Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Another 2.1 Million Americans File Unemployment, Bringing Total to 40.8 Million Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Millions of Americans continue to lose their jobs as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. The U.S. Department of Labor reports about 2.1 million people applied for unem...
May 28, 2020
Trump Preparing Order Targeting Social Media Protections
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is preparing to sign an executive order aimed at curbing liability protections for social media companies. This comes after Trump lashed out at Twitter f...
May 28, 2020
Suspect Arrested for Shooting, Killing North Dallas Woman in Her Car
Facebook Photo DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- UPDATE: The Dallas Police Department now say a juvenile was responsible for the death of North Dallas Woman found shot in her car. 59-year-old Leslie Squair Baker wa...
May 28, 2020
Republican Texas Congressman Sam Johnson Dies at 89
Getty Image PLANO (WBAP/KLIF)- Sam Johnson, who was a conservative Texas Congressman and an Air Force pilot held captive for almost seven years in the Vietnam War, died Wednesday at a hospital in Plan...
May 28, 2020
Arlington to Conduct National Search for Police Chief, Appoints Two Interim Leaders
(WBAP/KLIF)- The City of Arlington has announced that its two assistant police chiefs will lead the department on an interim, rotating basis following the retirement of Police Chief Will Johnson. John...
May 28, 2020
Dallas City Council Rejects Tax Hike Measure, Approves ‘Dallas First’ Resolution
Dallas City Hall, Facebook Photo DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The Dallas City council decides not to look at a property tax hike. The resolution would have asked the county to calculate how much revenue Dallas...
May 28, 2020
Dallas Based Tuesday Morning Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy.
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Tuesday Morning filed voluntary petitions for protection under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, We...
May 27, 2020
Baylor Scott & White to Lay Off 1200 Employees, Furlough Others Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
[Baylor Scott & White Twitter]DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The state’s largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas is having to downsize due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Baylor Scott &...
May 27, 2020
Protesters Rally Outside Wylie City Hall, Calling for the Mayor’s Resignation After Controversial Email
WFAA-TV PHOTO WYLIE (WBAP/KLIF)- Protesters gathered outside Wylie City Hall ahead of Tuesday nights City Council Meeting, calling for Mayor Eric Hogue to resign. This comes after a controversial emai...
May 27, 2020
#LaunchAmerica: NASA, SpaceX to Launch First Astronauts to Space Station from U.S. Since 2011
Getty Image CAPE CANAVERAL (WBAP/KLIF)- For the first time in almost 10 years American Astronauts will launch into space from American soil while on board an American spacecraft. Elon Musk’s Spa...
May 27, 2020
