Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Entertaining with Empty Seats as Rangers Open Abbreviated Season

Entertaining with Empty Seats as Rangers Open Abbreviated Season

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – When Major League Baseball returns to ballparks on Thursday for an abbreviated season prompted by COVID-19, there won’t be fans in the stands. But, you may not be able to tell by the sound of it. ​The Texas Rangers will continue to provide an in-game atmosphere with legendary Public Address Announcer Chuck Morgan.…MORE

Man Confesses to Killing Dallas ISD School Teacher

Man Confesses to Killing Dallas ISD School Teacher

SAN MARCOS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- A 35-year-old man has been arrested after he admitted to killing his girlfriend. 37-year-old Dallas ISD school teacher Jennifer Hickmon was found dead on July 12th by Dallas police after Hickmon’s family told officers she had not been responding to phone calls or texts, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. Law enforcement found…MORE

Tarrant County Confirms First West Nile Virus Death of 2020

Tarrant County Confirms First West Nile Virus Death of 2020

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- As COVID-19 continues to spread, another seasonal virus has surfaced in north Texas. Tarrant County Public Health (TCPH) on Tuesday reported the first West Nile Virus death of 2020. This is also the first human case of the virus this year. The victim was a senior from Fort Worth with underlying…MORE

Trump Says Virus in US Will Get Worse Before it Gets Better

Trump Says Virus in US Will Get Worse Before it Gets Better

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump sought to paint a rosier picture of the coronavirus for the nation Tuesday but conceded the pandemic is likely to get worse for a time as he revived his daily briefings with an eye to halting a campaign-season erosion of support as new cases spike across the country. The…MORE