blood Donations for COVID-19 Antibodies
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) - Beginning Monday, the American Red Cross will be testing all blood donations for COVID-19 antibodies, providing donors insight into whether they have been exposed to this coronavi...
Jun 15, 2020
Monday June 15th is the Last Day to Register for July Run-off Elections
TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Monday, June 15th is the last day to register for run-off elections taking place on July 14th. These elections were originally supposed to be held May 2nd but Governor Greg Abb...
Jun 15, 2020
Senator John Cornyn Supports Study that looks into Renaming Military Bases named for Confederate Leaders
Getty Images DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- After initially resisting the idea of renaming military bases named after confederate leaders, U.S. Senator John Cornyn said he is now more open to the idea. Cornyn an...
Jun 15, 2020
Supreme Court Grants Federal Job Protections To LGBTQ Community
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Supreme Court ruled Monday that workers can not be fired for being gay, lesbian or transgender. In a 6-3 decision, the court ruled a key provision of the Civil ...
Jun 15, 2020
Calls for Midlothian School Board Member Tami Tobey to Resign Over Blackface Photo
Midlothian, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Protestors will gather in Midlothian this evening to demand the resignation of a school board member who was photographed in 2012, dressed in blackface at a so calle...
Jun 15, 2020
Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall Heckled by Protesters
Credit: WFAA-TV Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – During a protest against police brutality in front of City Hall Sunday, Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall volunteered to speak to the crowd, but she chose to le...
Jun 15, 2020
Check Your Fridge Or Freezer For Recalled Beef
(CNN) – A New Jersey company is recalling nearly 43,000 pounds of raw ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Sa...
Jun 15, 2020
A Republican Senator Is Blocking Anti-Lynching Legislation
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) – The United States Congress is once again at an impasse over a widely backed bill to designate lynching as a federal hate crime. Like previous attempts to pass anti-lynchi...
Jun 14, 2020
Suspect with links to ‘boogaloo’ movement indicted in Texas
Texarkana (WBAP/KLIF) – A 36 year old man with apparent ties to a loose movement of right-wing extremists has been indicted on several charges including attempted capital murder of a peace offic...
Jun 14, 2020
