Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
US Jobless Claims Rise to 719K as Virus Still Forces Layoffs
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose by 61,000 last week to 719,000, signaling that many employers are still cutting jobs even as...
Apr 1, 2021
State Lawmaker Applauds Texas Senate Passage of ‘Censorship Bill’ Targeting Social Media
Texas Senator Bryan Hughes, R/District 1 (Twitter) Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Senate passed a bill that gives those who have been censored on social media a way to fight back. Texas Senate B...
Apr 1, 2021
New GOP-led Voting Restrictions Pick Up Speed in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Republicans were moving closer Thursday to advancing a slate of proposed new voting restrictions that would reduce options to cast ballots, limit polling hours and hand more...
Apr 1, 2021
Migrant Families Freed Without Court Notices Or Paperwork
MISSION, Texas (AP) – Overwhelmed and underprepared, U.S. authorities are releasing migrant families on the Mexican border without notices to appear in immigration court or sometimes without any...
Apr 1, 2021
Irving Invests in Revitalization of Iconic Williams Square Plaza and Mustangs of Las Colinas
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF)- Setting a new standard for highly amenitized urban office spaces, Williams Square Plaza, home to the iconic Mustangs of Las Colinas, will soon have a new, fresh look thanks to the ...
Mar 31, 2021
COVID Vaccine Site at Fair Park Celebrates Milestone
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The COVID vaccination hub at Dallas’ Fair Park celebrated a milestone on Wednesday. The 250,000th shot was administered just after 1 p.m. Wednesday. Quincy Williams wa...
Mar 31, 2021
Three North Texas Teachers on Leave, District Investigates Language Used on Social Studies Test
(CFBISD) CARROLLTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD announced on Wednesday that three teachers are on administrative leave after the district learned that the teachers are accused of...
Mar 31, 2021
Central Texas Teen Arrested in Connection With Stabbing Death of His Mother
Miles Speight, 19 (Leander, TX Police Dept) Leander, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Law enforcement in Central Texas have taken a 19-year old man into custody accused of stabbing his mother to death during a ...
Mar 31, 2021
Unregistered? Want To Vote? Time’s A’Wasting!
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – Thursday, April 1, is the last day to register to vote in the upcoming May 1 election. There are several important races to be decided in that election, including mayoral r...
Mar 31, 2021
The Texas Legislature Is Working On Stricter Abortion Legislation
Austin - (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Senate passed seven abortion-related bills Tuesday. One, the so-called "Heartbeat Bill," would ban abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected. That’s rou...
Mar 31, 2021
