Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Federal Reserve Expands Lending to More Cities and Counties
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell/CNN File Photo WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve will allow a much larger number of cities and counties to participate in a lending program that it announced earli...
Apr 27, 2020
Governor Abbott Announces Plan to Reopen Texas
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced his plan to reopen Texas on Monday at the State Capitol. The Governor issued an Executive Order on March 31, implementing Essential Serv...
Apr 27, 2020
Tarrant County Pilot Program to Screen, Schedule COVID-19 Tests
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – As part of its effort to meet the need for more COVID-19 testing, Tarrant County unveiled a new self-screening website this week. The new website, covidtesting.tarrantco...
Apr 27, 2020
Trump Says COVID Briefings ‘Not worth the effort’ Amid Backlash Over Disinfectant Comments
(Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) WASHINGTON (AP) – White House strategists are planning to shift President Donald Trump’s public focus from the coronavirus to the burgeoning efforts ai...
Apr 27, 2020
Suspect in Girlfriend’s Shooting, Reportedly Shot & Killed By Deputies At A North Texas Buc-ee’s
DENTON, Texas (AP) – A man sought as a suspect in the shooting of his girlfriend was shot dead by deputies outside a North Texas travel center. The incident happened around midday outside Buc-ee...
Apr 26, 2020
Dallas Based Business Claimed “Ozone Therapy” As Treatment for COVID-19, U.S. Attorney Calls it “Fraudulent”
DALLAS (AP) – Federal prosecutors have obtained a permanent injunction against a Dallas-based wellness center that had been marketing a purported “ozone therapy” as a treatment for t...
Apr 26, 2020
Dallas Police Seek Help Seeking a Reported Murder Suspect
– DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – Dallas Police say they are looking for a 19 year old white man as a suspect in the murder of Kaleb Simpson at the Summerwood Cove Apartments parking lot on Mar...
Apr 26, 2020
Many states fall short in tracking virus exposure
Atlanta (AP) – As more states push to reopen their economies, many are falling short on one of the federal government’s essential criteria for doing so – having an efficient system t...
Apr 26, 2020
Coronavirus is spreading on the U.S.S. Kidd
Washington (AP) – The U.S. Navy reports the number of sailors aboard the USS Kidd confirmed to be infected with the novel coronavirus has nearly doubled, rising from 18 to 33. The destroyer with...
Apr 26, 2020
Would-be Presidential assassin sentenced to prison
Dallas (AP) – A 36 year old Dallas man has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for threatening to assassinate President Donald Trump. Prosecutors said Mickael Gedlu, who was sentenced ...
Apr 26, 2020
