Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price Will not Seek Re-election

Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price Will not Seek Re-election

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Ft. Worth Mayor Betsy Price has announced she will not seek a sixth term in office. Price, who is 71, said she hopes to spend more time with her grandchildren. “It’s a hard decision but it’s the right thing at this time,” said Price. Coming to that conclusion is nothing that…MORE

North Texas Food Bank Mobile Pantry to Deliver Food This Week

North Texas Food Bank Mobile Pantry to Deliver Food This Week

NORTH TEXAS  (WBAP/KLIF News) – The North Texas Food Bank will deliver meals to residents in need this week. The non-profit’s drive-thru mobile pantry will fan out to numerous locations across the region and distribute food packages on a first-come, first-serve basis. Here is the list of locations: Tuesday, January 5th 10 a.m.-12 p.m. – …MORE

Google Workers Form New Labor Union, a Tech Industry Rarity

Google Workers Form New Labor Union, a Tech Industry Rarity

A group of Google engineers and other workers announced Monday they have formed a union, creating a rare foothold for the labor movement in the tech industry. About 225 employees at Google and its parent company Alphabet are the first dues-paying members of the Alphabet Workers Union. They represent a fraction of Alphabet’s workforce, far…MORE

Trump Administration Releases Details On Re-Instated DACA Program

Trump Administration Releases Details On Re-Instated DACA Program

New York (WBAP/KLIF) – The U.S. government says it has approved the first new applicants in several years to the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program for immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that President Trump violated federal law in the way he…MORE

COVID Vaccine Signup Sheet Proves Popular

COVID Vaccine Signup Sheet Proves Popular

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County’s health director says in the two days since they launched a website to let residents register for COVID-19 vaccines, nearly 50,000 have signed up. Dr. Philip Huang says they’re preparing to expand the vaccination program from the current phase 1-A, which targets health care workers and nursing home residents, into…MORE