Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Texas county GOP leader apologizes for racist Facebook post
Keith Nielsen, CNN photo Washington, DC (CNN)A Texas Republican county chairman-elect said Saturday he won’t assume office amid backlash over posting a controversial image of a Martin Luther Kin...
Jun 08, 2020
Houston prepares to bury George Floyd
George Floyd. Courtesy Ben Crump Lawfirm. Houston (WBAP/KLIF) – The city of Houston has begun two days of public mourning for George Floyd who was killed while in Minneapolis Police custody. Flo...
Jun 08, 2020
The number of COVID-19 cases in Texas keeps growing
Dallas County reported 263 new coronavirus cases Sunday. That’s 11 straight days with more than 200 cases each, and brings the countywide total to more than 12,000. Health officials also reporte...
Jun 08, 2020
Jailors in Fort Worth not negligent in jail birth
Fort Worth (AP) – Authorities say an inmate at a Fort Worth jail who gave birth alone in her cell without any guards noticing had been checked on regularly. The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Of...
Jun 08, 2020
Black Texas lawmakers want more virus information
Dallas (AP) – Black lawmakers in Texas say the state is falling short in addressing their pleas for better racial data, and efforts to decrease COVD-19’s toll on black Americans. The Dalla...
Jun 08, 2020
Irving Police Issue Amber Alert for 7-month-old
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF) – An Amber Alert has been issued at the request of the Irving Police Department. Irving police are looking for Serenity Berry, a 7-month-old black baby girl. Serenity was last...
Jun 07, 2020
Arlington Assisted Living Facility Hit Hard by COVID-19
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- An assisted living facility in Arlington has been hit hard by COVID-19. 44 people in connections to the Meadowbrook Memory Care Community in Arlington have tested positive ...
Jun 07, 2020
North Dallas Hair Salon Works To Find Safe Covid-Proof Operations
DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – A north Dallas salon owner on Midway Road may have found a way to serve customers while everyone involved safe from Covid 19 transmission. A bevy of safety steps is no...
Jun 07, 2020
Dallas County official believes we are re-opening our way to disaster
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins believes the on going re-opening of Texas is going to cause a tsunami of new COVID-19 cases. Appearing Sunday on WFAA-TV’s “Insi...
Jun 07, 2020
Missing Nebraska inmate arrested in Texas
Lincoln, Neb. (WBAP/KLIF) – A missing Nebraska prison inmate has been captured in Texas after a police pursuit. Brandon Britton was arrested after a 6 mile pursuit by officers in Franklin County...
Jun 07, 2020
