Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Trump Honors Fallen Soldiers on Memorial Day in Twin Events
Courtesy CNN BALTIMORE (AP) – President Donald Trump has honored America’s fallen service members as he commemorates Memorial Day in the midst of a pandemic. He spoke at a ceremony at Balt...
May 25, 2020
Carry The Load Memorial Day Drive Honors Fallen Heroes
[Carry The Load Twitter]DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Hundreds flocked to North Texas Monday for an annual Memorial Day event that was forced to change tactics amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The “...
May 25, 2020
Texas Pandemic Numbers Dropping
(WBAP/KLIF) — As Texas continues to reopen its economy during the Coronavirus pandemic, health officials report there were 839 new cases of the virus reported in the state for a total of over 55...
May 25, 2020
Churches Re-open in the Metroplex
(WBAP/KLIF) — On the same weekend that President Donald Trump declared houses of worship are essential, pastors and congregants from some of those churches are cautiously returning to their sanc...
May 25, 2020
GOP Chair Candidate Injured in Motorcycle Crash
(WBAP/KLIF) — The man running for chair of the Texas Republican Party was involved in a motorcycle accident over the weekend. Former U.S. Representative Allen West of Florida is recovering after...
May 25, 2020
Dallas City Hospital Beds Filling Up
(WBAP/KLIF) — Dallas reports just under two-thirds of available hospital beds in the city are in use. 25 hospitals provided totals to Mayor Eric Johnson’s office as required by emergency d...
May 25, 2020
DFW Unemployment Hits April High
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Texas economy continues to suffer amid the Coronavirus pandemic. Nearly 1.3 million Texans have lost their jobs over the past month. The 13% unemployment rate in Texas is bette...
May 25, 2020
Coronavirus Numbers on the Decline As Governor Expands Re-Opening
(WBAP/KLIF) — The rate of COVID-19 infection in North Texas is on the down slope. 231 new cases of Corornaviurs were reported in the Metroplex, Sunday, bringing the total to 16,179. Dallas count...
May 25, 2020
COVID-19 Testing of All Staff & Residents at Texas Nursing Homes, Nearly 1800 Tested So Far
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) is working with area fire chiefs to provide COVID-19 testing for area nursing homes. Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordere...
May 24, 2020
First Launch From Kennedy Space Center Since 2011, If It Happens
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – The first astronauts launched by SpaceX are breaking new ground for style with hip spacesuits, gull-wing Teslas and a sleek, matching rocketship. The color coordinati...
May 24, 2020
