Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Governor Authorizes Federal Agents To Act As Texas Peace Officers Amid Protests
Police in Downtown Dallas AUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott declared a State of Disaster for all Texas counties on Sunday in the midst of violent protests that endanger public safety and threaten property...
May 31, 2020
Dallas malls close because of looting
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Northpark Mall, the Dallas Galleria, and Highland Park Village all closed Saturday in response to a security alert called as a result of unruly street protests in Dallas Fri...
May 31, 2020
Bobby Joe Morrow, 3-time winner in 1956 Olympics, dies at 84
San Benito (AP) – Bobby Joe Morrow, the Texas sprinter who won three gold medals in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics while a student at Abilene Christian University, died Saturday. He was 84. Morrow&...
May 31, 2020
COVID-19 cases in Texas are up again
Austin (AP) – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases rose by more than 1,200 in Texas to surpass 61,000 with 25 additional deaths due to COVID-19, the disease caused by the deaths. The Texas ...
May 31, 2020
Governor Greg Abbott Sending State Troopers to Texas Cities To Help With Protesters
HOUSTON (AP) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has sent more than 1,500 state troopers to various Texas cities to help control protests over the death of Houston native George Floyd in Minneapolis police...
May 30, 2020
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson & Police Chief Renee Hall Asking For Peaceful Protests in Dallas
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – After gathering outside Dallas City Hall this afternoon, hundreds protesting the death of George Floyd began marching in Dallas. According to a tweet from the Dallas Po...
May 30, 2020
Mineral Wells Index closes, merges with sister newspaper
Mineral Wells (AP) – The Mineral Wells Index has published its last edition and is merging with a sister newspaper. The 120 year old newspaper said in a May 23 online post that it was publishing...
May 30, 2020
Alamo Cenotaph vandalized
San Antonio (AP) – San Antonio police are investigating after the Alamo Cenotaph was vandalized with red spray-painted graffiti. Officers found the graffiti in the early hours of Friday, and arr...
May 30, 2020
Protests For George Floyd Move Through Downtown Dallas
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Protest sparked across the nation days after George Floyd died in Minneapolis Police custody. Multiple protest made their way through downtown Dallas Friday night. The protest...
May 30, 2020
Fort Worth Initiative Offers $10 Million in Grants to Fort Worth Small Businesses
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The City of Fort Worth recently received approximately $158 million in funding from the CARES Act, and is partnering with the United Way of Tarrant County to distribute $10 mil...
May 29, 2020
