Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Biden Announces Scaled Back $2T Spending Plan

Biden Announces Scaled Back $2T Spending Plan

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden emphasize the middle class values of his now-scaled back $2 trillion domestic spending package. His proposal is for an unprecedented federal investment to expand social services for millions of middle-income Americans and tackle climate change. Included are child tax credits, paid family leave, health care, free pre-kindergarten and some…MORE

Mavs Luka Doncic Arranges Special Surprise for Children’s Health Patients

Mavs Luka Doncic Arranges Special Surprise for Children’s Health Patients

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mavericks star Luka Dončić is giving back to local children. This week Dončić surprised patients who are admitted at Children’s Health in Dallas and Plano with special gifts to help uplift their spirits. Each patient admitted in the Pauline Allen Gill Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children’s Health received a pair of…MORE

Nikolas Cruz Pleads Guilty to 2018 Parkland School Massacre

Nikolas Cruz Pleads Guilty to 2018 Parkland School Massacre

Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – Nikolas Cruz has pleaded guilty to murder in the 2018 massacre that left 17 dead at a Parkland, Florida, high school. Cruz entered his plea Wednesday after answering a long list of questions from Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer aimed at confirming his mental competency. Cruz was charged with…MORE

Garland Police Arrest Three Suspects in Kidnapping of Toddler From Motel

Garland Police Arrest Three Suspects in Kidnapping of Toddler From Motel

UPDATE 10/21 12:28 AM: Garland Police said all three suspects in the kidnapping of a 20-month boy from Express Inn off Northwest Highway near Pendleton Drive on Sunday have been arrested. GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF News) – Garland Police are asking the public to help find two women involved in the kidnaping of a 20-month-old early Sunday…MORE

White House Unveils Plan To Eventually Get Vaccines Into the Arms of Kids 5 to 11

White House Unveils Plan To Eventually Get Vaccines Into the Arms of Kids 5 to 11

WASHINGTON (AP) – Kids aged 5 to 11 will soon be able to get a COVID-19 shot at their pediatrician’s office, local pharmacy and potentially even their school. The White House is detailing plans Wednesday for the expected authorization of the Pfizer shot for younger children in a matter of weeks. The country has ample…MORE