Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Denton County Will Begin ‘Self Scheduling’ For COVID Booster Shots This Week

Denton County Will Begin ‘Self Scheduling’ For COVID Booster Shots This Week

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – If you received a COVID -19 vaccination from Denton County Public Health, be on the lookout for a text or email this week about scheduling a booster shot. According to an email from Denton County: The FDA, CDC, and the Texas Department of State Health Services recently approved booster doses for…MORE

Migrants Gone From Texas Border Town

Migrants Gone From Texas Border Town

Del Rio (AP) – Federal and local officials say an encampment in a Texas border town where thousands of Haitian migrants gathered in recent days is now empty. It’s a stark departure from crowded conditions just days earlier, when almost 15,000 people huddled in makeshift shelters hoping for the chance to seek asylum in the…MORE

Weekend Weather Forecast

SATURDAY: Mostly sunny and warm. High: 90. Winds: S 5-15. SUNDAY: Continued sunny and warm. High: 91. Winds: S 5-10.MORE

After Years of Planning, New Life is Being Breathed into Plano’s Collin Creek Mall

After Years of Planning, New Life is Being Breathed into Plano’s Collin Creek Mall

PLANO (WBAP/KLIF)- Top leaders from Centurion American Development Group, along with Plano Mayor John Muns and other municipal leaders, broke ground today on the commercial portion of Plano’s Collin Creek development, a $1 billion mixed-use project to transform the Collin Creek Mall. The commercial portion of Collin Creek will include approximately 400,000 square feet of…MORE

Irving Man Faces Capital Murder Charge

Irving Man Faces Capital Murder Charge

IRVING (WBAP/KLIF) – The Irving Police Department has arrested and charged 23-year-oldArturo Santiago Pena-Almanza Jr. for the murder of 2-year-old Jeremiah Degrate Rios.The child’s body was found Tuesday when officers responded to an unconscious person call. During the investigation, detectives determined that Jeremiah’s deathwas not an accident. Pena-Almanza was first arrested for Abandoning or EndangeringA…MORE