Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Officials to Celebrate Groundbreaking of Haslet Parkway, Four-Lane East-West Thoroughfare to Improve Mobility

Officials to Celebrate Groundbreaking of Haslet Parkway, Four-Lane East-West Thoroughfare to Improve Mobility

HAZLET (WBAP/KLIF)- Transportation leaders from across Tarrant County celebrate the groundbreaking of Haslet Parkway, a four-lane east-west thoroughfare that will enhance the distribution of goods while providing better mobility to residents of the fast-growing area.  The roadway is part of the $64.4 million AllianceTexas/Haslet Accessibility Project, which received a $20 million Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant…MORE

Grapevine Police Seek Information in Waterpark Injury

Grapevine Police Seek Information in Waterpark Injury

GRAPEVINE (WBAP/KLIF) – Grapevine Police are asking for the public’s help obtaining information about an injury that occurred at Great Wolf Lodge. According to Police, on Saturday, April 10, between 1:30pm and 2:30pm, a 4-year-old girl suffered serious head trauma inside the waterpark. Her father found the child injured at the bottom of the interactive…MORE

Alcohol-to-Go Bill Passes Texas House, Awaits Governor Abbott’s Signature

Alcohol-to-Go Bill Passes Texas House, Awaits Governor Abbott’s Signature

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – A bill that would allow the permanent sale of alcohol-to-go at Texas restaurants is headed to Governor Greg Abbott’s desk. The Texas Senate passed HB 1024 by Representative Charlie Geren and Senator Kelly Hancock on Wednesday, making to-go cocktails from restaurants a permanent perk of living in Texas. “Texas restaurants took a…MORE

U.S. Jobless Claims Drop 13,000 to 553,000 Last Week

U.S. Jobless Claims Drop 13,000 to 553,000 Last Week

WASHINGTON (AP) – The latest jobless numbers show the economy is healing. The U.S. Labor Department  reports the number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dropped by 13,000 last week to 553,000, the lowest level since the pandemic hit in March of 2020. Jobless claims were down from 566,000 a week earlier. They have fallen…MORE