Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
IKEA gifts $20,000 donation to the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas to support emergency childcare program
Provided by YMCA Dallas DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)-IKEA locations in Frisco and Grand Prairie teamed up to provide $20,000 in play essentials for North Texas children enrolled in the YMCA's COVID-19 Emergency...
May 21, 2020
Governor Abbott Announces Limited Reopening Of Driver License Offices
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott announced on Thursday that the Texas Department of Public Safety will begin a phased opening of driver license offices starting May 26 with limited serv...
May 21, 2020
Governor Reverses Executive Order on Travel
AUSTIN(WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott has issued an executive order terminating air travel restrictions that were put in place because of the Covid 19 pandemic. The previous executive o...
May 21, 2020
Firefighters Respond to the Call to Test Nursing Homes for COVID-19
WYLIE (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas communities at a high risk of spreading COVID-19 continue to experience increased testing, as promised by state leaders. Based on Governor Greg Abbott's directive to te...
May 21, 2020
Record Low Travel Expected For Memorial Day Weekend
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) -Travel for this upcoming Memorial Day weekend is expected to be at an all time low despite gas prices being more than a dollar less than they were this time last year. “Even ...
May 21, 2020
Senate Confirms Ratcliffe as National Intelligence Chief
Courtesy CNN WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has confirmed Congressman John Ratcliffe as director of national intelligence, installing a new head of the nation’s intelligence agencies at a ti...
May 21, 2020
Texas Congressman to Become New Director of National Intelligence
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Republican representative John Ratcliffe will almost certainly become President Trump’s newest Director of National Intelligence today. The U.S. Senate will ...
May 21, 2020
Classes resume at UT Austin in three months
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – UT Austin has announced on-campus, fall classes will resume as scheduled August 26. The university’s calendar will then continue as previously scheduled until Thanksgi...
May 21, 2020
Dallas dog parks re-open Friday
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas dog parks will re-open Friday, as will the city’s skate and disc golf parks, but there are some restrictions. Groups must keep to a maximum of 15 people. To mak...
May 21, 2020
Small company wins big Texas contract
Frisco (WBAP/KLIF) – A four year old, small company in Frisco has won a huge Texas COVID-19 contract. MTX Group Inc., has won a $295 million state contract to track Texans potentially infected w...
May 21, 2020
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