Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Fatal Auto-Ped Accident Involving Man Running From Police

Fatal Auto-Ped Accident Involving Man Running From Police

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – All lanes of I-30 are blocked as the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office is handling fatal auto-pedestrian crash on eastbound RL Thornton at Jim Miller overnight. Very few details were revealed according to Mike Forbes our media partner WFAA-TV who went to the scene over night around 3:30AM.. The WBAP/KLIF newsroom has reached…MORE

Cook Children’s Marks New High for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

Cook Children’s Marks New High for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth said the number of pediatric patients treated for COVID-19 is at an all-time high. Today, 69 pediatric COVID-19 patients are in the hospital. Nine of those are currently waiting in the Emergency Department for an available bed to open up. The latest surge, believed to…MORE

Dallas Approves Tax Breaks to Lure Ford’s Self-Driving Vehicle Facility

Dallas Approves Tax Breaks to Lure Ford’s Self-Driving Vehicle Facility

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Dallas is offering incentives to Ford as it pursues becoming the home of the company’s next self-driving vehicle facility. The Ford Facility would bring an expected 250 jobs to the Love Field area. Dallas and two cities in California are Ford’s top finalists. During its Wednesday meeting, the Dallas…MORE

COVID Related Absences Prompt More North Texas Schools to Cancel Classes

COVID Related Absences Prompt More North Texas Schools to Cancel Classes

RED OAK (WBAP/KLIF) – The COVID-19 Omicron variant continues to take hold in schools. More North Texas school districts are canceling class as absences rise with a spike in COVID cases. Red Oak ISD Communications Director, Beth Trimble said on Tuesday that the district will close Friday to help mitigate the spread of the virus.…MORE